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What is appropriate to fear on a plane?

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    What is appropriate to fear on a plane?

    Everything!

    #2
    High pressure compressor blades. Individually they take the strain of a double decker bus whilst operating at extreme temperatures. When they fail the released fragments go through the fuselage like butter. And anything else in the way. A slight vibration will be felt prior to release on the side of whichever engine.

    Personally a duel in-flight shutdown on the take off phase of the flight cycle is the great fear for me. The kiss of death really. No airspeed, no altitude, and you're heading to the ground with tonnes of fuel. On occasion I'll identify the likely risk of a duel in light shutdown of both engines when a certain failure mode becomes activated by chance and I'm asked to study it. If further events are predicted, I'll ground the aircraft within 12 hours of realising.

    Anyway - happy flying.
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #3
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      High pressure compressor blades. Individually they take the strain of a double decker bus whilst operating at extreme temperatures. When they fail the released fragments go through the fuselage like butter. And anything else in the way. A slight vibration will be felt prior to release on the side of whichever engine.

      Personally a duel in-flight shutdown on the take off phase of the flight cycle is the great fear for me. The kiss of death really. No airspeed, no altitude, and you're heading to the ground with tonnes of fuel. On occasion I'll identify the likely risk of a duel in light shutdown of both engines when a certain failure mode becomes activated by chance and I'm asked to study it. If further events are predicted, I'll ground the aircraft within 12 hours of realising.

      Anyway - happy flying.
      I bet you're great at parties.

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        #4
        What is appropriate to fear on a plane?

        Following through (hasn’t happened yet)
        …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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          #5
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          I bet you're great at parties.
          Right up to the point when I tell them I have a list of airlines I don't fly with. Mr popular in no time me is.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6
            Originally posted by AtW View Post
            What is appropriate to fear on a plane?

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              #7
              Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
              The Thistle Hotel shuttle bus.
              FTFY

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                #8
                Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                Right up to the point when I tell them I have a list of airlines I'm banned from
                FTFY
                His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                  #9
                  I never get scared when I'm airborne

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                    High pressure compressor blades. Individually they take the strain of a double decker bus whilst operating at extreme temperatures. When they fail the released fragments go through the fuselage like butter. And anything else in the way. A slight vibration will be felt prior to release on the side of whichever engine.

                    Personally a duel in-flight shutdown on the take off phase of the flight cycle is the great fear for me. The kiss of death really. No airspeed, no altitude, and you're heading to the ground with tonnes of fuel. On occasion I'll identify the likely risk of a duel in light shutdown of both engines when a certain failure mode becomes activated by chance and I'm asked to study it. If further events are predicted, I'll ground the aircraft within 12 hours of realising.

                    Anyway - happy flying.
                    You should have a chat with GE and RR, see what they make of your fairy tale.
                    Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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