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30,000 feet up and heading to San Fran...... Ask me anything? (Original Post) trumad Jun 2012 OP
Are your arms getting tired? taterguy Jun 2012 #1
I cant fly trumad Jun 2012 #2
Have you ever tried to fly? taterguy Jun 2012 #3
Is the right engine making a weird noise ? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #4
come to think of it...yeah trumad Jun 2012 #5
Coming for the Giants / Cubs game? Auggie Jun 2012 #6
Nope... trumad Jun 2012 #7
Bidness? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #10
Enjoy your beers with cboy and upton!! madinmaryland Jun 2012 #8
Do you see any gremlins on the wing? Grantuspeace Jun 2012 #9
Did you know that airplane RARELY have major structural failure...rarely...rarely.... Cronkite Jun 2012 #11
Are you coming after CreekDog? Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #12
ok backwoodsbob Jun 2012 #13
North Beach has a great Olive Garden... trumad Jun 2012 #14
 

Cronkite

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11. Did you know that airplane RARELY have major structural failure...rarely...rarely....
Sun Jun 3, 2012, 02:51 PM
Jun 2012

I've always wondered about the impact of declining profits airlines have been seeing on their maintenance procedures. I mean I KNOW they are supposed to do inspections and look at vital components nut are they taking shortcuts due to costs?

Look out at the wing, see how much its moving up and down? The main spar can't last forever, can it? All that flex has to weaken the metal over time til it eventually fails. If you think THAT is bad it is a good thing you can't see the elevators in the back, that are probably dancing around like nobodies bidness.

I wonder if anyone on the plane has TB or some other god awful contagious disease? You are all sharing the air in there.....

I wonder if all the air traffic controllers had a good nights sleep and are sober.......

Have a nice flight!

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