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Just wait till we're all in self driving cars......it will be a bloodbath
It is idiocy with tech at its current level but it will happen; too many fools want it too
and you are right about it being a bloodbath. That could start a backlash against computer control. We shall see, sadly.
 

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It is idiocy with tech at its current level but it will happen; too many fools want it too
and you are right about it being a bloodbath. That could start a backlash against computer control. We shall see, sadly.
I look forward to manscaping, while the car is driving itself, on the way to the supermarket......after all, the future is all about convenience.
 

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I’m an airline pilot, AMA. I fly the Airbus, not Boeing, though.
Very cool imo. I have a buddy here that was strictly a Boeing pilot for years, forced to retire at 65. Anyway, he tells me that when he was about 60 he switched carriers and was introduced to Airbus. Much retraining due to now you are flying with a joy stick basically whereas he had always flown with a yoke. He has some pretty cool videos of him landing and taking off, plane cockpits absolutely fascinate me! It’s funny, I have a couple of Pilot friends here in Fl, both drive pretty mundane cars whereas I’m the one with the high tech sports cars etc. Always tell them I’m surprised that they don’t have more of a Toy for cruising around in being that they used to control the Ultimate toys in the air. That’s my take at least…
 

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Very cool imo. I have a buddy here that was strictly a Boeing pilot for years, forced to retire at 65. Anyway, he tells me that when he was about 60 he switched carriers and was introduced to Airbus. Much retraining due to now you are flying with a joy stick basically whereas he had always flown with a yoke. He has some pretty cool videos of him landing and taking off, plane cockpits absolutely fascinate me! It’s funny, I have a couple of Pilot friends here in Fl, both drive pretty mundane cars whereas I’m the one with the high tech sports cars etc. Always tell them I’m surprised that they don’t have more of a Toy for cruising around in being that they used to control the Ultimate toys in the air. That’s my take at least…
Anytime you move to a new airplane, you have to do a full long training course. We had a lot of guys who spent years on the MD80 doing everything manually. Transitioning to the Airbus and all of the automation was tough on them.
 

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Anytime you move to a new airplane, you have to do a full long training course. We had a lot of guys who spent years on the MD80 doing everything manually. Transitioning to the Airbus and all of the automation was tough on them.
So it would seem that your preference is now Airbus? How would u compare the handling and power characteristics of the two? How long u been doing this and how did u get into it? Like I said, this stuff just geeks me out for some reason!
 

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So it would seem that your preference is now Airbus? How would u compare the handling and power characteristics of the two? How long u been doing this and how did u get into it? Like I said, this stuff just geeks me out for some reason!
I've never flown a Boeing. I've had a bunch of jobs. I instructed, flew turboprops, flew private jets, then went to the airlines. I have worked at a regional airline flying CRJs, then I went to the major airlines and went to the Airbus and have been on it ever since. I would have better seniority on the 737, but the flight deck is way more comfortable. Since we don't have a yoke, we have a tray table, which is really handy for writing down clearances and eating meals. The flight deck is also a lot bigger in the bus, so you can slide the seat back (electronically, by the way), and recline a little more. There is less workload, too, since it is more automated. I have heard the 737 is more fun to fly and has better performance when heavy and climbing to altitude, but the bus is fine.
 

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This may be the most unbelievable plane crash survival story ever. A 17 year old named Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane (Lansa flight 508) on December 24, 1971 after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. The plane came apart and she fell 10,000 feet which is almost 2 miles, strapped to her seat into the Amazonian rainforest and lived to tell about it. Surviving the plane crash was just part of the ordeal, because she had to endure 11 days in the Amazon Jungle before being rescued. The plane was carrying 92 people and she was the only survivor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/06/14/juliane-koepcke-missing-plane-crash-colombia/

 

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Concrete arrows, beacons, and infrastructure from a century ago are hiding all across the United States. Once the countries largest navigational system, it now hides in some of the most desolate regions of the country.

 

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Anyone else follow Mentour Pilot on Youtube? I find it fascination and interesting even though my knowledge of aviation is limited. This accident for example, a Boeing 747 from National Air Cargo flight 102. The armored vehicles in the Aircraft were not strapped down properly and one came loose on takeoff rolling to the back of the Aircraft and damaging something to do with flight controls in the tail end.
 

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Anyone else follow Mentour Pilot on Youtube? I find it fascination and interesting even though my knowledge of aviation is limited. This accident for example, a Boeing 747 from National Air Cargo flight 102. The armored vehicles in the Aircraft were not strapped down properly and one came loose on takeoff rolling to the back of the Aircraft and damaging something to do with flight controls in the tail end.

Loadmaster is the one responsible for making sure the load is secured on military aircraft
but this was a charter or contract
pilot of course has the ultimate responsibility no matter what
but whoever so called supervised the securing of the load is the one really responsible for this crash
 

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Loadmaster is the one responsible for making sure the load is secured on military aircraft
but this was a charter or contract
pilot of course has the ultimate responsibility no matter what
but whoever so called supervised the securing of the load is the one really responsible for this crash
They had a loadmaster, he died in the crash. The pilots really have no way of knowing if the cargo is properly secured on a 747. They rely on many other people to do their job properly.
 
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They had a loadmaster, he died in the crash. The pilots really have no way of knowing if the cargo is properly secured on a 747. They rely on many other people to do their job properly.
yeah, everyone in a system has to rely on others.
Personally, as a pilot on a cargo plane, I would learn the loadmaster job as best as possible so you could double check. Seems clear that neither the loadmaster or pilot was up to the job
 

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yeah, everyone in a system has to rely on others.
Personally, as a pilot on a cargo plane, I would learn the loadmaster job as best as possible so you could double check. Seems clear that neither the loadmaster or pilot was up to the job
The pilots did their job. Read the NTSB report.
 
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