Flight stories

kilkenny flyer wrote: »

A plane will take horrendous punishment before it will break... usually the occupants break first! Though having said that people still are afraid of their sht of turbulence. I can understand why, it's not very pleasant.

they really can take a beating, wasnt there a famous case about 5 years ago, a BA flight off the west cost of africa hit a pocket of "empty air" and dropped 700ft instantly. The plane was ok and made the rest of the flight but there were a number of broken limbs in the cabin.

kerryman12 wrote: »

they really can take a beating, wasnt there a famous case about 5 years ago, a BA flight off the west cost of africa hit a pocket of "empty air" and dropped 700ft instantly. The plane was ok and made the rest of the flight but there were a number of broken limbs in the cabin.

what is a pocket of empty air?

Spadina wrote: »

It's not the flying I'm afraid of, it's the crashing and dying bit that freaks me out.

On a flight a few years back and just as we were about to take off and some people were still getting settled into their seats we heard this mad screaming from the back of the plane. A guy with special needs had taken a dislike to the guy in the seat in front of him, grabbed his head and started clawing at his eyes whilst screaming and roaring, frightened the shite out of the entire plane. He had to be pulled off him and taken off the plane.

Had to make an emergency landing in Paris a few years back too, I wasn't too bothered about it all, was only a teenager, but my Mom said "We are going way too fast for how low we are", sure enough we thumped down onto the runway with a good bit of extra force, pilot apologised saying he had misjudged it, ha.

My uncle was on a flight once and the pilot announced the usual entering turbulence put on your seatbelts thing. Before he could finish the sentence they hit a pocket of air and fell 10,000 ft, my uncle said anyone not strapped in hit the roof.

10,000 feet? :cool:

Today on leaving the plane the cabin crew member told us to "enjoy the rest of this miserable day in Brussels."

I have a few stories,
I was in shannon a few years back and we were flying to glasgow on a ryanair flight and the doors were closed by the air hostesses for take off. There was then some loud banging on the back door immiediately afterwards.

The air hostess opened the rear door and a maintenance guy started shouting at her in front of everyone as the plane had not been refeuled

He went up and reported her to the captain.

Another one for you
Only last friday i was getting off a ryanair flight and got out at the front exit. The pilots door was open when i was passing and i had a look in. Im not joking he was sitting there looking through a copy of nuts magazine. He looked about 30 so may have not been the main pilot but i had a picture in my head of him looking through it at 33000 feet as well. I was thinking at least we are in the care of true professionals

About seven years ago B737 from Dallas to Cincinatti mid week. Approx 20 passengers on the plane, super fast take off/climb out as plane empty but then bang right into a storm. Horrific turbulence for about 1 hour after take off. No service and cabin crew seated and strapped in the whole time. Eventually climbed into cloudless skies at 40,000 (about 1,000 below max altitude for B 737). First time I was so high in plane. Coming into Cincinatti pilot said it would be bumpy and it was a little bit not bad crossed the runway threshold all fine and just as wheels touched down the plane flipped down on the left hand side and you felt like you were going to tip over then 1-2 seconds later we were level and fine. Scary though.

Depends on the plane. The 'wing down' method allows you to fly with the nose pointed directly at the runway, 'slipping' into the wind. Both can be done with light aircraft. Haven't a clue what's standard practice with a large one or not though.

Sink The Banana wrote: »

THAT has to be the most annoying thing ever ,so bloody retarded.Id say the cabin crew just cringe when it happens

Nah the cabin crew probably put out a hat or some sort because they are the same fools who tip the coach driver so might actually try to tip the crew. :rolleyes:

On Flight Stories.

I was flying over India back in 2001 and it was midnight or something(who knows the way the timezones are) and there was a massive thunder and lightning storm over the himalayas(or whatever) and the woman in the middle row of the plane asks me to close the blind. I told her to politely fvck off. How often do you get to fly through a thunder and lightning storm and get to see the mountains light up like that ffs. :eek:

On a flight recently from Dublin to Glasgow the pilot kept reffering to our flight to Edinburgh. One of the air hostess's(people who sell papers) had to go up and tell him. I was getting a little concerned.

I was walking across the tarmac in Paris a few weeks back and my boarding pass blew out of my hand and disappeared off in the direction of the runway. It caused annoyance to the crew because I couldnt remember what seat number I was supposed to have. All the people trying to board gave me the universal language of "TUT" :mad:

I had airfighters pull up alongside a flight I had taken from shannon to London but we were never given a explanation for them they stayed by the plane for about 10 minutes and then flew away, scariest moment Ive ever had I thought there must have been a terrorist on board.

I once flew from Dublin to Cork on Aer Arann with about six other people on the flight. All was lovely and quiet (for a small metal tube with two propellors on it) until just after take off. Hadn't even reached the clouds when the 'aul wan of about 80 down the back starts singing and doesn't stop until the plane parks up in Cork. She was fairly well-cut I reckon and ordered a few drinks on the way down to grease up the voicebox. Good singer I must say though! Made the flight memorable anyway.