The 'What the fuck!' thread - Page 67

capnhowdy · 12-12-2005, 09:20 AM

Looks like a crash dummy on the passenger's side.

plthijinx · 12-12-2005, 04:17 PM

sure as hell ain't me!!!

seakdivers · 12-13-2005, 03:47 AM

xoB..

Great. Now I feel like a total tard - I didn't even notice that it didn't have blades.

I really try to avoid flying in any form - here's a link to what happened the other day on our runway in Sitka. They totally downplay it, but I saw the damage myself. Not cool. Our runway starts & stops in the water so it's a bit unnerving when the plane isn't 100% when it hits the ground. Rough landings are par for the course on our runway - we are all used to them. I know all of the people that are quoted in the article, and they are all very well traveled, so this must have been damn scary!!
The best part is that it was the Disney plane!! Hahahaha!!

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_al...-7182043c.html

plthijinx · 12-13-2005, 02:47 PM

i've been in a similar situation the last 2 or 3 flights i've flown albeit not as severe. it sure is a nuts-in-throat feeling and takes alot of skill, rudder and extra airspeed to get the baby on the runway centerline. i've had people ask me if i'd like to fly up in Alaska to which i say, no, thank you. i'm not that ballsy yet.

Elspode · 12-14-2005, 04:51 PM

Well, hell...no wonder you're squeamish. The damn runway is built out into the ocean for 2/3's of its length. It isn't even part of the damn land. Plus, it is right next to that giant volcano you posted the picture of the other day. I wouldn't want to fly into or out of there, either.

Topo here.

Elspode · 12-14-2005, 04:56 PM

Jeez. The topo makes it look safe compared to this photo.

glatt · 12-14-2005, 05:32 PM

does the runway include cable arrestors, and are the planes outfitted with tailhooks?

zippyt · 12-15-2005, 12:50 AM

Sure, put some blades on that baby and gas her up.

Dude I guess i just posted a pic from a weird angle , she has blades , there is just SOOOOO Much Kick ASS power that they are short ( Horse power -v- Blade area , etc,,,,,) .

Heres a better angle .

BigV · 12-15-2005, 12:37 PM

It's a Toyota Celicapter!

mrnoodle · 12-15-2005, 02:31 PM

good one

mrnoodle · 12-15-2005, 02:31 PM

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seakdivers · 12-15-2005, 04:36 PM

Yep - that's our runway. There have been many, many times we've landed and I've been curling my toes / clutching the handrests, hoping that we will stop in time. They are working on expanding the runway so that we can get planes bigger than 737s in here. We'll see if that happens.

xoB - I didn't even notice the Kim thing - that's funny! The weird thing is that one Kim is a woman, and the other is a man.

seakdivers · 12-15-2005, 04:40 PM

I saw this one in the news the other day. I don't know what is so funny about it, but it sure makes me laugh!

Elspode · 12-15-2005, 06:55 PM

These guys look like some of those Peruvian mummies I've seen.

zippyt · 12-15-2005, 09:09 PM

they look like they are about to pop !!!

12-12-2005, 09:20 AM	#991
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Looks like a crash dummy on the passenger's side. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-12-2005, 04:17 PM	#992
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	sure as hell ain't me!!! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-13-2005, 03:47 AM	#993
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	xoB.. Great. Now I feel like a total tard - I didn't even notice that it didn't have blades. I really try to avoid flying in any form - here's a link to what happened the other day on our runway in Sitka. They totally downplay it, but I saw the damage myself. Not cool. Our runway starts & stops in the water so it's a bit unnerving when the plane isn't 100% when it hits the ground. Rough landings are par for the course on our runway - we are all used to them. I know all of the people that are quoted in the article, and they are all very well traveled, so this must have been damn scary!! The best part is that it was the Disney plane!! Hahahaha!! http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_al...-7182043c.html Last edited by seakdivers; 12-13-2005 at 03:49 AM.

12-13-2005, 02:47 PM	#994
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	i've been in a similar situation the last 2 or 3 flights i've flown albeit not as severe. it sure is a nuts-in-throat feeling and takes alot of skill, rudder and extra airspeed to get the baby on the runway centerline. i've had people ask me if i'd like to fly up in Alaska to which i say, no, thank you. i'm not that ballsy yet. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-14-2005, 04:51 PM	#995
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, hell...no wonder you're squeamish. The damn runway is built out into the ocean for 2/3's of its length. It isn't even part of the damn land. Plus, it is right next to that giant volcano you posted the picture of the other day. I wouldn't want to fly into or out of there, either. Topo here. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-14-2005, 04:56 PM	#996
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Jeez. The topo makes it look safe compared to this photo. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-14-2005, 05:32 PM	#997
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	does the runway include cable arrestors, and are the planes outfitted with tailhooks?

12-15-2005, 12:50 AM	#998
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Sure, put some blades on that baby and gas her up. Dude I guess i just posted a pic from a weird angle , she has blades , there is just SOOOOO Much Kick ASS power that they are short ( Horse power -v- Blade area , etc,,,,,) . Heres a better angle . Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-15-2005, 12:37 PM	#999
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	It's a Toyota Celicapter! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-15-2005, 02:31 PM	#1000
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	good one __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

12-15-2005, 02:31 PM	#1001
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12-15-2005, 04:36 PM	#1002
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Yep - that's our runway. There have been many, many times we've landed and I've been curling my toes / clutching the handrests, hoping that we will stop in time. They are working on expanding the runway so that we can get planes bigger than 737s in here. We'll see if that happens. xoB - I didn't even notice the Kim thing - that's funny! The weird thing is that one Kim is a woman, and the other is a man.

12-15-2005, 04:40 PM	#1003
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	I saw this one in the news the other day. I don't know what is so funny about it, but it sure makes me laugh! Attached Images

12-15-2005, 06:55 PM	#1004
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	These guys look like some of those Peruvian mummies I've seen. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-15-2005, 09:09 PM	#1005
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	they look like they are about to pop !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

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