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by CT on November 3rd, 2009
Fly the plane?
by Marie76 on November 3rd, 2009
To not fall asleep!
by Whitehair on November 3rd, 2009
Watch the instrument panel once in a while not to overshoot the flying route....
by PrairieWind on November 3rd, 2009
fuel up before departure
by tastiger on November 3rd, 2009
to not overshoot the target 150 miles.
by Shatzee coming back? on November 3rd, 2009
fill 'er up :)
by SoulSearcher on November 3rd, 2009
Land the plane. +4
by Nightwatchdog on November 3rd, 2009
Put on his pants in the morning.
by -Icy- on November 3rd, 2009
kiss the stewardess :p +5
by phantom -x- on November 3rd, 2009
pressurize the cabin
by -NUNYA-- on November 3rd, 2009
How to fly the plane was my first though. That would lead to a real rough time. *diggin out the owners manuel* LOL +5
by scotty on November 5th, 2009
sober up
by EmmaGlas on November 5th, 2009
Put the wheels down when landing
by Kelly Robbennolt on November 3rd, 2009
The challenges inherent in getting a 162,000-pound aircraft off the ground and landing it safely are pretty obvious to most observers. But at cruising altitude, above 10,000 feet, pilots face a different critical challenge: staying focused.
Two Northwest Airlines pilots lost their licenses Tuesday after they missed their destination by 150 miles because they weren't paying attention to their instruments or air traffic controllers.
No one was hurt in the incident last week, but the Federal Aviation Administration called Capt. Timothy B. Cheney and first officer Richard I. Cole "extremely reckless" and said they put the public in danger.
When cruising over great distances, "it's very easy to be distracted because there's not a whole lot going on," said Emilio Corsetti III, a 30-year commercial pilot with American Airlines who has written numerous magazine articles about aviation.
An airliner's entire flight can be programmed; once that program is activated, "the plane will fly to its destination without any input from the pilot at all," he said.
Cheney and Cole told investigators they lost track of time while using their personal laptop computers to look at new airline scheduling software related to Northwest's merger with Delta Air Lines. They were piloting the Airbus A320 from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, a flight that should take 3 hours and 42 minutes.
Kelly Robbennolt
801-787-6398
kellyrobbennolt@gmail.com
by MasterS on November 3rd, 2009
get some sleep the day before.
by Schonberg on November 3rd, 2009
Lower the undercarriage when landing.
by DudeLer 2 on November 3rd, 2009
take the emergency telesponder.
it tells the search party where
the telesponder is located.
by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on November 3rd, 2009
Stay awake?!?
by Jack wears love COAT on November 3rd, 2009
No drinks for 24 hours before the journey.
by Pleasureman69 wears a COAT of friendship on November 5th, 2009
Fly past the airport where the plane is supposed to land. +4
by Andrew on November 3rd, 2009
Look at his instruments once in a while, avoiding overshooting intended destination.
by philosopher-saint on November 3rd, 2009
I dunno, keithold. Satisfy his wife?
;-)
by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on November 3rd, 2009
Lower the flaps, lower the landing gear, and ease back on the throttle. : )
by Jacques on November 3rd, 2009
Tell us how bad the weather will be when we get to the UK.
What do like about airplanes?
by XT on January 1st, 2012
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How many hours does it take to ride a plane to Scotland?
by cp10225 on December 20th, 2011
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Is there anyone else 36 or over who has never flown in a commercial jet?
by Cloud35 on January 7th, 2012
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Do you know how to drive an airplane?
by XT on January 3rd, 2012
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Would you be upset to return from a trip and find a Chinese family in your luggage?
by Piano Player on December 30th, 2011
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That's always good CT.
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on November 3rd, 2009
Lol..thanks Keith :D
by CT on November 3rd, 2009