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  • Last boeing 747 rolls off the production line

I don’t think you were in any danger MC.

If, for example, the wing engine failed, the plane could still quite easily be glided home using the endless reels of flannel being somehow generated from your mouth.

    Mad_Cyril
    Happened to me once when I was flying to Nepal a few years ago at Istanbul airport. It was snowing . They just sprayed the wings and we went.

      Take off is never an issue in bad conditions, the issue is always landing and the conditions at destination. Go-Arounds and low-vis conditons stack planes in holding patterns and it slows the whole process down. With the amount of planes in the air nowadays we can expect Winter conditions to cause consistent delays in the future. Welcome to hell.

        seanc80
        This is a fair point, thanks for bringing to my attention Sean.

        Look forward to your funny pic off the Google in 5 days or so

          I liked Sean’s latest one about the blokes in the bar with an agenda, that had already been all over the place weeks ago.

          Mad_Cyril de-icing, to keep the leading edges aerodynamic and so the slats can move.

          • LT42 replied to this.

              Given the content in the funny pics thread i thought i had at least 8 years before it was deemed old.

              Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

              seanc80 If, for example, the wing engine failed, the plane could still quite easily be glided home using the endless reels of flannel being somehow generated from your mouth.

              Lol!

                Cue Hugo writing a three paragraph explanation about how you wouldn’t need any ‘flannel’ to glide a plane, and if anything it would actually impede the pilot’s ability to control the plane.

                  bosstrabs
                  LOL

                  Sean posted a funny picture about that last week on his MySpace

                    How many incarnations of the same post do you reckon you can come up with today MC?

                    Can’t hear you too well Sean, the line is a bit crackly.

                    Are you calling from 1985?

                      Mad_Cyril Can’t hear you too well Sean, the line is a bit crackly.

                      Are you calling from 1985?

                      The line is a bit crackly because it’s air traffic control radio and he’s a CAPTAIN.

                        LT42 (More Detail) - de-icing systems are normally used by the crew if the OAT or Outside Air Temp is 10c or below and there is moisture in the air. De-icing spray is used when ice is forming on the leading edges or engine cowls. A piece of ice breaking off and entering the engine shaft could cause a burnout or damage to the engine. Cancellations normally occur when there is ice around runways, taxiways, aprons and or visibility is down to 100ft with crosswinds.

                            LT42 Can you comment on the beneficial or otherwise ‘flanneling’ effect from MC’s mouth were his plane to get into trouble?

                            Before Hugo writes 6 meticulously researched pages on it.

                              LT42 I can feel a simulation coming on….nrrrrg

                              • LT42 replied to this.

                                  Any engine failure or warning messages from the pilot to the passengers would be a welcome respite from MC pouring his own tedious, overly-enthusiastic brand of warm sick on everyone. Even the looming sense of death would be greeted with cheers and an overwhelming sense of relief as the plane cascades into the sea. A happy ending in many respects.