Active volcano vent , Volcanoes Nat. Park , Hawaii (from helicopter) Passengers Asked To Balance Plane.
It seems that they couldn't load the luggage evenly , so they asked some of the passengers to sit towards the back of the plane. About 70 pussy's decided this would be dangerous and refused to fly. Even after it was explained to them by the pilot that it would be fine.
Now you've got to ask yourself, why would the pilot say that if it was not, He's not being forced at gunpoint to fly the plane, he gets paid whether he flies the plane or not, in fact he has as much chance of dying if it crashes as you do. Commercial pilots as a rule are exceptionally well trained, sensible, cautious people. More so in fact than bus drivers, train drivers and any number of others in whose life you put your hands each day.
If it was not safe to fly, he would not fly, end of , shut the fuck up.
And I thought Geordie's were supposed to be tough, ha!
I also share two anecdotes about plane balancing;
I used to fly backwards & forwards to Japan quite a bit, on one trip approaching Narita, the steward came back to me a whispered, "If you look out the window to your left, there's a great view of Mt Fuji" and it was, perfect snow capped cone, poking above the cloud layer, with a back drop of a red sunrise, magical , a sight never to forget.
On the pre-landing toilet trip, I thanked the steward and asked why the pilot didn't announce it.
He told me they used to, but everyone particularly the Japanese on board, would rush to the left side of the plane at once, causing the pilot to make some harsh flight control adjustments to keep level, so for safeties sake they thought it best to discontinue it and just give a discreet heads up to those they thought might appreciate it.
Which was nice.
The other time, myself and Ex-bitch , booked a helicopter flight over the Volcano National Park on Hawaii. It was a five person helicopter , pilot , four passengers. So us and an American couple.
Before the flight you had to stand on a set of old time parcel scales, so the pilot could balance out the seating. The Ex-bitch and the American lady did not want to do this, but the pilot said he couldn't do it by eye and it was important not only for balance, but also to calculate his flying time, you did not want to run out of fuel over a lava field.
So they did, both were found to be well over their claimed weight, ha ( fat arsed cow) .
Anyway, all be it I am a bit husky , I was lighter than both the Americans, so I was placed between them in the middle of the back seat, while the fat arsed EX sat up front with the pilot.
I saw FUCK ALL
On a lighter note, after we had landed, I complained to the EX and said I wanted to do it again, when we explained to the company, they gave us a 50% discount for the next day as they had no bookings in one slot and it just the two of us. Being as weight wasn't an issue, I sat up front.
It was FANTASTIC.
As we had heard all the spiel the day before, we just chatted to the pilot and he told us about how he started as a Medevac pilot in Vietnam and how he ran trips for former GI's back to Nam, to try and heal old wounds and about his life on the islands, I swear he took us lower & faster than we were supposed to go, it was one of the best hours I've ever had.
.
Now you've got to ask yourself, why would the pilot say that if it was not, He's not being forced at gunpoint to fly the plane, he gets paid whether he flies the plane or not, in fact he has as much chance of dying if it crashes as you do. Commercial pilots as a rule are exceptionally well trained, sensible, cautious people. More so in fact than bus drivers, train drivers and any number of others in whose life you put your hands each day.
If it was not safe to fly, he would not fly, end of , shut the fuck up.
And I thought Geordie's were supposed to be tough, ha!
I also share two anecdotes about plane balancing;
I used to fly backwards & forwards to Japan quite a bit, on one trip approaching Narita, the steward came back to me a whispered, "If you look out the window to your left, there's a great view of Mt Fuji" and it was, perfect snow capped cone, poking above the cloud layer, with a back drop of a red sunrise, magical , a sight never to forget.
On the pre-landing toilet trip, I thanked the steward and asked why the pilot didn't announce it.
He told me they used to, but everyone particularly the Japanese on board, would rush to the left side of the plane at once, causing the pilot to make some harsh flight control adjustments to keep level, so for safeties sake they thought it best to discontinue it and just give a discreet heads up to those they thought might appreciate it.
Which was nice.
The other time, myself and Ex-bitch , booked a helicopter flight over the Volcano National Park on Hawaii. It was a five person helicopter , pilot , four passengers. So us and an American couple.
Before the flight you had to stand on a set of old time parcel scales, so the pilot could balance out the seating. The Ex-bitch and the American lady did not want to do this, but the pilot said he couldn't do it by eye and it was important not only for balance, but also to calculate his flying time, you did not want to run out of fuel over a lava field.
So they did, both were found to be well over their claimed weight, ha ( fat arsed cow) .
Anyway, all be it I am a bit husky , I was lighter than both the Americans, so I was placed between them in the middle of the back seat, while the fat arsed EX sat up front with the pilot.
I saw FUCK ALL
On a lighter note, after we had landed, I complained to the EX and said I wanted to do it again, when we explained to the company, they gave us a 50% discount for the next day as they had no bookings in one slot and it just the two of us. Being as weight wasn't an issue, I sat up front.
It was FANTASTIC.
As we had heard all the spiel the day before, we just chatted to the pilot and he told us about how he started as a Medevac pilot in Vietnam and how he ran trips for former GI's back to Nam, to try and heal old wounds and about his life on the islands, I swear he took us lower & faster than we were supposed to go, it was one of the best hours I've ever had.
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