Riding on abandoned lines or lines you get special permission to I think is fine, but restricted areas, that's not right.
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Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Decompression
- Thread starter Ken_gone_flying
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No, they're trespassing. In all instances.
I hopped freight trains when I was in college, 1981. Went from Whitefish, MT to Seattle (tie back into Boeing). Huge adventure, and dangerous, and illegal too. The railroads mostly looked the other way.
This guy has a YouTube channel, and his videos are oddly satisfying. Just wandering the rails. If you watch it, you’ll notice he is missing half of one hand. Train ran over it.
This guy has a YouTube channel, and his videos are oddly satisfying. Just wandering the rails. If you watch it, you’ll notice he is missing half of one hand. Train ran over it.
GroundPounder
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If you like him, check out Stobe the Hobo on YouTube. There is something about his content that draws you in. He has a few videos that go through Whitefish.
I'm about 93% sure I wouldn't do it, but I would like to ride the rails once.
I 100% wouldn’t. My luck, I’d end up on a train full of depleted uranium or something, headed for East Palestine, OH.
At the end of a flight it custom to leave the seat in the full forward position so the next crew can more easily stow their bags. The switch on the back of the seat is there for convenience to run the seat back with out having to bend forward to reach the switch on the seat down by the lower thigh area. It is one of those “Damn those engineers thought of everything” features.😂You may be right. I don’t know enough about it to say with any certainty, but the switch being on the BACK of the seat points to it not being there for pilot comfort. In which case, whatever protective cover it had to protect against inadvertent actuation might have been the real issue.
Probably why we get reminded regularly not to speculate about mishaps.
The railroad was there before the Corps…so Suck It Mother Green!
Because in a multi-piloted, long-haul aircraft, you might be changing pilots and want to adjust the seat at some point during the flight?
Not even “long haul” per se, but this reminds me of my landing after a recent transcon. As we set up for descent, I adjusted my seat back to the flying position. Unfortunately I think I had my rudder pedals further forward than normal, and I ended up putting the seat a few clicks forward of where I normally have it. Didn’t really notice until I went to flare, and we are at about 20-30 feet as i realize I cant move the yoke any further back because my body is in the way. It wasn’t quite a navy landing, but it probably felt like one to everyone in the back. I was, however, really surprised when some lady smiled and told me “really nice job, thank you” with no hint of sarcasm at all, as i stood by the flight deck door while people disembarked
What she meant to say was, “Any one you can walk away from, thank you.”Not even “long haul” per se, but this reminds me of my landing after a recent transcon. As we set up for descent, I adjusted my seat back to the flying position. Unfortunately I think I had my rudder pedals further forward than normal, and I ended up putting the seat a few clicks forward of where I normally have it. Didn’t really notice until I went to flare, and we are at about 20-30 feet as i realize I cant move the yoke any further back because my body is in the way. It wasn’t quite a navy landing, but it probably felt like one to everyone in the back. I was, however, really surprised when some lady smiled and told me “really nice job, thank you” with no hint of sarcasm at all, as i stood by the flight deck door while people disembarked
Eat less bread and crew meal desserts for next time…Not even “long haul” per se, but this reminds me of my landing after a recent transcon. As we set up for descent, I adjusted my seat back to the flying position. Unfortunately I think I had my rudder pedals further forward than normal, and I ended up putting the seat a few clicks forward of where I normally have it. Didn’t really notice until I went to flare, and we are at about 20-30 feet as i realize I cant move the yoke any further back because my body is in the way. It wasn’t quite a navy landing, but it probably felt like one to everyone in the back. I was, however, really surprised when some lady smiled and told me “really nice job, thank you” with no hint of sarcasm at all, as i stood by the flight deck door while people disembarked
But…your Moonwatch would be OK…no worries there.
I actually said that to a crew once, after a particularly challenging crosswind landing that he absolutely nailed. The pilot saw I was obviously joking and smiled.
Does your jet have the little eye alignment gauge on the center windscreen post? Not saying I wouldn’t have done the same thing, just curious. All the bizjets I have flown have them, not sure about airliners.Not even “long haul” per se, but this reminds me of my landing after a recent transcon. As we set up for descent, I adjusted my seat back to the flying position. Unfortunately I think I had my rudder pedals further forward than normal, and I ended up putting the seat a few clicks forward of where I normally have it. Didn’t really notice until I went to flare, and we are at about 20-30 feet as i realize I cant move the yoke any further back because my body is in the way. It wasn’t quite a navy landing, but it probably felt like one to everyone in the back. I was, however, really surprised when some lady smiled and told me “really nice job, thank you” with no hint of sarcasm at all, as i stood by the flight deck door while people disembarked
I'll be honest, if there is one, I am unaware of it. Maybe the P-8 guys can confirm/deny? Though they may have dual HUDs on those things, not sure.