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Plane crashes
« on: 15 July 2009, 10:44:45 »
Is it me or has there been rather a lot of plane crashes recently?

Another today http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8151327.stm

Think I will holiday in the UK again this year!  :y
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #1 on: 15 July 2009, 10:51:28 »
Youve got a point.

Not been on a plane for years, and unlikely too for a while.

as on average its the safest transport....should be ok for a while now.


Anyone heard anything of the old bermuda triangle lately?
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #2 on: 15 July 2009, 10:57:55 »
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Youve got a point.

Not been on a plane for years, and unlikely too for a while.

as on average its the safest transport....should be ok for a while now.


Anyone heard anything of the old bermuda triangle lately?
No but we have one in Basingrad! :D
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #3 on: 15 July 2009, 10:58:45 »
Havent been on a plane for 30 years, but when I get the chance I fancy going on a cruise and venture off to the States for a while.
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #4 on: 15 July 2009, 11:07:23 »
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Havent been on a plane for 30 years, but when I get the chance I fancy going on a cruise and venture off to the States for a while.

Would love to do that. Not been to the states since I worked there in 2002/2003.  :'(
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #5 on: 15 July 2009, 11:22:34 »
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Youve got a point.

Not been on a plane for years, and unlikely too for a while.

as on average its the safest transport....should be ok for a while now.


Anyone heard anything of the old bermuda triangle lately?
No but we have one in Basingrad! :D

Must put the co-ordinates into my GPS in case I accidentally overfly it in my glider. :y

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The aicraft, reportedly a Tupolev,...

Say no more. :-X

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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #6 on: 15 July 2009, 11:27:20 »
What about this one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8149910.stm

To me it is pathetic that they tried to do this.
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Youve got a point.

Not been on a plane for years, and unlikely too for a while.

as on average its the safest transport....should be ok for a while now.


Anyone heard anything of the old bermuda triangle lately?
No but we have one in Basingrad! :D

Must put the co-ordinates into my GPS in case I accidentally overfly it in my glider. :y

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The aicraft, reportedly a Tupolev,...

Say no more. :-X

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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #8 on: 15 July 2009, 12:24:03 »
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What about this one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8149910.stm

To me it is pathetic that they tried to do this.

I saw that one too. Ridiculous thing to do!  ::)
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« Reply #9 on: 15 July 2009, 12:25:09 »
I think the two Air France aircraft crashes were more disturbing than this latest one, with the former consisting of modern, apparently well maintained, aircraft, but with the Iranian Tupolev plane I do not believe this can be said.

It certainly will never put me off flying, and indeed I am booked to fly to Florida in December.  You still have a greatly increased chance of dying in a car than an airplane. ;) ;)
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #10 on: 15 July 2009, 13:02:48 »
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What about this one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8149910.stm

To me it is pathetic that they tried to do this.

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However, the flowers were sucked into the plane's engine causing it to catch fire and explode.

So, this is presumably a rotax about the size of a shoe box and it "caught fire and exploded"? Bit of creative journalism - surely not from the BBC. :o

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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #11 on: 15 July 2009, 15:18:31 »
I dont like flying so if theres a ferry and I can get there with a car ok no probs but if I cant take my car then I dont go :y
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Re: Plane crashes
« Reply #12 on: 15 July 2009, 15:20:06 »
I dont mind flying, its the crashing I dont like ::)
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« Reply #13 on: 15 July 2009, 15:36:57 »
A case of watching the pennies perhaps :-/ :-/
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« Reply #14 on: 15 July 2009, 15:37:54 »
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I dont mind flying, its the crashing I dont like ::)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Very true. Not that I would know! The scariest moment on a plane for me was flying from Manchester to Edinburgh on business. It was a prop plane and I sat down and leaned on the side to look out the window. The whole panel just dropped off.  :o :o

I sheepishly called the steward over and he said it happens all the time!!  :o :o
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