GrndPndr

Pandemic Blamed for Plane Crash "The pilots of a Pakistan airliner that crashed last month were having a discussion about coronavirus while preparing for their first failed attempt to land, the country's aviation minister has said." Interesting bits cherry-picked by me: Crew continues COVID discussion, leading to this on final: 10nm - Gear Down 5nm - Gear Up Engines make runway contact on their gear up attempt "They dismissed warnings from air traffic controllers and 'started discussing corona again'" Both engines fail during the Go Around 1/2 mile short - no power - aircraft stops flying. Some quotes: 'Corona was dominant over their mind. Their family was affected.' 'Several warnings and alerts such as over-speed, landing gear not down and ground proximity alerts, were disregarded,' "He said: 'It was pointed out the pilots were busy talking about corona, and that they may have overlooked a few things.'" "...there was no technical fault, and that the pilots were not 'focused" because of the pandemic.'" https://news.sky.com/story/pilots-in-pakistan-plane-crash-were-distracted-by-coronavirus-worries-minister-says-12014041

Hope they go through with it. Sorry regular folks in Minneapolis, but I want to get my popcorn and watch your city self-destruct. We can then all learn from this idiocy.

WTF?!

You're right, this is right out of any of Heinlein's books. Funny, when I read them, having the spacecraft land on it's *ss seems so 1950's, but it works!

Mods... Perhaps it's time to break this discussion out into its own thread?

I don't want to be the "another video guy," but this (short) double landing from 2018 has some entertainment value:

The look, feel and sound of the Vette makes this = no-contest.

Launch at 4:30pm EDT today (27MAY):

My conclusion is that I will not worry at all when I am outdoors. Please stop the madness (outdoor madness).

Outdoors? WSJ article, sheds some light (maybe). Should You Wear a Mask When Exercising Outdoors?

Okay, I had set my standards too low (as usual). But I did get the angry part right.

Doesn't he have a semi-hot, but angry looking sister (one of the siblings who wasn't assassinated)? She could be ready to rock and roll!

There is https://f1tv.formula1.com/ . This is the official Formula one outlet, and you can watch past races, and other features in hi-def. Most of the commentary from the races is from SKY Sports, so not too bad. I think the plans start at $29.99/year There is the unreliable bit-torrent too.

This, coupled with the fact that American opinion has now settled into its usual 50/50 ratio (OMG, I'm gonna die vs. This is bullsh*t, let's get back to work). So it's the BAU two-sided fight.

Are you a "Scaredy-Cat?" https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-coronavirus-is-breaking-down-along-familiar-political-lines-11586001600?mod=searchresults&page=6&pos=18

I think the invoice to the taxpayer will likely be spread out over several years tax returns.

Huh, an 0-6. CINCPAC from CMDR ROOSEVELT AM IMMEDIATELY TAKING SAILORS OFF THE SHIP TO QUARANTINE. ALL MEASURES TAKEN FOR SECURITY AND DISINFECTION OF SHIP. HAVE NICE DAY.

Supposedly, AdBlock Plus allows one to block ads and pop-ups which make it through the filter. I think it's called "block element," accessed from the menu at the top.

AdBlock Plus in Chrome or Firefox. Don't know about Safari

Please do, because I will be there to Buy, buy, buy. Another axiom to use today... What goes down, must go up (stocks), (Oh, and does not necessarily apply to your airframe, I'm told it's all energy management)

Don't be too quick to dismiss "what's new" in this airframe, as I think we'll see some surprises once everything is "out." Just a guess.

Surprised they didn't just go back to KOSC, plenty of isolation there.

Sounds like a fun girl. Little heavy though. Threesomes?

The video is from a good distance away, but clearly shows a slow descending fireball. What specifically was on fire - good question.

This operation (soliemani big boom) and subsequent events (not including the B738) went exactly according to plan. We sent a message, they got the message. We let them p*ss a little, and now we're back to where we were, except that Iran's proxy interference may be reduced somewhat next time. Done, period - end. (Although, I bet no one counted on all of the idiots coming out of the woodwork, to say how mean we were in taking this guy out).