Fear of flying
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Re: Fear of flying
Train ride and hotel booked. I have a laptop and hopefully will be fully engaged with The Bards Tale Trilogy for most of the trip.
I'm thinking that some headphones would be helpful, not only because I'll be in a small space, but to help block out noise when I'm not gaming or sleeping. Any recommendations on some cheap, but decent ones?
I'm thinking that some headphones would be helpful, not only because I'll be in a small space, but to help block out noise when I'm not gaming or sleeping. Any recommendations on some cheap, but decent ones?
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Re: Fear of flying
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Re: Fear of flying
Oh.....here it come........
And there I go. Tell me you all aint jealous of this itinerary:
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And there I go. Tell me you all aint jealous of this itinerary:
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Re: Fear of flying
My first thought was "I can usually find flights to get half-way around the world in less time than that!"
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Re: Fear of flying
And I'm sure they'd be cheaper too.
On the bright side, I get free soda!!
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Diabetes and Deep Vein Thrombosis! What could be better?
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Re: Fear of flying
Damn it!!
I will make sure to stretch the sticks out every now and then.
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Re: Fear of flying
Might want to avoid India...
More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots "forgot" to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said.
Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur turned back shortly after take off.
Videos tweeted by passengers aboard the plane showed oxygen masks deployed inside the aircraft.
The Boeing 737, which was carrying 166 passengers, landed safely.
The aviation ministry said the cockpit crew had been taken off duty pending an investigation.
Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure.
Jet Airways said in a statement that Thursday morning's flight had turned back "due to loss in cabin pressure" and "regretted" the inconvenience caused to its passengers.
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Re: Fear of flying
Huge difference between "loss" and "lack" - not that I'd be excited to find myself in either scenario.
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Re: Fear of flying
Why is this even a switch that requires remembering and not something that is always on?stessier wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:46 am Might want to avoid India...
Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure.
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Re: Fear of flying
No reason to pressurize the cabin when they're transporting cargo. I think they strip out seats to do shipping runs.Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:56 pmWhy is this even a switch that requires remembering and not something that is always on?stessier wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:46 am Might want to avoid India...
Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure.
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Re: Fear of flying
That's still misses the point. Why is pressure not automatically regulated?Paingod wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:35 pmNo reason to pressurize the cabin when they're transporting cargo. I think they strip out seats to do shipping runs.Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:56 pmWhy is this even a switch that requires remembering and not something that is always on?stessier wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:46 am Might want to avoid India...
Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure.
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Re: Fear of flying
It's an upcharge on Jet Airways.Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:15 pmThat's still misses the point. Why is pressure not automatically regulated?Paingod wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:35 pmNo reason to pressurize the cabin when they're transporting cargo. I think they strip out seats to do shipping runs.Jeff V wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:56 pmWhy is this even a switch that requires remembering and not something that is always on?stessier wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:46 am Might want to avoid India...
Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure.
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Re: Fear of flying
That sounds like something United would have thought of first.
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Re: Fear of flying
If you want to upgrade from stale fart-scented air, that's extra.
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