captainv

I know you're a troll, but still. God forbid Felix have immediate access to the only other person on the planet to jump from that altitude. Joe has been nothing but a class act with regards to Felix's jump. Glad they gave him a seat at the table.

Kittinger's first high-altitude jump, from about 76,400 feet (23,300 m) on November 16, 1959, was a near-disaster when an equipment malfunction caused him to lose consciousness.The automatic parachute opener in his equipment saved his life. He went into a flat spin at a rotational velocity of about 120 rpm. The g-forces at his extremities have been calculated to be over 22 times the force of gravity, setting another record.


On August 16, 1960, he made the final jump, from the Excelsior III, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m).[2] Towing a small drogue parachute for initial stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour (988 km/h)[4][5] before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, and his right hand swelled to twice its normal size.[6][7] Ignoring the pain, he rode the balloon up to 102,800 feet and said a short prayer — “Lord, take care of me now” — before stepping off.[8]

DeadHead

I think that should be a standard callout for takeoff on the 88. Plenty of space to squeeze that in between the "80 knots" and "V1" calls.

forgot to bid

i staarted laughing when I read this but it was at an inappropriate time this morning with my kids acting up. My wife wanted to know what was so funny... um.. somehow saying 80 made a funny isn't going to go over well.

Columbia

Children's author blasts Delta via Twitter - Atlanta Business Chronicle


Children's author blasts Delta via Twitter
Atlanta Business Chronicle by Carla Caldwell, Morning Call Editor
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 4:28am EDT - Last Modified: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 5:01am EDT
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Children's author Judy Blume used her Twitter account to express outrage at Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Children's author Judy Blume took to Twitter to publicly express her outrage with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), reports Atlanta Business Chronicle broadcast partner WXIA-TV.
Blume complained early Monday that she and other passengers were not allowed onto their departing flight while their plane rested at its gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Blume’s tweet said:
Hate you Delta! You closed the door on 5 of us who flew NY/Atlanta, ran to our connection, got there with minutes to spare, with plane--With plane still sitting at gate. Next flight to Albuq not until 7:17. There goes Day One of visit. Grrrrr!!!
WXIA-TV contacted Delta Monday afternoon regarding the incident and was told that DeltaAssist, the company’s customer service representatives who offer assistance in real time through Twitter, “reached out to Judy Blume shortly after her first tweet this morning [Mon.] but received no reply.”

galaxy flyer

captjns, Please meet Judy Blume. Now go away and enjoy some cognac and breadsticks, on the house.

GF

Bucking Bar

Conversation starters in the MD88:

• Why are we climbing? We are supposed to descend and slow do ... never mind
• Did you do that? (if pilot monitoring)
• What's it doing now? (if pilot flying)
• Try mashing it
• Do you have paper towels on your side?

Welcome, welcome. I deem you the MD88 hater's club's second member, vice-Chair, if you will.

Phuz

Am i the only one who thinks its actually worse to "reach out" to customers who are angry on twotter than to have a capable and willing staff on hand to address these sort of things before they reach the associated press?

Timbo

What would be nice is if we had capable and willing gate agents, who were more concerned with getting late connections onto their flight, than closing the door 5 minutes early...

Phuz

My sentiments exactly.

ExAF

OK....who killed the hamster before the computer could finish the MSPA320B schedules! EVERYONE else has their schedule! Even the back door doesn't work. The suspense is killing me!