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Old 03-04-2009, 08:01 AM
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Yet another news story about a disgruntled passenger -

Man jumps from plane at D/FW Airport | Latest News | WFAA.com
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:10 AM
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maybe he was a commuter and only had 1 day off before he had to go back...haha days off are days off no sense in spending them in the back of a plane...

using the overwing exits = increase in QOL
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Yet another news story about a disgruntled passenger -

Man jumps from plane at D/FW Airport | Latest News | WFAA.com
Because they have stopped taking their medication, or they don't yet know that they need medication.
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Old 03-04-2009, 11:57 AM
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Odd that the story I saw showed video of a MD with the tail cone dropped and the rear slide deployed even when they were saying he ran from the rear of the plane to the front.
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Old 03-05-2009, 11:12 AM
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It's an incredibly dangerous idea as well - had that been a 737 (or anything else with wing mounted engines) this could have ended far differently.
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Old 03-05-2009, 11:37 AM
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I can’t tell you how many times I've wanted to do that too. Stopped in front of a gate for ten minutes waiting on a ramper to wand us in. I could just jump out and do it myself.
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Maybe, the lav was out of service, and he was about to have a woho incident?

The power of the poo, can make men do strange things...
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Because airline fares are so cheap relative to their old values that individuals formerly limited to Greyhound travel are now flying to their destinations.
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