Hypothetical Situation - Airline Jump

[aaron111533 0]

Ok so you're travelling to another city, let's say it's on Southwest. (737) There is a cool DZ at the city you're going to, so you brought your rig with you. Of course, you are too paranoid about your gear, so you carry it on with you, it's in the overhead above the seat. The flight goes normally, however on descent the plane loses an engine, and the other engine catches on fire. You're looking out the window at the smoking engine, which is now only working at about 50% capacity and getting worse. You can tell the pilot is losing it, the plane is getting harder to control. The descent rate becomes greater. Everyone is at the brace position - Let's say you think you're at about 25,000 feet. You think of the rig above you. Everyone is hysterical and praying. What do you do?

[ExAFO 0]

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What do you do?

Fuck the nearest decent looking woman.

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[aaron111533 0]

Wow, wasn't expecting that one. :)

[michalm21 2]

Well, you most likely die.
No freakin way you would be able to leave that aircraft.

[doorgirl 0]

They're probably happy I wasn't on the JetBlue flight into Long Beach that couldn't get its landing gear down and had to circle to burn fuel before landing. The kicker - with DirectTV the passengers were watching the commentary. I would have been hitting that call button... are you sure you can't let me out on the next pass? Pretty please? I know you guys will be fine, but I have some great landing gear here (points at feet). Pleeeeeeeease?????

[aaron111533 0]

Well, this sucks. I just read some articles saying that apparently it's impossible to open the emergency exit doors in flight, since they open inward and the cabin is pressurized. Assuming that cabin pressure was lost, I think I would chance it. Altitude really shouldn't matter, I'll fall fast enough to get into good air. However, I don't know how fast of an exit you could survive. I know the 737 has wing mounted engines, so you in theory maybe you could take the overwing exit, or there are two by the tail. Hopefull you wouldn't be torn to bits by the blast, or hit the tail.

[ExAFO 0]

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Well, this sucks. I just read some articles saying that apparently it's impossible to open the emergency exit doors in flight, since they open inward and the cabin is pressurized. Assuming that cabin pressure was lost, I think I would chance it. Altitude really shouldn't matter, I'll fall fast enough to get into good air. However, I don't know how fast of an exit you could survive. I know the 737 has wing mounted engines, so you in theory maybe you could take the overwing exit, or there are two by the tail. Hopefull you wouldn't be torn to bits by the blast, or hit the tail.

Newbies...they never cease to entertain...

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[aaron111533 0]

That's a nice comment.

[Squeak 17]

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Well, this sucks. I just read some articles saying that apparently it's impossible to open the emergency exit doors in flight, since they open inward and the cabin is pressurized. .

The emergency doors over the wings open outwards and up at least on the domestic planes here in OZ

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[CSpenceFLY 1]

Good luck.

[wildcard451 0]

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That's a nice comment.

And it has the beauty of being true too!

[PLFKING 4]

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Fuck the nearest decent looking woman.

Quickly.

To hell with an airliner......I'm still trying to figure out a way to jump the next space shuttle launch. With the right number of bungee-cords, and an asbestos cape, I think it's doable.


Don

"When in doubt I whip it out,
I got me a rock-and-roll band.
It's a free-for-all."

[faulknerwn 38]

There was an old skydiver named Steve Morrell. Had more near-death experiences than you could count. His most interesting one was a near miss. He had been base-jumping in Saudi Arabia, had a cliff strike, and ended up in the hospital. He missed his flight home.

His flight home was the Pan Am flight that exploded over Lockerby. He always wondered because he said he always kept his rig under the seat in front of him, and he could throw it on quick... That plane exploded in mid-air and was in 2 pieces way high in the sky.. How would it have looked that the only person who survived just happened to be coming from Saudi Arabia and just happened to have a parachute on board?

[sundevil777 102]

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Well, this sucks. I just read some articles saying that apparently it's impossible to open the emergency exit doors in flight, since they open inward and the cabin is pressurized. .

The emergency doors over the wings open outwards and up at least on the domestic planes here in OZ

What kind of plane?

Also, don't forget that anytime pressurization is lost in an airliner, it immediately goes into a steep dive against the pilot's wishes! Why is that?

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[LouDiamond 1]

Try Googling and reading about "explosive decompression". Might give you some perspective on the feasibility of your scenario.......I'll save you some time though......that shit only happens in movies.

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[sundevil777 102]

The descent rate of an airliner with no power is barely faster than what you normally experience during a controlled descent at your regular destination because the plane will often descend at the 'idle' power setting.

What to do in such a situation? Hope the pilot is good at dead stick landings, it was done on a real flight with a 767 in Canada. Or maybe wait till you get low enough that pressure is equalized and go out the rear side door, maybe you will go over the elevator.

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[coconutmonkey 0]

Yeah, Isn't that just what FBI Agent Paul Smecker said about the hit on the Russian mob guys?

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[LouDiamond 1]

Do you mean ?

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And we have two bodies in the morgue that look like they've been "serial-crushed by some huge friggin' guy".

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[coconutmonkey 0]

Is it dead???!!!

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[LouDiamond 1]

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Is it dead???!!!

Television is the explanation for this. You see this in bad television. Little assault guys creeping through the vents, coming in through the ceiling--that James Bond shit never happens in real life, professionals don't do that!

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[coconutmonkey 0]

Charlie Bronson always had a rope.

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[sundevil777 102]

When they go through the vents that for some reason are always big enough to crawl through, they should come out covered in dust!

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[airtwardo 7]

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Charlie Bronson always had a rope.

or a helicopter!

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[toronto_bill 0]

I remember this incident

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Date: April 28th,1988
Type: B737-297
Registration: N73711
Operator: Aloha Airlines
Where: Hawaii Islands
Report No.: NTSB-AAR-90-05
Report Date: -
Pages: -

At 13.25h Flight 243 took off from Hilo for a flight to Honolulu and climbed to FL240. When the aircraft levelled off approx. 18ft from the cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door separated from the aircraft. One cabin attendant was sucked out in the decompression. Both cockpit crewmembers immediately initiated an emergency descent of 4100ft/min. An emergency landing was made at Maui Airport Runway 02, at 13.58h with a speed of approx. 40kts above the normal landing speed. PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the Aloha Airlines maintenance program to detect the presence of significant disbonding and fatigue damage, which ultimately led to failure of the lap joint at S-10L and the separation of the fuselage upper lobe. Contributing to the accident were the failure of Aloha Airlines management to supervise properly its maintenance force as well as the failure of the FAA to evaluate properly the Aloha Airlines maintenance program and to assess the airline's inspection and quality control deficiencies. Also contributing to the accident were the failure of the FAA to require Airworthiness Directive 87-21-08 inspection of all the lap joints proposed by Boeing Alert Service Bulletin SB 737-53A1039 and the lack of a complete terminating action (neither generated by Boeing nor required by the FAA) after the discovery of early production difficulties in the 737 cold bond lap joint, which resulted in low bond durability, corrosion and premature fatigue cracking." (NTSB-AAR-90-05)

http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetGOjg/280488.htm

So would you grab your rig to do your First AFF Level one save?

I probably would. Anything to break up a long flight.

Bill

"I always fly with my rig"

[airtwardo 7]

I remember this incident...

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Aloha airlines and their patio seating flights...


That incident kicked off their whole 'Tan BEFORE You Land' ad campaign!

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