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radarlove said:I'm sorry, this sentance made me retch for some reason.
Maybe because I've been there, done that, got the tee-shirt, lost friends, and enjoyed a bit of frostbite that I don't see any romance in what was a truly dangerous time. .
radarlove said:Ummm...yeah? I would have made sure my cargo was tied down? Mmmmhmmm? See, if you don't, that's suicidal, and as much as I love my country, military orders to makes this flight now aren't quite enough to cause me to commit suicide--which wouldn't help the army or me. I've stood up, stopped the process and required it be done correctly. Have you?
I can't believe you are actually defending Gann's taking off without secure cargo. That was a phck-up and he knew it and I knew it and you should know it, unless you're used to the rest of the world telling you how to load and fly an airplane where you are PIC.
patq1 said:You've been there and done that, huh? I hope you aren't seriously comparing the flying that you have done to what Ernie Gann and the aviators of his day did. On your worst day it doesn't even come close; except in your most grandiose dreams..
radarlove said:Yes, I contend that in some cases (scheduled passenger transport not included) things have simply not changed that much.
patq1 said:You've been there and done that, huh? I hope you aren't seriously comparing the flying that you have done to what Ernie Gann and the aviators of his day did. On your worst day it doesn't even come close; except in your most grandiose dreams. You need to find some of these men, now in there 80s or older and talk to them for a while. And no, my father would never willingly trade the 747-100 that he retired in for the China Clipper, Boeing 247, or DC-3 that he started his career in.