On A Jet - AMA

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 07/28/2019 at 11:24 • Filed to: Ama

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I’m on a jet for 4.5  hours. As an added bonus my seat is right next to the lav and the flight attendants used the bin above my seat for storage. I have plenty of time so AMA.

HammerheadFistpunch > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:37

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what jet? have you given it a name yet?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:40

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you are on a jet and interwebsing?

not on airplane mode eh

welp... ill keep an eye out for plane crashes in the states this evening i guess :p

EL_ULY > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:40

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Your thoughts on ducks as pets

f86sabre > HammerheadFistpunch 07/28/2019 at 11:42

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I shall call it Laverne.

f86sabre > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/28/2019 at 11:43

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I have a Gogo subscription, because I like to check in on you folks.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:44

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i dont know what a gogo is

f86sabre > EL_ULY 07/28/2019 at 11:45

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I have no objection provided the owner takes them for swims and gets them lemonade.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:46

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Do you judge other pilots skills?

Nibby > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 11:48

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you are going faster than any of us right now

f86sabre > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/28/2019 at 11:50

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Well, in the 60s and 70s it was the term for a type of dancer. Now it’s an electronics company that outfits aircraft with internet and entertainment solutions.

f86sabre > Nibby 07/28/2019 at 11:51

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Maybe.  Odds are that there are some oppos flying with the jet stream.

f86sabre > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/28/2019 at 11:59

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I only have s private pilots license, so I certainly don judge commercial pilots...much. Every once in a while you can tell a pilot was a Naval Aviator

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:04

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Wait, why did I think you were a commercial pilot?

Shit, I don't know a flap from an fin, but I still judge them

EL_ULY > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:08

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Llololol old school 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:10

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Where ya headed?

I’m about to head to a baby shower for a friend of mine having twins....all my friends are married or have girlfriends at the moment but me, so that’s a bit depressing, lol.

f86sabre > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/28/2019 at 12:15

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Because I travel a lot and work for an airline? I’m a general manager in the engineering org. I have a degree in aerospace engineering.

f86sabre > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/28/2019 at 12:18

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Portland and then to the Oregon coast through the end of the week. Beach time.

Eat all the little cakes and ask the mom to be why she ate the baby.  They love that.  

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:19

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huh..... my flight to greece didnt have that

(but its cool i downloaded shaft and dirk gently season 1 before i got on the plane)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:20

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That’s probably it. I’ve logged over 100 hours in Kerbal space program, so I think I could consider myself an areospace engineer too.

DipodomysDeserti > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:25

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I had to sit next to the lav on a Delta flight from Flint to Atlanta. I was on a CRJ 900 and it was loud. I had to rely on the flight staff for water as I didn’t want to fill up my water bottle in the Flint airport.

Grindintosecond > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:30

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i land in portland tonight, late, but only for 12 hours then off for another workday.

Grindintosecond > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:35

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Oh a 900. Talked to a united guy on a newark airport shuttle a while ago. Theyre so long theyre limited on pitch for landing so takeoff rotation is limited and the approach speeds are stupid high. E njoy your 160 knot landing approach! It’s one of the reasons they said, “hmm...we should do something....well call it a MAX!” and skipped the whole replacement idea (*cough* 757 is the 928 of airline world *cough*)

But The max was nice. flys nice for sure. ill see it again. like a hou se is a nice house when all the bugs are gone.

f86sabre > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/28/2019 at 12:35

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We just got Kerbal.  It’s good fun.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:36

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Yeah, one of those games simple enough to mess around in and complex enough to really get into

f86sabre > DipodomysDeserti 07/28/2019 at 12:37

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Probably a good plan.  Our relationship with the regionals is complicated.

f86sabre > Grindintosecond 07/28/2019 at 12:39

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Yeah, it’s rough on tires and brakes for sure.  No room for more robust hardware in the center section. Looking forward to the new midrange airliner from Boeing.  It’s way overdue. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:40

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Shirley you must be joking

(Heehee double layered reference)

f86sabre > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/28/2019 at 12:41

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I wish there was an iPad version

f86sabre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/28/2019 at 12:42

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I’m not joking and don’t call me Shirley. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:44

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WilliamsSW > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:48

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What do you like to do to kill the time on the plane? Besides Oppo, that is.

So, by lav = bulkhead at least, I hope? I love bulkhead seats but my wife hates them ( she packs a lot of crap under the seat in front of her).

f86sabre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/28/2019 at 12:50

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Micheal McKean is in Good Omens on Prime and is amazing.

f86sabre > WilliamsSW 07/28/2019 at 12:55

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Last row of the plane, so bulkhead behind me. Door is to my left.

Surf the net, read, look out the window if I have one (I’m the guy with the shade open), sometimes I play Minecraft or watch a movie. We have some good Apollo stuff on the system right now as well as a cool Hurley Haywood documentary. Right now I am listening to Apolloinreal time.org and the first hour or so of Apollo 11. I have season 1 of the Expanse, some Grand Tour and Talladega Nights on my IPad along with 7-8 episodes of MXC. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 12:59

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Re: that Adventure Bros gif. While that scene is very creative, it would be impossible to get your legs under the dash that fast unless the driver's seat was like 4 feet back from the dash

f86sabre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/28/2019 at 13:16

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Many have underestimated Brock Samson. Few have lived to regret it.

WilliamsSW > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 13:37

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Yeah I’m one of those people that will pay a few $ to avoid that seat - anything more than a couple rows behind the wing is something I’ll avoid like the plague.

Wise choice to bring way more than you need to keep entertained. I do the same on flights over 3 hours. I’m su re that will come in handy on the beach, too. Enjoy!

f86sabre > WilliamsSW 07/28/2019 at 14:32

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Our super power is that we fly for free, so no complaints here. The price was right.

The intent is to run through some of the content on vacation and on the way home.

WilliamsSW > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 14:34

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Yeah I figure you don’t get a choice in that matter, and as you say, the price is right.

Hope you get good weather on the Oregon coast! See Crater Lake if you’re anywhere close to there - it’s breathtaking. 

facw > Nibby 07/28/2019 at 15:45

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Not true, he’s flying west which means he’s going slower (fighting against the rotation of the earth)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 07/28/2019 at 16:55

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I’ve been going to Portland a lot this year. I kinda like it.

Hard cider or IPA?

f86sabre > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/29/2019 at 10:00

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Cider. IPA is crappy beer by  design. No thanks. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 07/29/2019 at 12:16

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This is the correct reply.