panzwami

please tell me you're not serious...

yeah, but engine problems can also develop at 40,000 feet, 39,000 feet, 150 feet, or pretty much anywhere else. The fact that the aircraft was certified to fly at FL410 means the FAA had determined that such an altitude would not create an unsafe risk for engine failure, explosive decompression, wings falling off, or any other catastrophic problem.

Do we really need to list off all the major airline crashes that weren't caused by pilot error? TWA 800, JAL 123, UAL 232, the list goes on and on.

I think because they don't usually fly that high during the normal course of passenger-carrying business. But in this case, they had an empty airplane. They got clearance from ATC to climb to that altitude, which (again) is certified as a safe altitude for that aircraft, so everything was legit. I think the issue here is more about the process by which the FAA tested and certified that plane to fly at that altitude. It's not about two pilots who decided to hot dog it and got caught with their pants down.

yeah, might want to keep in mind that 41,000 feet was within the FAA certified operating limits for this particular aircraft, meaning these guys weren't actually doing anything reckless.

I doubt anyone was paying attention to her....name.

hey....NO DANCING!!!

One day a blonde boarded a plane for her flight to Los Angeles. Although she only had a coach ticket, she walked to the front of the plane and sat down in first class. When the flight attendant told her that she didn't have a first class ticket and needed to move, she replied "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, and I deserve to sit in first class." At this the flight attendant went and explained the situation to the captain. The captain thought for a second and said "Wait here, I'll take care of this." He walked back to where the blonde lady was sitting and said something to her, and sure enough, she got up and moved to her seat in coach. The flight attendant was dumbfounded and asked the captain what he had said to her. "Simple," he said. "I just told her that first class was not going to Los Angeles."

zing!

That's It....that's our BIG outing? Well, at least it's all the cool kids that are going!!!! Put me down on that list. J...PM sent.

Leave it blank. Go through the interview process and convince them that you are the person they want to hire. Then you'll be in a much better position to negotiate salary.

Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit

Can't really speculate as to container size, since that depends on what size your canopies are. If you are looking for help choosing the right canopy, talk to your instructors. Different manufacturers have different size notations. For Javelin, you can find harness and container sizing information from their website. I'm 6'3" and have a Javelin Odyssey with a D-19 harness. Fits like a glove.

Ferry Corsten - Live at Trance Energy

This is great, it's like my own personal episode of Springer, right here at my computer.

Military pilots correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't #3 (the one second from the left in that photo) be the one climbing out of the group for the Missing Man?

Pretty sweet photo.

"Hey Jimbo, the Alley owner and I talked it over, and we think it'd be best if you didn't continue to bowl. Don't take it personally, bowling isn't for everybody you know. Have you ever thought about taking up skydiving?"

16 inches. I'm 6'3", she was 4'11". My parents used to call her "pocket chick".

yeah....and when I said movie, I meant we'd be videotaping it.

When the interviewer asks you a question, *answer that question*. In every interview you will be asked questions that might make you look slightly bad (what's your biggest weakness, name a time where you screwed up at work, etc.) It's unavoidable. They will give you plenty of opportunities to make yourself look like hot shit, so when they ask the bad ones, they expect an answer. The worst thing you can do is try to tap dance around the question. Interviewers know full well that no one is going to walk through the door that has no faults whatsoever, so the "I don't have any weaknesses" answer doesn't fly. Also, ask questions. Lots of questions. Ask stuff the interviewer won't know, just so they have to say they don't know. Do research about the company before you get in the door. If you can convince the interviewer that you came to the interview better prepared than they did, you've done well. Most people tend to think that the interviewee is just supposed to walk into the room, get smacked around for an hour, and then leave and pray for a call back. But keep in mind that taking a job is a two-way street. In order for it to work, you have to like the company as much as the company likes you. Interviews are not one-sided affairs, so don't be afraid to take over the room.

ha....anyone feel like playing God?

I hate hearing stories like this. I was still in school when this was going on. The "shoot first and ask questions later" approach was particularly refreshing.

looks like I'm the only one so far representing the Nitron...

I think a lot of it is putting trust in your training and believing that you are in possession of the skills necessary to do what you are doing. Instead of thinking of each little individual step of which arm and leg to move in which way to turn yourself the right way to get into the next point, the thought process becomes streamlined to simply "turn." The training that you have already built up will take over and get you there. You need to have the intelligence to learn the proper way to do something and commit that information to memory, but also the belief in your own ability to allow yourself to operate from that training.