The perils of being an aviator

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  • barretcreek
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2013
    • 6065

    #1

    The perils of being an aviator

    Martin-Baker, the British firm that pioneered the ejection seat and is the largest supplier, has another weight problem with its popular Mk16 model used in F-35 fighters The British RAF (Royal Air Force) found it has a problem with some potential F-35 p


    Fewer brewskis for some, more for others. Not using the device is not an option.
  • Sunray
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 3251

    #2
    Biggest one is that when your airplane stops working it falls. Falling won't hurt you, but the sudden stop will. snicker.
    A 245 pound aircraft driver is a big lad. Not likely to fit in the driver's seat.
    Spelling and grammar count!

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    • Mark in Ottawa
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2009
      • 1744

      #3
      A different sort of aviation peril was on the front page of today's Sun Sentinel, a local paper here in Delray Beach Florida. A small plane that is used to pull advertising banners behind it and normally flies back and forth in the Fort Lauderdale beach area went of course and hit the 12th floor of a condo apartment. The plane chopped a hole in the wall and then fell onto the pool area below. the pilot was killed but nobody else was hurt. There were people in the apartment at the time. (see https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/b...302-story.html)

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      • dryheat
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2009
        • 10587

        #4
        In the military, your not an aviator forever. You get a desk job.
        If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.

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