I recall days like that flying around FWA. I was working the ramp one afternoon when a small plane landed, 3 people got out looking pale as ghosts and trembling. They couldn’t speak. Finally after a minute or two the pilot got himself communicative and said they had been dodging a thunderstorm and next thing he knew they had dropped 7000ft in about 20seconds (that would be 21000fpm!) and truly thought they were going to die in a cornfield.
They hung around for an hour or so, got their wits about them then took off again but none of them, including the pilot, looked particularly interested in doing so. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 13, 2020, at 6:07 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I actually saw a woman get off a puddle jumper and kiss the ground once… > > Riding a twin turboprop commuter from Denver to Albuquerque via Santa Fe in > April during the afternoon. Loads and loads of spring storms popping up on > the eastern slopes as we made our way south that day. As a private pilot who > flew most of the time during Midwest summers, I had encountered more than my > share of such fun, but I will say it was a wild ride even for me. Every time > we hit a downdraft this woman would scream, which didn’t help things. > > When we landed in Santa Fe, which was a “stop props and drop” stop, she > literally pushed to the front of the cabin right behind flight attendant and > nearly pushed her down the stairs, after which she was on her knees wailing > about how she would never, ever fly again. > > It was quite the performance, with the ramp crew and others standing around > looking at her as she carried on. > > She was ticketed through to Albuquerque, I would add. The flight attendant > told us so after we got back in the air… > > -D > >> On Jul 13, 2020, at 5:56 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Kaleb, >> You know it's a bad flight when the crew passes out knee pads so you can >> kneel to kiss the ground when you land... >> >>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 2:51 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I just landed. This is smallest airport I have ever been to. It’s >>> literally in some farmers pasture. It has 1 jet bridge. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> I might not make it out alive. The girl up front starts pushing a bunch >>> of buttons and the plane starts making a strange noise then alarms with red >>> lights start going off. Not sure what all that was about. Still waiting on >>> bags to be loaded. This is the sort of thing you deal with when flying >>> small planes to small airports. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Now we are waiting for them to find somebody to load the bags. This is >>> a small regional carrier of American. The young girl pilot is fixing to go >>> down there and load them. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> >>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They are trying to bake the virus to death, this is part of new >>> normal for air travel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Max Dillon >>>>>>> Charleston SC >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jul 13, 2020 2:22:24 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Holy crap it’s really hot on this plane. Imagine sitting in your car >>> with the windows rolled up and no AC. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 1:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 80/400 AC? (80 windows, 400 mph) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Like 4/60 AC? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -D >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Once you get to altitude you can open the windows and get some >>> cool breeze, duh >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --FT >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 7/13/20 2:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Riding a RJ145, little girl pilot appears to be confused along >>> with copilot. We are sitting in Dallas for 45 minutes waiting to close the >>> door. It’s very hot AC does not appear to be working. We push back. Pilot >>> then comes on and says AC is broke and it would be too hot to taxi out. So >>> we pull back to gate to either fix this plane or go to a different place. >>> Wtf? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> --FT >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
