Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Teach! Teach! Call on Meeee! (Airplane Ed.)

Firefighters responded to Lake Washington after a seaplane crashed into the water near Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood Wednesday night, fire officials said.
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The Seattle Police Department’s harbor unit also responded to the lake and will investigate what led up to the crash, {fire spokesperson Kristen Tinsley] said.
If you know anything about flying with amphibious floats, a picture tells the story.


The landing gear is down.

If you land an airplane with amphibious floats on the water and the landing gear is down (typically, shown with green lights), flipping the airplane on contact with the water is virtually guaranteed. Gear up on amphibs is shown by blue lights: Green for Grass, Blue for Water.

The problem of landing on the water with the gear down can happen with pilots who have a lot of landplane retract time. Green lights for landing can become ingrained.

1 comment:

seafury said...

The fact that it keeps happening would lead one to believe a better way of training is needed. Or just eliminate the amphibious floats and save a ton on insurance.