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Singapore Airlines plane hits severe turbulence
Singapore Airlines plane hits severe turbulence
Passengers on a recent Singapore Airlines flight were left surrounded by a chaotic mess after their flight fell 20 metres when it hit severe turbulence...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... inner.html
(I'm not normally a 'Daily Bigot' reader, but I'm not sure whether this story was covered in any of the local BCLs).
Looks like the cabin crew handled the situation very well. For all my irritation about SQ over the years, I've always felt that the CCs try to do the best they can at all times. I experienced a similar thing many years ago (on a clapped out DC-10 somewhere over the Pacific). Not very nice at all, and the reason I always keep my seat belt fastened when seated.
Maybe we'll see the return of our chum (what was his name again?) who was scaremongering about the safety of Airbus vs. Boeing planes...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... inner.html
(I'm not normally a 'Daily Bigot' reader, but I'm not sure whether this story was covered in any of the local BCLs).
Looks like the cabin crew handled the situation very well. For all my irritation about SQ over the years, I've always felt that the CCs try to do the best they can at all times. I experienced a similar thing many years ago (on a clapped out DC-10 somewhere over the Pacific). Not very nice at all, and the reason I always keep my seat belt fastened when seated.
Maybe we'll see the return of our chum (what was his name again?) who was scaremongering about the safety of Airbus vs. Boeing planes...
Be careful what you wish for
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In Singapore the incident is seen as " glass half full". See this is reported in asiaone today
asiaone[dot]com/News/Latest%2BNews/Relax/Story/A1Story20130606-427808.html
To be fair, you cant criticize anyone for this incident, as this was a case of Clear-air turbulence (CAT). After going through both links, it looks like cabin crew indeed did a good job.
ps- couldnt post the URL.. this the URL text
asiaone[dot]com/News/Latest%2BNews/Relax/Story/A1Story20130606-427808.html
To be fair, you cant criticize anyone for this incident, as this was a case of Clear-air turbulence (CAT). After going through both links, it looks like cabin crew indeed did a good job.
ps- couldnt post the URL.. this the URL text
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.
I agree.proxymoron wrote:To be fair, you cant criticize anyone for this incident, as this was a case of Clear-air turbulence (CAT). After going through both links, it looks like cabin crew indeed did a good job.
Looking at pic 12 on the site you mentioned, it shows that the plane was just entering Indian airspace when the turbulence struck. I wonder if those pl0nkers on TRE, etc. will pick up on that and blame the poor Indians for this too...


Be careful what you wish for
Mi Amigo wrote:I agree.proxymoron wrote:To be fair, you cant criticize anyone for this incident, as this was a case of Clear-air turbulence (CAT). After going through both links, it looks like cabin crew indeed did a good job.
Looking at pic 12 on the site you mentioned, it shows that the plane was just entering Indian airspace when the turbulence struck. I wonder if those pl0nkers on TRE, etc. will pick up on that and blame the poor Indians for this too...![]()


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I remember a similar incident happening to my sister, one time she was flying Europe > Australia back in the 80s, and it was somewhere over this region.
Everything not strapped down got thrown around, and several people with broken arms and so on from hitting the cabin ceiling.
In fact this is a useful reminder. I used to always leave my seatbelt on, but loose enough so that I could move about somewhat. These days though I seem to have grown complacent...
Everything not strapped down got thrown around, and several people with broken arms and so on from hitting the cabin ceiling.
In fact this is a useful reminder. I used to always leave my seatbelt on, but loose enough so that I could move about somewhat. These days though I seem to have grown complacent...
I always ask Jeeves to strap me in when one nod's off in the learjet.JR8 wrote:I remember a similar incident happening to my sister, one time she was flying Europe > Australia back in the 80s, and it was somewhere over this region.
Everything not strapped down got thrown around, and several people with broken arms and so on from hitting the cabin ceiling.
In fact this is a useful reminder. I used to always leave my seatbelt on, but loose enough so that I could move about somewhat. These days though I seem to have grown complacent...
BillyB wrote:I always ask Jeeves to strap me in when one nod's off in the learjet.JR8 wrote:I remember a similar incident happening to my sister, one time she was flying Europe > Australia back in the 80s, and it was somewhere over this region.
Everything not strapped down got thrown around, and several people with broken arms and so on from hitting the cabin ceiling.
In fact this is a useful reminder. I used to always leave my seatbelt on, but loose enough so that I could move about somewhat. These days though I seem to have grown complacent...
Woah ... misread that as asking Jeeves to nod-off on you.
But then again, you are decidedly homosexual ;
Would one go and take one's face for a sh*t, please......JR8 wrote:BillyB wrote:I always ask Jeeves to strap me in when one nod's off in the learjet.JR8 wrote:I remember a similar incident happening to my sister, one time she was flying Europe > Australia back in the 80s, and it was somewhere over this region.
Everything not strapped down got thrown around, and several people with broken arms and so on from hitting the cabin ceiling.
In fact this is a useful reminder. I used to always leave my seatbelt on, but loose enough so that I could move about somewhat. These days though I seem to have grown complacent...
Woah ... misread that as asking Jeeves to nod-off on you.
But then again, you are decidedly homosexual ;
Billy BanterBillyB wrote: Would one go and take one's face for a sh*t, please......

p.s. going to have to give me a clue on this one, no idea what it means.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4EK4HSPkI
MGMT - Kids
Feck me bunter is that you in the silver lame, tickling my poodles ear?
Looks like a terrier to me!JR8 wrote:Billy BanterBillyB wrote: Would one go and take one's face for a sh*t, please......
p.s. going to have to give me a clue on this one, no idea what it means.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4EK4HSPkI
MGMT - Kids
Feck me bunter is that you in the silver lame, tickling my poodles ear?
But that video is really weird, almost as weird as this.......
http://youtu.be/OIX1KSwEtJI
Zoom to 40 seconds in. The top two comments summarise it perfectly!
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