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- johnwiz, on 05/15/2009, -8/+589i caught a leak under my sink once, duct taped that ***** right up.
- nahsrocketeer75, on 05/14/2009, -10/+557"... before we go oceanic." Those aviators have a way with words.
- ironeus, on 05/14/2009, -5/+462If the plane was losing 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour which is an abnormal rate, wouldn't that lead to only 1 conclusion? Lucky for the crew & passengers that the Staff Sgt. was seated where he was.
- disrupter, on 05/15/2009, -14/+442Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved 800 lives, including yours. I dare you to do better.
- Julie188, on 05/14/2009, -4/+352Wow, it takes a video from a passenger? That makes me feel safe.
- chinaman1212, on 05/15/2009, -2/+235there's.... something on the wing.........some..........thing....
- random255, on 05/15/2009, -1/+211Save 300 lives... get first class seats. Better than nothin', I suppose.
- RequiemHunter, on 05/15/2009, -4/+209He should be glad they didn't handcuff him at the terminal and interrogate him about the fuel leak.
- inactive, on 05/15/2009, -5/+172I think he meant before they were over water.
Not a LOST reference. - thomn8r, on 05/15/2009, -4/+168I'm sick of all the *****' fuel leakin' out of this *****' plane!
- enrq, on 05/15/2009, -0/+161I would have put him back next to the wing... this is where he works best
- lfroker, on 05/15/2009, -2/+156We've got a hero here.
- farfegnugen, on 05/15/2009, -0/+96Dugg for not calling it "duck tape"
- Roedran, on 05/15/2009, -3/+91Darn it if that new movie wasn't a pretty darn good thrill ride, with some excellent newcomers stepping into impossible shoes and making an excellent reboot to a well-loved series. I still can't get over how great it was!
- directedition, on 05/15/2009, -2/+85Indeed, it would have concluded with diverting to San Francisco because of they're somehow loosing 6000 pounds of fuel an hour. What the Sgt. really spared them was an expensive investigation into finding where the leak was.
There is no way they would have flown for an hour, lost six thousand pounds of fuel, and figured they'd head to Japan anyway. - SpookyET, on 05/15/2009, -14/+91Oceanic Airways is a fictional company used in every Hollywood movie involving an aeroplane and a disaster just as 555 is used in every telephone number.
- ruretarded, on 05/15/2009, -0/+65Just for reference, 747 burns 22,000lb of fule an hour.
By the way, yes, pilots routinely monitor fuel burn/remaining fuel. Here is a response from an United pilot,
"It was good that he pointed this out to the crew, but as the story kind of mentions, the crew knew something was wrong with the fuel burn to begin with. Not having been there, I'm sure they were discussing various scenarios on could they make it, where to divert, what might be causing it, items like that. Losing fuel out of one wing would become pretty obvious to the crew as they noticed the fuel burn, and yes, we do monitor the fuel burn."
Source: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileage-plus ... - heystoopid, on 05/15/2009, -8/+71"Oceanic Airways" is that you ?
- bblande, on 05/15/2009, -5/+68Dugg for "stewardess."
- davdev, on 05/15/2009, -0/+59Thought the same thing. I would think just noticing that would be grounds for diversion.
- jba68, on 05/15/2009, -0/+58ahhh ***** it we can make it. if we don't, we'll crash land and they'll make a nutty tv series about us.
We'll be stars!! - inkubusfan, on 05/15/2009, -2/+54i'd sure like to kick you in the nuts right about now...
- ruretarded, on 05/15/2009, -1/+50A response from an United pilot: (This was an UA flight.)
"If we had the FA's come up every time a passenger "just knows" somethings broken, we'd be forever running to the back of the plane or diverting. I can't tell you how many reports I have of "fuel leaks" from the passengers, when all they are seeing are contrails off the wings or misting contrail from the flaps as they are extended. The funniest one I've heard is the passenger who dinged the FA frantically saying we had a hole in the wing. The FA calmly replied "sir, those are the flaps deployed".
We have millions of passengers, and many are new fliers. We depend on the FA to use their judgement in relaying issues to us. So, in this case, the FA did use her judgement. She contacted the captain once she was convinced there might actually be a problem, so kudos to her for doing her job."
Source: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileage-plus ... - eatsushi, on 05/15/2009, -6/+54Women...they think they know everything...
- mmx2000, on 05/15/2009, -2/+49You, sir, are a hero.
- TheHerk, on 05/15/2009, -0/+46He is a boom operator. That means he hangs out alone in the back of planes like a KC-10 or KC-135(air-to-air refulers), and he flies the boom to the fuel receptacle on the other aircraft. He isn't making command decisions to bomb anybody.
- Speedy7, on 05/15/2009, -11/+57People in positions of responsibility, like the cabin crew here, sometimes need to get their heads out of their asses and understand that the 'general public' sometimes might actually be serious when they talk.
Too many times it occurs that people do not listen, even though they may be in a position to stop the oncoming danger. - kevinsboy, on 05/15/2009, -0/+45stewardesses is the longest word in the English language that can be typed by using one hand.
- samard2002, on 05/15/2009, -3/+46In this particular case, you are right. But I would rather die a horrible firey death than to spend my life giving every single person the constant undivided attention they think they deserve.
- MattDell, on 05/15/2009, -12/+54How did they not notice the fuel gauge?
- evetsleep, on 05/15/2009, -5/+47http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Mirrors/2009/ ...
- diggbury, on 05/15/2009, -0/+41we'd have a great video of him asking if he was free to go over and over again for an hour though
- Gusbob, on 05/15/2009, -0/+36They must have. That is why they knew they are losing 6000 pounds of fuel an hour
- xtreme571, on 05/15/2009, -0/+33i typed this entire message using 1 hand.
- PandaBearShenyu, on 05/15/2009, -1/+34With the former fighter jet pilot landing the plane in the hudson river and this guy, I think we should just exclusively recruit former fighter pilots to fly our passenger planes from now on.
- Octanum, on 05/15/2009, -0/+32Epic quote :o
- brandnewx, on 05/15/2009, -3/+35It was about to become Oceanic Six until Jack smelled the fuel leaking... LOST series diverted.
- pegothejerk, on 05/15/2009, -0/+31sometimes fuel is dropped intentionally.
- vaeldas, on 05/15/2009, -0/+30I'm sure in military training they learn things that keep them from making rash, and uniformed choices. Besides, do you really want to be the person that tells the captain that everyone on his plane is going to die unless they turn the plane around, only to land at S.F. and it was absolutely nothing? From what I know, plane travelers are some of the most unforgiving people when it comes to delays.
- ELee, on 05/15/2009, -0/+30FYI - it was flight UA-881
Incident: United Airlines B744 near Winnipeg on Apr 18th 2009, small fuel leak
http://avherald.com/h?article=419a5522
Ground track of diversion to SFO
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL881/history/ ... - jonwise80, on 05/15/2009, -2/+31Great story! Nice to see the crew was respectful and listened to the guy once he proved he had credentials and wasn't just a panicky nut. Great that they flew him first class the next day, too!
Well played by all involved! - scarwars, on 05/15/2009, -2/+29http://www.oceanic-air.com/
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Michael Orteig, President of Oceanic Airlines, released this statement: "After 25 years of service, we are forced to close our doors. Due to financial difficulties in the wake of the Flight 815 tragedy, we are no longer able to sustain service. We are deeply sorry that we can no longer serve our loyal customers, and apologize for any inconvenience our decision will cause."
Passengers of Oceanic Airlines are encouraged to contact their travel agent or one of Oceanic's airline partners to make alternate travel arrangements. - ukblacknight, on 05/15/2009, -4/+31They did, but couldn't work out why it was dropping so fast. What's the airline? I don't wanna fly with them...
- SkippyDoorknob, on 05/15/2009, -0/+27Just climb REALLY high and glide there.
- neo991lb, on 05/15/2009, -2/+29Quote makes me all tingly every time.. Can't wait for the BR of this to be released.
- bblande, on 05/15/2009, -2/+27RTFA:
"The captain came from the cockpit to where Sergeant Bachleda was sitting to see the leak and view the video footage. Sergeant Bachleda said the captain and the crew were trying to figure out how the aircraft was losing 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour and then they knew exactly what was going on." - mofw, on 05/15/2009, -0/+25I took a leak in my sink once...
- znicket, on 05/15/2009, -0/+25Yes, unexplained disappearance of fuel would lead to diversion. The crew would never have continued as is.
- chinaman1212, on 05/15/2009, -7/+32oh hell no. tebriel that movie rocked. maybe you walked into the wrong theater.
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