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Otto Gebhardt

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  1. Jeg fløy med Air Cairo A320 til Sharm (fra Gardermoen) i påsken i fjor, og det var en av de trangeste og mest ukomfortable turene jeg har fløyet! Dog er jeg 193 cm høy ...
    Uffda, det var ikke gode nyheter. Det er ikke så farlig med meg, men fruen må sitte mot midtgangen. Kan ikke sitte innklemt. Må sjekke om det er mulig å "oppgradere" til nødutgang kanskje?
  2. Litt fin den her også.

     

    SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul reported one exchange. His SR-71 was screaming across Southern California, 13 miles high and its crew were monitoring cockpit chatter as they entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control the SR-71, LA monitored its movement across their scope. The SR-71 crew heard a Cessna ask for a readout of groundspeed.

    "90 knots" Center replied.

    Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same.

    "120 knots," Center answered.

    An F-18 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests groundspeed readout."

    Center (after a slight pause): "525 knots on the ground, Dusty".

    The SR-71 realised how ripe a situation this was for one-upmanship: "Center, Aspen 20, you got a groundspeed readout for us?"

    Center (after a longer than normal pause): "Aspen, I show 1,742 knots"

    No further groundspeed inquiries were heard on that frequency.

     

    In similar vein (airport not stated), an SR-71 crew were listening in on a similar "match this" contest. A Cessna asked to clear to 4000 ft, a corporate jet requested clearance to 12,000, an airliner to 18,000, etc. Finally the SR-71 called ATC.

    SR-71: "Request clearance to 80,000 ft"

    Tower: "Just how in hell do you plan to get up there?"

    SR-71: "Uh Tower, I'm descending to 80,000".

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