marcopaulo Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Fuckin hell...what happened to the plane? Did it manage to land or did it just hit the ground and blow up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 It is. Certainly is, people survived it as well! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31125052 Fuckin hell...what happened to the plane? Did it manage to land or did it just hit the ground and blow up? Landed in shallow water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Certainly is, people survived it as well! When I heard about it it said 12 were dead, I don't know if it's increased since then though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 When I heard about it it said 12 were dead, I don't know if it's increased since then though. At least 25 according to that last BBC report, don't know how many survived; amazing anyone did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 At least 25 according to that last BBC report, don't know how many survived; amazing anyone did. I think there were 56 on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I think there were 56 on board. Twenty still trapped inside apparently, presumed dead. But they're also saying fifteen injured so the numbers don't add up, will take time for the final figures to be known. Just amazing some walked away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Imagine seeing that as you're driving. Shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Imagine seeing that as you're driving. Shocking. Rather see it from a car than from inside the plane . But I get you; we get the big military transport planes practising low level flying down here and it can scare the crap out of you at times; saw one yesterday that seemed close enough to reach up and touch! And those are (obviously) under control rather than crashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 This is all making me a bit sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 This is all making me a bit sick Just remember this bit Matt... "Analysis: Richard Westcott, BBC transport correspondent Yet again, we are looking at shocking pictures of a plane crash. You'd be forgiven for thinking that flying is getting more dangerous, but it's not. In fact, when you look at the number of crashes and fatalities compared to the huge number of people flying today, we are in a golden era of aircraft safety. According to safety analysts Ascend, 2014 was narrowly the safest year ever, with one fatal accident per 2.38 million flights, compared to every 1.91 million flights in 2013. That does not include the loss of the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, where 298 people died, which they count as a war loss rather than an accident. Nearly a thousand people died in 2014, which is 700 more than the year before. Horrible numbers but compare that to the worst year, 1972, when 2,370 passengers were killed. There was far less flying then, maybe a quarter of what there is today. Nothing is ever without risk, but the chances of dying in an aircraft "accident" are lower than ever." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The pilot won't but should be heralded as a hero. He saved not only half the people on board but hundreds, if not thousands more, by avoiding buildings and crashing it in open water. He knew full well it would be his last act. Pure courage. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The pilot won't but should be heralded as a hero. He saved not only half the people on board but hundreds, if not thousands more, by avoiding buildings and crashing it in open water. He knew full well it would be his last act. Pure courage. Very true. Imagine the panic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Just remember this bit Matt... "Analysis: Richard Westcott, BBC transport correspondent Yet again, we are looking at shocking pictures of a plane crash. You'd be forgiven for thinking that flying is getting more dangerous, but it's not. In fact, when you look at the number of crashes and fatalities compared to the huge number of people flying today, we are in a golden era of aircraft safety. According to safety analysts Ascend, 2014 was narrowly the safest year ever, with one fatal accident per 2.38 million flights, compared to every 1.91 million flights in 2013. That does not include the loss of the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, where 298 people died, which they count as a war loss rather than an accident. Nearly a thousand people died in 2014, which is 700 more than the year before. Horrible numbers but compare that to the worst year, 1972, when 2,370 passengers were killed. There was far less flying then, maybe a quarter of what there is today. Nothing is ever without risk, but the chances of dying in an aircraft "accident" are lower than ever." Where did we end up on that argument about statistics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Where did we end up on that argument about statistics? Some are extremely revealing and unarguably give a totally accurate picture (like the above) and some (opta, squawka) should be taken with a bucket of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 The pilot won't but should be heralded as a hero. He saved not only half the people on board but hundreds, if not thousands more, by avoiding buildings and crashing it in open water. He knew full well it would be his last act. Pure courage. Thought exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31143710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Youngest daughter popped out another grandson yesterday; makes eight! Another three and I'll have a (mixed sex) football team . Going to see him this afternoon; they've called him Theodore for some unknown reason, but I suppose Theo is OK . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Youngest daughter popped out another grandson yesterday; makes eight! Another three and I'll have a (mixed sex) football team . Going to see him this afternoon; they've called him Theodore for some unknown reason, but I suppose Theo is OK . Christmas must be one expensive time! MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Youngest daughter popped out another grandson yesterday; makes eight! Another three and I'll have a (mixed sex) football team . Going to see him this afternoon; they've called him Theodore for some unknown reason, but I suppose Theo is OK . Congratulations to you all MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Congrats mate MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Congrats Mike!, MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Congrats, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Brilliant story this; someone should make a film of it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31097612 Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's too disappointing an ending at the minute Mike. Just when you think when the Air Force will let him become a pilot and fly away into the distance before the credits roll, they stick him in a stuffy office with poor air conditioning and Windows 98. Congratulations on the grandson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's too disappointing an ending at the minute Mike. Just when you think when the Air Force will let him become a pilot and fly away into the distance before the credits roll, they stick him in a stuffy office with poor air conditioning and Windows 98. Congratulations on the grandson! You could be right; they might need to embellish the ending a bit ('specially if he gets permission to fly his plane and crashes and kills himself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats mike. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks all. For boring reasons we didn't actually see him 'til today; he's tiny, less than six pounds but he's doing great. His father's not remotely interested in football so indoctrination as a blue shouldn't be a problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Wife and the little one left for the U.S. Today for 2 weeks. Apologies in advance if I'm more argumentative than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Wife and the little one left for the U.S. Today for 2 weeks. Apologies in advance if I'm more argumentative than usual. That'll be tough but at least you'll get some decent sleep . And Skype is brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 That'll be tough but at least you'll get some decent sleep . And Skype is brilliant! Yeah, Skype got wife and I through the 1st 4 years of our relationship, with all my travel and her finishing studies in the States. House is so quiet though, its creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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