tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post739140354307918955..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Um, HiRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32429654622958451392015-08-13T18:17:24.151-04:002015-08-13T18:17:24.151-04:00ALBERT sounds like the Pilot's version of ETOP...ALBERT sounds like the Pilot's version of ETOPS - "Engines Turn Or People Swim"Rick Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32293212955030325382015-08-13T13:04:59.997-04:002015-08-13T13:04:59.997-04:00Roberta, I'm sure it was easier for those two ...Roberta, I'm sure it was easier for those two to climb down that ladder than it would have been for me to climb up it; I only do such things at gunpoint.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67777580272889442902015-08-13T11:01:29.035-04:002015-08-13T11:01:29.035-04:00Many moons ago, a couple of guys took off from Aus...Many moons ago, a couple of guys took off from Austin Texas heading for Dallas. The land is flat so they thought it would be clear sailing all the way, but they thought to look at the charts anyway, and what do they find? Some umpteen thousand foot tall radio antennae in Waco. They increased their altitude.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89292871722277730722015-08-13T06:50:17.511-04:002015-08-13T06:50:17.511-04:00EB: The guy who named this thing had a long histor...EB: The guy who named this thing had a long history of giving devices sarcastic names that were meant to amuse. There are no winners when pilots wander into towers (there's an FAA rule about that, as I am sure you know) but the people in the aircraft lose most.<br /><br /> I do know of one instance in Ohio when a hot-air balloonist struck a TV tower without (IIRC) fatalities. Pilot and passenger -- grandfather and grandson -- climbed down a thousand feet of ladder. Balloon and TV antenna were total losses. Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6675537339738770142015-08-12T17:13:53.690-04:002015-08-12T17:13:53.690-04:00But does the unit have a left-handed flangeistat? ...But does the unit have a left-handed flangeistat? Those are hard to find......JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30937767371294761442015-08-12T11:39:41.684-04:002015-08-12T11:39:41.684-04:00"Aircraft Lights Busted Endangering Radio Tow..."Aircraft Lights Busted <i>Endangering Radio Tower</i>"<br /><br />From a pilot's perspective, boy howdy, do I feel sorry for the poor little unlit radio tower if an aircraft hits it. Since that's almost always a 100% fatal event for everyone on board the aircraft.<br /><br />But it does make for a nifty acronym.<br /><br />Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.com