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Low Level Jet Flybys

If you love military aircraft, here's a short video of some low-level jets doing flybys.

Back in the Days Crazy Nutz Stunts

I like to post videos of people doing dumb things - I guess this qualifies even though it dates back a long time - some like 80 years ago? This runs a little longer than the videos I usual post - almost 8 minutes - but it's worth it for the humor and history.

via Random Good Stuff

Airport Security

I travel almost every day - I leave the house, jump in my car and drive down the road. Except for snowy or icy days when my car is covered and I have to brush/scrape it off, there's no delay. It's quick, it's easy and I am as independent as could be.

But when you must travel by air, at least here in the US, it is about as inconvenient as it could possibly be. Short of full body cavity searches, there's not much left for the airlines and homeland security to probe into. They check your ID, they probably have your credit card number, they make you take off your belt and shoes, you must empty your pockets - and the last time I flew they dumped the contents of my wife's purse and pawed through everything.

It's pretty humiliating. I avoid flying as much as I possibly can. And the idiots at the airlines wonder why they're going broke.

But, technology may provide some relief. The following provides some insight into a new machine that could possible be just the beginning to relieving some of the stress.

From Boing-Boing...

Truthfully, I find the liquid ban to be more ridiculous, but a lot of people hate having to take off their shoes at security checkpoints. But Ben-Gurion International in Tel Aviv has just installed some new shoe scanners that should let passengers keep their kicks on. If one of the world's most secure airports is endorsing this new technology, we're wondering if indeed our shoe salvation has finally arrived.

Joke - Flying Lessons

A flight instructor tells of the student of his who was having real trouble landing the plane, and specifically judging how close he should be to the ground before pulling up the nose of the aircraft.

Strangely enough, during the first night lesson, the student landed perfectly. Each time, just as the flight instructor thought he would have to take over, the student would pull back on the stick and make a beautiful landing.

Curious, the instructor finally asked what visual reference the student was using. Explained the student: "I just aim straight for the end-of-the-runway lights. Then I wait. When you stiffen in your seat, I pull the plane up and land."

Video:

An Ameriquest ad features a young lady with some problems while flying.

Humor Time

Ten signs you have chosen a no frills airline
· You can't board the plane unless you have the exact change.
· Before you take off, the stewardess tells you to fasten your Velcro.
· The captain asks all the passengers to chip in a little for fuel.
· When they pull the steps away, the plane starts rocking.
· The captain yells at the ground crew to get the cows off the runway.
· You ask the captain how often this company's airplanes crash and he says, "Just once."
· No in-flight movie. Don't need one. Your life keeps flashing before your eyes.
· You see a man with a gun, but he is demanding to be let off the plane.
· All the airplanes have both a bathroom and a chapel.