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Old 12-05-2006, 03:35 PM
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Emergency Farting

Flatulence, not turbulence forces plane landing in Nashville


American Flight 1053, from Washington Reagan National Airport and bound for Dallas/Fort Worth, made an emergency landing here after passengers reported smelling struck matches, said Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority.

The plane landed safely. The FBI, Transportation Safety Administration and airport authority responded to the emergency, Lowrance said.

The passengers and five crew members were brought off the plane, together with all the luggage, to go through security checks again. Bomb-sniffing dogs found spent matches.

The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal body odor, Lowrance said. The woman lives near Dallas and has a medical condition.

The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane.

"American has banned her for a long time," Lowrance said.

She was not charged but could have been. While it is legal to bring as many as four books of paper safety matches onto an aircraft, it is illegal to strike a match in an airplane, Lowrance said.

By Samuel Shu, The Tennessean

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Old 12-05-2006, 03:43 PM
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Similar thing happened to my brother in law last year. He was flying home to CA and started getting terrible pains in his gut. The stewardess made him lay down in the galley and they found a doctor on board. The doc diagnosed acute appendicitis and said he needed immediate medical care. As the plane came down for an emergency landing in Minneapolis, he started his rendition of Blazing Saddles. By the time they got to the gate, he was perfectly fine. Needless to say, the plane left Minneapolis without him.
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Old 12-05-2006, 04:31 PM
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Classic for sure.

I remember a Delta flight I was on where the head stewardess was chewing out some greenhorn stewardess for farting on the plane. That was pretty funny.

I can’t count how many times we’ve had pax start cussing each other out for that. Good thing is, the air flow is not towards the cockpit. A nasty rip can often cause quite a scenario in a private jet. Up front - we just try to act like we haven’t a clue. Sometimes trying hard not to laugh our asses off.

A few years back we did have one that made it up front while hauling a few business big wigs and their wives. I wasn’t there, but I know Shelby turned around and asked if the coffee pot was getting too hot (The pot is just aft of the cockpit). That didn’t go over too good. We laugh about it now though. Everytime one of us does it, there’s often a coffee remark.
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Old 12-05-2006, 06:24 PM
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Talking *** Time to activate those charcoal air-filters! ***

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Old 12-05-2006, 06:40 PM
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Well...

... so much for like'n buckwheat.

BTW - Cabin air never goes through any fuel heat exchangers.
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:01 PM
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Wouldn't it have been better to wait it out in the bathroom? It would have smelled awful for her but either way that's risky lighting sulfur laden matches to chance being arrested.
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:40 PM
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... so much for like'n buckwheat.

BTW - Cabin air never goes through any fuel heat exchangers.


Heyyyyyyyyy it's all about ball bearings these days! You guys missed your refresher course?

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Old 12-05-2006, 08:05 PM
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Fly in an unpressurized aircraft and you're gonna fart. It's only a question of detection -- can you sneak it out or will it roar and buck?
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:17 PM
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Thanks MM

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We've flown C.C. around the country quite a few times. We've often chated about the "Fletch Flicks". Some of his best.
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:19 PM
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Fly in an unpressurized aircraft and you're gonna fart. It's only a question of detection -- can you sneak it out or will it roar and buck?
Yes - But always keep one fact in mind:
It’s not the intensity. It’s the density.
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:38 PM
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Fly in an unpressurized aircraft and you're gonna fart. It's only a question of detection -- can you sneak it out or will it roar and buck?
I was going to say that when someone farts on a C-130 every rushes in for warmth. I know its pressurized......most of the time.
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:44 PM
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Reasons helicopters are better than women

1. A helicopter will kill you quickly . . . a woman takes
her time.

2. Helicopters can be turned on by a flick of a switch.

3. A helicopter does not get mad if you 'touch and go.'

4. A helicopter does not object to a preflight inspection.

5. Helicopters come with manuals.

6. Helicopters have strict weight and balance limits.

7. You can fly a helicopter any time of the month.

8. Helicopters don't come with in-laws.

9. Helicopters don't whine unless something is really
wrong.

10. Helicopters don't care about how many other helicopters
you have flown.

11. When flying, you and your helicopter both arrive at the
same time.

12. Helicopters don't mind if you look at other helicopters,
or if you buy helicopter magazines.

13. It's OK to use tie-downs on your helicopter.

Seen that before. Cute. Thanks. I like ya again.
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:47 PM
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Ain't it the truth? I flew a Mustang to 22k one day about 10 years ago, and it was the most miserable experience I've had in a while. I was farting, burping, everything ached, my head hurt, the O2 was cold as hell, dry. I moved my throttle hand off the handle and on my lap as the cold from the thin skin was like a block of ice. Canopy glazed over, radio displays dimmed out, shoulders cold, neck cold. Some coolant leaked out and froze near my feet. Jezz

I envy any of you guys that fly unpressurized a/c to altitude - it ain't for me
You flew a Mustang.

I worship you.

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Old 12-05-2006, 08:59 PM
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Wow a Mustang really!? Thats an amazing plane! Don't worry I am sure that you would have forgot about the cold real fast if an ME109 was lighting up your tail!
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Old 12-05-2006, 09:02 PM
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buckwheat & WVOtoGO

You two would like this cartoon - it was sent to me by a friend of mine who is in the helicopter refurb biz.

(I had to "edit" a 4 letter work in there)
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