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Old 12-09-2009, 07:37 PM
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Errr... Not an expert but I'd reckon it's abit more involved flying an A380 with over 500 dudes in the back depending on you if the s**t hit the fan? IMHO?
Yeah... so maybe less like a bus and more like driving a truck through city streets loaded with hazardous chemicals.. yes, there is potential for great disaster and many lives could be at risk if something goes wrong, but things rarely go wrong.. at 30,000 ft doing 800~850km/h theres plenty of time to think about what to do should something go pair shaped.. My comment was based around the fact that an F/A-18 pilot routinely flies at below 1000ft off the deck at 900~1100km/h to a top speed of Mach 1.75, if something goes wrong, its a split second between life and death.. excitement/adrenaline overload! F-111 pilots are trained to fly at 500ft altitude ASL at Mach 1.8, top speed of Mach 2.5 with a few thousand feet higher ASL... There is flying. Then there is flying fighter jets..

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