Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.english.usage Subject: Re: Floppies Date: 25 Sep 2025 19:38:23 GMT Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <7ZYzQ.83$Qzga.44@fx10.ams1> <10asc3o$2jpdr$1@dont-email.me> <10av7vu$39al7$3@dont-email.me> <10b2h5m$37ee$3@dont-email.me> <10b322o$5u19$19@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net qvg9VjIM/VrNpfne48te5QZAf4waIB4hj+vo8rRL5vQZdjUwNr Cancel-Lock: sha1:tFAs4y++HtXVGCzrdw6NsSA1ug8= sha256:vwA+Muc35UHwUV15kTWLA4qNu4mhX1GxbkmKuhyKcAE= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:75238 alt.usage.english:1128996 On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:09:21 -0400, Rich Ulrich wrote: > On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0100, The Natural Philosopher > wrote: > >>On 25/09/2025 05:41, lar3ryca wrote: >>> Of course I am what is called in Canada, a private pilot. An airline >>> pilot does not have to worry about the CofA. He is assigned to a >>> flight, >>> and away he goes. >> >>Actually, I don't think he does. >> >>He cannot fly a plane that does not meet safety criteria without risking >>his licence. He is required to view the maintenance log for any >>outstanding issues, and physically inspect the plane, and is fully >>within his rights to refuse to fly it if it does not meet safety >>criteria. >> >>I remember being held for 45 minutes while a mechanic was called in to >>replace a blown bulb in a panel of warning lights... > > I was in a plane that returned to the gate for a half hour or so. > > An air hostess explained that the pilot did not like the sound of the > engines. So they replaced the pilot. That was not entirely comforting > news. I've been lucky. I did have one flight from Albany NY to Toronto ON that had several stops along the way. I had a seat over the wing and climbing out of Syracuse I noticed the prop wasn't turning. Not good. after the u- turn I have to say it was one of the smoother landings I ever experienced. Having an engine fail on takeoff sort of got the pilot's attention. The milk run was usually nice. I don't think they ever bothered to get more that 10000' AGL so it was scenic. Spending a fun filled evening in Syracuse wasn't.