Yes, they always practice landing on water of course. Not like they just

eject at the first sign of trouble.

Found that an odd reasoning for his ability to do that to be honest. I had always heard that no plane had actually successfully done it before.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 16th 2009 at 09:32:04

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Holy Fuck! Good job, Biggles! Next time I will actually listen about the life jacket! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:26:32
- AND KEEP YER SEATBELT DONE UP UNTIL THE FUCKER IS PARKED (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:32:08
  - It was on take-off innit so I assume you mean till the light is off ? I see (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:34:57
    - KEEP YOUR SEATBELT ON ALL THE TIME (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:37:28
- former fighter pilot innit (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 16, 09:27:37
  - Yes, they always practice landing on water of course. Not like they just (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:32:04
    - No, but maybe means he's very highly skilled (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 16, 09:37:48
    - ... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 09:35:27
      - OK, so basically a full passenger airliner hasn't achieved 100% survival since 1963 (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:38:32
        
        indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 09:41:34
    - and what a name...Malky couldn't make that up (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Jan 16, 09:34:44
      - Oh, I don't know (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 16, 09:58:06
      - No it's even better : Chesley B 'Sully' Sullenberger III (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:36:12
      - Ha ha. Hadn't seen that. He has THE moustache too (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:35:47
    - AND CHOOSE AN AISLE SEAT IF NOT IN AN EMERGENCY EXIT ROW (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:34:25
      - AND KEEP YOUR SEATBELT DONE UP IN FLIGHT, PEOPLE GET KILLED BY TURBULENCE (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:36:16
        
        On December 5, 1996, 16 people suffered injuries, including a 7-month-old baby, when an Am (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:48:06
        
        clunk click, every trip (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 16, 09:51:33
        
        WILL FEMINISM MAKE PROPERTY PRICES OBESE? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 09:38:56
        
        ONLY AROUND THE ARSE (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:40:21
        
        Tombs posts - very basic (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 16, 09:38:08
        
        JUST HELPING MAKE THE SKY A SAFER PLACE SHODDY (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:39:27
        
        I appreciate that. I am not Shoddy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 16, 09:43:23
        
        PROFUSE APOLOGIES THEN (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 09:45:21
        
        Accepted. "Tombs - Keeping the skies safe since 2009" (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 16, 09:55:50
        
        Not gonna let it happen, not on my watch. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 16, 10:08:35

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