Posted: 5/5/2015 7:00:43 PM EDT
Sorry... J/K. I've got a flight to Vegas next week and I was going over it in my mind and decided that if something should happen while in-flight, I'm going to kick out of Airplane Mode and post asking the experts at Arf what I should do (rather than saying frantic goodbyes to loved-ones). I was thinking that this might be a first here.... but considering the stuff that gets posted here... probably not. 
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| Jump as high as you can miliseconds before impact. Your upward momentum will cancel out the plane's downward momentum and you will be able to walk away unscathed. If the crash occurs in the mountains, you should also have no shortage of dead/injured (aka weak) passengers on which to feast. Spend 1 day fashioning alpine skis out of the wreckage and ski your way to salvation after consuming a hearty breakfast of your fellow passengers. |
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Sorry... J/K. I've got a flight to Vegas next week and I was going over it in my mind and decided that if something should happen while in-flight, I'm going to kick out of Airplane Mode and post asking the experts at Arf what I should do (rather than saying frantic goodbyes to loved-ones). I was thinking that this might be a first here.... but considering the stuff that gets posted here... probably not. If "something should happen" just "do something" but don't be too specific - remain flexible in your planning and execution. |
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Quoted: if something should happen while in-flight, I'm going to kick out of Airplane Mode and post asking the experts at Arf what I should do.  |
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Follow instructions: Place head between knees.
The seats are designed to accordion forward, thus, killing everyone rather painlessly. It also makes it easier on recovery / rescue personnel with less walking, bagging and tagging. Leave the crash scene BETTER than you found it. |
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Quoted: Sorry... J/K. I've got a flight to Vegas next week and I was going over it in my mind and decided that if something should happen while in-flight, I'm going to kick out of Airplane Mode and post asking the experts at Arf what I should do (rather than saying frantic goodbyes to loved-ones). I was thinking that this might be a first here.... but considering the stuff that gets posted here... probably not. Excellent idea! And since we're preplanning... DIBS on all guns, ammo, optics, mags, accessories, cash & precious metals!!! |
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You will have to be very fast on the phone since you wont have service until you drop to around 8000'. Assuming you're falling out of the sky at terminal velocity you'll have maybe 30 seconds to create your thread. You better type fast. This. The towers are pointed out, not up. |
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Stop panicking! Going down is a required part of every textbook landing. ETA - may want to lay off the overpriced in-flight booze, too.  As a young private pilot (in a previous life) I overheard a couple of scruffy airfreight loaders talking about having taken the yoke while flying with friends/family and saying how easy flying is. I asked them if they'd landed a plane. Of course they answered negative. I responded "if you haven't landed, you haven't flown". I took-off and "steered" the plane on my intro flight. But landing is the trick. 
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