Let's just say I know someone associated with their operation who makes me worried about their entire airline as a result. haha
Let's just say I know someone associated with their operation who makes me worried about their entire airline as a result. haha
Email me anytime at [email protected].
I know this is the wrong place but I cannot resist. As a Giants fan and after consuming a few beers, I would totally avoid the Jetblue J E T S plane.
Anyway, who's the official carrier for the Giants? Continental/United? Lets go, we need a Giants plane.
Sorry.
AJ
Pull back and the houses get smaller!
United is the official airline of the Giants. They don't seem interested in doing special liveries these days, unfortunately.
(For years prior to the merger, Continental was the official airline sponsor, though the team actually flew on United charters.)
Personally, I won't board anything with <2 engines unless absolutely necessary.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
That stat about Russian aircraft is sobering, but here's a scarier one which partially influences my short "avoid" list:
You are 9 times more likely to die in a GA aircraft than in a car.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
Not to get off topic, but I have to agree with AJ here. Not in the fact that I would avoid the jetblue JETS plane, but that there should be a Giants logo plane. I can see why jetblue would brand one of their planes with huge letters that spell JETS, but it would be nice to see someone (and I hate to say this) like Delta since they are the largest carrier in the New York area brand one of their planes with the Giants name. Heck, Delta already has the appropriate colors, and putting Giants logos on one of their planes may actually make it look good. And being a Dolphins fan myself (yeah, hahaha I know we suck) it would be nice to see their logo on a plane. Heck, AA is their official carrier and AA has one of its larger hubs in MIA, so I think that would be a nice tribute.
Rant done..
I have a very general no fly list:
United (No reason, just can't stand it)
Russian Airlines
Saabs and Brasilias
There is no need to avoid any type as the safest plane flown by the safest airline with the safest crew can still be the one.
ditto Gotham..
Which is why I never took up my pilots license.
And I, I took the path less traveled by
and that has made all the difference......yet...
I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=187
OK, time for me to weigh in here. My no-fly list would include:
Anything with a Garrett turboprop - the noise is just deafening.
BAE J31 and the Embraer Bandeirante - single engine performance is marginal, as was the design
Russian regional service - the international service is fair and so is the safety record, but not regionally
Certain African and Indonesian carriers - though Garuda has made great improvements recently
Iran Air - their old aircraft have a terrible safety record
Early Taylorcraft and Great Lakes aircraft - they were built with 1030 plain steel tubing and not 4130 chromoly
Various homebuilt aircraft - some YES, others NO WAY
Anything else that is maintained, and flown my a competent pilot, generally yes.
Last edited by stratoduck; 2012-04-16 at 08:44 PM.
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