I'm off! Last minute help please?

[Rainmaker]

Welcome back.

Now you know why so many people from the UK want to retire in mainland southern Europe or a Mediterranean island - including myself.

Thank you... And you're not wrong!

[Nick_H]

Did you say this was your first flight ? What did you think to it ? That initial acceleration is something else isn't it lol !

 

I'm off to the Canaries on December 15th... Cant wait !

[radiognome]

Did you say this was your first flight ? What did you think to it ? That initial acceleration is something else isn't it lol !

I'm off to the Canaries on December 15th... Cant wait !

Ha! I wasn't expecting that acceleration the first time I got on a plane. It WAS something

[Nick_H]

Makes me laugh out loud like a little kid every time ! One memorable departure in a very lightly loaded 757.... Captain almost stood it on its tail. Never forget it.... He said he was going to perform a 'spirited departure' and even came back on the cabin tannoy and said he hoped we like it lol !!

 

Probably not happen in todays PC and fuel saving world ...

[Sagalout]

2 minutes of absolute commitment followed by hours of boredom and cramp finished with another 2 minutes of absolute commitment = any commercial flight. I can never stop thinking about the science of take off and landing. Being hurtled towards V1/V2 along a tarmac runway on a few bits of rubber is not something I ever enjoy. 

 

It's a bit like being driven by SWMBO in her S type V6 except then the commitment is for the whole journey  :peek:  Must be something to do with control 

 

p.s. love the Canaries in winter; Balearics in Spring. Been every year for the last 30 years and still enjoy both areas but couldn't live out there full time.

 

Glad you enjoyed the holiday but all I can sya is look at your forum name and you know why it was wet when you got back 

[Rainmaker]

I must admit I absolutely loved take off and landing. Gently taxiing to the runway then nothing, nothing... GO GO GO. The acceleration (and more specifically the jerk) was really enjoyable. My wife (a life long frequent traveller) was worried I'd hate flying, but the only thing she saw was a huge grin as we nailed it down the tarmac. I was surprised not to feel much of anything at the point of rotation (lift off) but hitting V1 was definitely enjoyable. I have to admit being mechanically minded helped, as I understood the process before flying and as such was too busy nerding out over the engines and enjoying it to worry about falling out of the sky or somesuch. Definitely going again for the spring!

 

Sagalout, you want to try adding a heavy two year old into the mix. She was strapped to me for the duration of the flight in both directions (too young for her own seat, but weighs a ton!). She was as good as gold to be fair (as was our 12 week old) but it's still bloody hard being 6'5" and being pinned down by a toddler on top, in economy.... :( 

[KenONeill]

And now you know why economy (regardless of how marketing try to dress it up) is aka "veal crate class".

[pilkers]

Hi all,

 

I was lucky enough to be in the RAF as aircrew (not a pilot), and flew on the Vulcan, including a season as display crew.  Now that was something else.  The acceleration when taking off with a light fuel load was unbelievable, then straight into a very steep climb and into a 90 degree wingover.  I was also lucky enough to get a trip in a Buccaneer, which was like a 2 hour 10 minute orgasm!  Fantastic.  The rest of my time was flying on the Nimrod, a more sedate gentleman's machine, flying as low as 200 feet over the sea

 

By the way I should get my SIII L&K 2.0TSI Estate next week.  I cant wait

 

Regards

 

Pilkers