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Semi-related story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9 "Ladies and gentlemen, this
by jasoncartwright 10y ago
Semi-related story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9
"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 going again. I trust you are not in too much distress"
- 464192002d7fe1c 10y agoHow delightfully British.
- techdragon 10y agoSo British I can't help but think of the Airline Pilots skit from "How to Irritate People" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Irritate_People https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Irritate_People
- pavel_lishin 10y agoWere the effects from volcanic eruptions not known at this time?
- toyg 10y agoAs the page says, they did not detect the cloud, because it was not clearly visible and onboard instruments dedicated to detecting ashes did not work with that particular dry type of ash.