tigerswood
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Fun plane stories I've probably already shared:
1) Coming back from Deacs/ND football through Chicago a big African dude who didn't speak good English locked himself in the lavatory with his carryon shortly after takeoff. He refused to come out throughout the flight and for landing. The FAs were pretty freaked, though they thought he was likely either sick, high, or both. They asked me and the guy across the aisle from me if we were willing to take him out if he made a rush on the cockpit (which is weird because he couldn't have gotten in post-911). FBI agents came on with guns drawn after landing and hauled him out of there. Never heard what his deal was.
2) Landing gear wouldn't come up on a flight from Vancouver to Dallas. Every time the pilot tried to pull it up it messed with the cabin pressure badly, and my dad and I lost equilibrium once and thought the plane was spinning to our death. Made an "emergency landing" in Seattle with fire trucks and ambulance screaming along side the plane. Everyone was fine - at least physically.
3) Double amputee veteran almost died from SLC - CLT. Frantic calls for doctors/nurses answered and 3 passengers jumped into action, gave him oxygen/chest compressions and saved him. Heard the guy was a couple days late on his dialysis and had a heart attack. We were descending faster than I've ever seen to an emergency landing in Wichita, but leveled off once he was revived and made it all the way to CLT. Ambulance got him off the plane first and everybody cheered.
4) Small private plane crash landed on the runway in front of us in Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas. Never heard if people were hurt/killed, but think all was relatively OK. Had to take a taxi to the other side of the island to make it out of a different airport.
There are honestly a few more, but this is long enough. Basically, don't fly with me.
1) Coming back from Deacs/ND football through Chicago a big African dude who didn't speak good English locked himself in the lavatory with his carryon shortly after takeoff. He refused to come out throughout the flight and for landing. The FAs were pretty freaked, though they thought he was likely either sick, high, or both. They asked me and the guy across the aisle from me if we were willing to take him out if he made a rush on the cockpit (which is weird because he couldn't have gotten in post-911). FBI agents came on with guns drawn after landing and hauled him out of there. Never heard what his deal was.
2) Landing gear wouldn't come up on a flight from Vancouver to Dallas. Every time the pilot tried to pull it up it messed with the cabin pressure badly, and my dad and I lost equilibrium once and thought the plane was spinning to our death. Made an "emergency landing" in Seattle with fire trucks and ambulance screaming along side the plane. Everyone was fine - at least physically.
3) Double amputee veteran almost died from SLC - CLT. Frantic calls for doctors/nurses answered and 3 passengers jumped into action, gave him oxygen/chest compressions and saved him. Heard the guy was a couple days late on his dialysis and had a heart attack. We were descending faster than I've ever seen to an emergency landing in Wichita, but leveled off once he was revived and made it all the way to CLT. Ambulance got him off the plane first and everybody cheered.
4) Small private plane crash landed on the runway in front of us in Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas. Never heard if people were hurt/killed, but think all was relatively OK. Had to take a taxi to the other side of the island to make it out of a different airport.
There are honestly a few more, but this is long enough. Basically, don't fly with me.
