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Herr Tubthumper

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Goldstone1976

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Shirly, if your head doesn't come off it also makes survival easier?

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Mr Smggles

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The issue is not only the possible interference, it is more that if the take off is rejected the forces involved are incredible. If you were flying MAN-LHR (at a guess) with BA, they usually operate an A319, but occasionally an A320. The pilots can chose to reject a take off up to a speed known as V1, which at a guess would be around 150 knots (circa 175mph) at an approx weight of 63 tonnes in around 1,000 metres. The lady’s lovely new iPhone will quite quickly become a missile and if it struck someone in the head would kill them.
 








Herr Tubthumper

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I do a lot of maintenance for a huge aviation company and I hear that bandied around occasionally. Baloney.

I wonder if they also asked the young [MENTION=1365]Westdene Seagull[/MENTION] to go to the store cupboard and ask for a “long weight”? :lolol:
 






Shropshire Seagull

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Expensive, but not in the same league.

On my recent landline bill I had an 11 second call billed at £6.02 - straight on to EE who, astonishingly, were unable to tell me who / what it was for.
Wife swears blind she's not done any phone-in charity donation / competition thing - how can I find out what this was for if my line provider has come up blank? Ofcom maybe?
 


edna krabappel

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Another little titbit for you - they don't ask you to adopt the brace position because you are more likely to survive ..... it's something far more gruesome than that !

To protect your face as best as possible thus making identification easier in the event of a crash...
 







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