Gone too far??

Bleep this loser. He's just selected himself for failure.

Do a search, and see how many "military preference" knifemakers we've got. That's what knives are for.
 
This is something that is bothering me. All over the news, they are making a big deal over the fact that these particular planes were picked because they were fully fueled up for cross country flights. Excuse me, but dont they always fully fuel these planes up? If a plane is only going from Kansas City to Chicago, do they only put a small amount of fuel in it? I dont think so. I'm pretty sure these planes are all fully loaded with fuel. How else would they compensate for delays in the taxiways and circling while waiting for landing clearance? What if the plane was only fueled to a quarter tank and then they had a bunch of delays and had to wait for landing clearance? No, these planes are all fully fueled upon takeoff. If someone knows otherwise, I would like to hear why. Just venting. I remain.

Danbo, soul brother of Rambo
 
Yikes...I used to be worried about being labelled a kook because I had a safe full of guns and knives, now I have to worry about how people might view me because I'm a licensed pilot! Hmm...maybe that old bumper sticker could be recycled and edited just a tad..."Ted Kennedy has killed more people with his car than I have with my airplane"..not quite the same some how.
In response to the comment about planes always flying fully fueled....sorry but I don't think so. I'm just a private pilot but my understanding is that the commercial planes don't fly with a full fuel load unless it's absolutely necessary. Extra fuel means extra weight...extra weight is bad...it affects take-off rolls, climb rates, cruise speeds...etc.

Ps: wanna know what the FAA says should be your daytime fuel reserve...30 minutes. Night...45 minutes. Happy flying.
 
Now that makes sense, but I did not know they had figured an equation as to how far your reserve should be.
 
I heard a comedic bit once:

"I was getting ready to fly, on one of those small 10 seater jobs, to Las Vegas. There was me, a couple of other guys and a gaggle of middle-aged women with big vinyl purses. One of the crew came around and said he needed to know how much everyone weighed.

"How much do we weigh? Why do you need to know that?"
"so we know how much fuel to put in the plane"
"You're gonna base your fuel storage on the lies that these women are gonna tell about their <i> weight??</i> Good God, my man <i> Fill it <b>up!</b> </i>"
 
"...fill it up"

Well, that brings up another problem. You see, aircraft have a maximum ramp weight...that's the total weight of the aircraft plus fuel, plus passengers, plus baggage...if you ever try and exceed that figure you're not getting far off the ground. You have to be pretty careful with most small planes, you can't have a full load of fuel, passengers and baggage because you'll be over that maximum.

Sorry...I know this has nothing to do with knives...I'll stop now.
 
I agree with Steve Harvey. Take a look at Acme's order page: They tell you not to give them your credit card number, because the item you want may not be instock. "There's a rat in the kitchen, what are ya gonna do??
Barry H
 
No, they don't always fill planes with fuel. They put enough in to make the planned destination or any other airport up to 50% further on. Also, shorter hop planes tend to be smaller, so even if they were filled, they would not be carrying as much as the larger cross-country jets.

Knife content: I agree with most that blaming knives is a little absurd. Personally, I think one of the more effective things they could do would be to train citizens to fight - starting with hand to hand. Personally, I'd like to see congress allocate a few hundred million for universal martial arts training! Lets start with a capable citizenry.
 
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