Long Distance Friendships :-(

[SourRoses]

No no.. go to bed

You'll need your sleep so you can talk to me tomorrow

I'll just keep refreshing my email box to see if anyones sent me anything. Dont worry about me *sniff*

 

[SourRoses]

This brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest
Passenger airplane ever built, sits just outside its hangar
In Toulouse, France without a single hour of airtime.

Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies
(ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as
Engine run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi ..
The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area.

Then they took all four engines to takeoff power with a
Virtually empty aircraft. Not having read the run-up
Manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty
A340-600 really is.

The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit
Because they had all 4 engines at full power.
The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,
But it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc..)

Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit
Breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.
This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air.

The computers automatically released all the brakes
And set the aircraft rocketing forward.
The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature
So that pilots can't land with the brakes on.

Not one member of the seven member crew knew to throttle
back the engines from their max power setting,so the $200 million
brand-new Aircraft crashed into a blast barrier, totaling it.

The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown.

Airbus $200 million

 

[LittleChickenLady]

Oh my gosh! Good thing there weren't any people on the plane.
I'd be scared to death.

 

[SourRoses]

It was still on the ground sillyhead.

Just like a car crash is all.

I cant believe they did that to 200 million dollars!

 

[LittleChickenLady]

Well wouldn't it have still hurt someone if they were inside?
People get hurt in car wrecks too!

 

[LittleChickenLady]

Nothing should cost 200 million dollars.

 

[LittleChickenLady]

I took some pictures of the Silkies today. I'll get them uploaded later.
They're getting fuzzy!

 

[LittleChickenLady]

See the size difference?..
They're starting to not look so goofy.

 

[LittleChickenLady]

Oh, and I didn't find my fish tank here today.
Tomorrow I will go to the storage place and look for it and let you know.

 

[BYC Project Manager]

Hi everyone,

Just dropping in to remind folks to make their June nominations!

BYC Awards!

Thanks!