Jet Blasts Are Dangerous

[Cush]

http://www.platooncommander.com/media/fod5.mpg

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Cool. Never saw that one.

Very nice, thanks.

[DemoTex]

2. No Shit! Looked like UAL at SFO to me.

As an MD-80 captain for a major airline, my philosophy was minimum power until takeoff. Easy, easy power from the gate (we did not "power-back"), and easy, easy power on the ramp. Slow taxi with the jet behind in mind. I always had my jetblast under control.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. Ummm, that's TED now... I wonder if they are gonna make

another airline UNI? Then they can get married.

[DemoTex]

4. What is the story behind "TED" anyway?

Have I missed something?

[Shakespeare]

5. It's United's new discount airline - to compete with Southwest

Jetblue, etc. It's taken from the last three letters of United's name, in an attempt to be warm and fuzzy, I suppose.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. Yeah, they think they are going to be cute, and everyone

will come back, and everything will be 1971 again.

Good luck fellas.


Wells Fargo and White Star Lines might tell you a thing or two about getting replaced by technology.