November 24, 2025, 10:37:10 AM

News

Medallions   

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline AdamL

Airplane crash tragedy.
February 14, 2009, 05:40:15 AM
Seems like bad things happening everywhere right now. 49 dead in the plane crash in New York Thursday night.

-Adam
Knight Of The Coin Table #103
 


Offline Nighthawk

  • Master Collector
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member Knight
  • *****
  • DELTA FORCE
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 14, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yeah, that's awful. As much as I love airplanes, the very few times I've flown I have prayed thru the entire flight! I don't wanna have to die like that. That's not the way I wanna go. Makes you wonder though, if man was really ever meant to fly? Maybe that was something God intended only for the birds! Great things have been accomplished, and wars have been won, thanks to aviation, but it really makes me wonder if we were ever meant to fly.........  :(

NUMISMATIST
PHILATELIST
BIBLIOPHILE
ART LOVER
AMATEUR HISTORIAN & PHILOSOPHER
GRANDFATHER of 9
COLLECTING COINS SINCE 1971
 


Offline Triggersmob

  • Master Collector
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member Knight
  • *****
  • Western Australian State Flag
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 14, 2009, 10:01:15 AM
A sad loss of life, but apparantly still the safest way to travel.

Steve
(From Western Australia)

OFEC count 239
See my gallery here, now with over 15,000 images...
http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/index.php?cat=10048
 


Offline Pocketcoins

Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 14, 2009, 03:12:50 PM
Very sad thing. Will be praying for all the family's.  :(
 

 


Offline CoinCrusader42

  • Angel Knight
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member Knight
  • **********
  • Founding Member
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 14, 2009, 05:07:23 PM
I love flying, however when I fly through a storm and turbulence it makes me re-think my love of flying.

When we flew back from Europe not too long ago, I tried not to think about going down in the Atlantic.

I recall flying into Denver once in a snowstorm.  You could look down and see the street lights through the snow.  A lot of shaking.  Snow.  Low altitude.  And, the pilot seeming to be battling the wind.  It all made me think I would never fly again.  Then, we landed safely.

I still like to fly.  But, in the back of my mind I always wonder "What if..."

Regarding the New York crash -- what a shame.  Looks like it was just one of those things.  Ice, and other factors.

As mentioned, it's probably the safest way to travel, but I doubt that many people get on board a plane without at least a little bit of fear.

 :) :) :) :)

 


Offline EgCollector

Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 15, 2009, 12:29:13 AM
A sad story.

the very few times I've flown I have prayed thru the entire flight!

thats exactly what i do everytime i fly.  :D

Amr :) :) :)

Knight #107
 


Goose

  • Guest
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 15, 2009, 09:25:44 AM
I love to fly...I have no fears. I always try to get a window seat and watch the takeoffs....great! I think we go from 30 MPH (48 km/hr) to 250 MPH (403 km/hr) in something like 8 seconds. YEP, The plane would beat my SUV in a drag from 30 MPH to 100 MPH!

 


Offline Nighthawk

  • Master Collector
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member Knight
  • *****
  • DELTA FORCE
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 15, 2009, 01:04:09 PM
Yes, takeoffs are pretty cool.... when the plane speeds down the runway, it is kinda neat. I mean the speed and all.  :)

NUMISMATIST
PHILATELIST
BIBLIOPHILE
ART LOVER
AMATEUR HISTORIAN & PHILOSOPHER
GRANDFATHER of 9
COLLECTING COINS SINCE 1971
 


scottishmoney

  • Guest
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 15, 2009, 02:34:59 PM
Little disconcerting last night flying home from Dulles and seeing ice building up on the wings when they turned on the landing lights.  The only reassuring thing was we were on a jet and not a turboprop.  I refuse to fly in propeller planes anymore.

In Ukraine on Saturday it was interesting to see how they checked for ice, by feeling the wings while the plane was parked.  At least they had a modern Volvo de-icer to spray the de-icing chemicals on the wings.

 


Offline CoinCrusader42

  • Angel Knight
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member Knight
  • **********
  • Founding Member
Re: Airplane crash tragedy.
February 15, 2009, 04:03:44 PM
I sure agree.  There's no "rush" like the feeling of taking off.

 :) :) :) :)