WingFlaps wrote in news:ad3071a4-43d9-465e-99d6-
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On Apr 13, 4:30*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
don findlay wrote in news:88e88cc3-6ad1-4ef3-
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Paul Tomblin wrote:

In a previous article, don findlay said:
plane that worries me. *And the "sticks". *If there was a stick
problem to get up off the ground, there would surely have been
one
coming down, ..yes?/ No?

Something that slows you down is a problem when you're taking off.
*
When
landing, not so much.

Well, ..I guess that's the point. *It's the edge of the Great Sandy
Desert - a long way from anywhere. *You can always bellyflop down I
suppose. *It would be the getting back up would be foremost in my
mind

(if I was a pilot). *As a passenger, ..well,..would a pilot license
allow you to endanger a passenger's life in that sort of way?
(passengers are on the plane).

Bellyflop down? WTF is that?


It's what happens when you stand up if you eat too much or drink too
much beer. It's very common in the USA now -even among young people.

Cheers


Ah, OK. Big in OZ too, apparently.


Bertie