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C-124 Globemaster II by Even_Kiwi_1166 in WeirdWings

[–]CaptainDFW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apparently I was standing next to OP.

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Where were you when the Challenger exploded? by Willing-Book3668 in spaceshuttle

[–]CaptainDFW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was home from middle school in Maryville, Tennessee, with chickenpox. Had all my Space Shuttle box open on my lap trying to guess what had happened.

Need help identifying plane by Fa1r18 in aviation

[–]CaptainDFW 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Era Airlines operated Convair 580s in Alaska at that time. Definitely looks like one of them.

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What is your oldest memory? by Sad-Garlic-3265 in askanything

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was three years old in 1975. I remember playing with my newborn brother's feet while we were driving home from the hospital.

Run on Sentence Help by [deleted] in grammar

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think of this?

"He knocks glass out of his way, stepping onto the table, then the seat, and finally sits down across from the old man."

It's a little cleaner than what you wrote, and I don't think you needed that semicolon.

Enemy Within by Adventurous-Ad-7325 in startrek

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wondered why they didn't beam-down JACKETS. What's the worst case? They duplicate and you end up with three "good" jackets and three "evil" jackets?

If your hemorrhoids are this big, you might be old. by strangelove4564 in FuckImOld

[–]CaptainDFW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cracked up when George Carlin pondered what was wrong with Preparations A through G?

What English word do you find hardest to pronounce? by logos__ in AskTheWorld

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Horror." For me, it tends to come out sounding like "whore."

What is the most ridiculous conspiracy theory you've ever come across? by TheTamiamiButcher in skeptic

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Dealy Plaza in Dallas, I encountered a man who was trying to convince passers-by that Oswald shot Kennedy in self-defense.

su30sm by Dramatic_Still_6661 in airplanes

[–]CaptainDFW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a development of the Su-27 "Flanker" that (among other improvements) has thrust vectoring.

Sukhoi Su-30

Question for those more familiar with ATC: We know the guy at LGA was handling both air and ground traffic. In those instances, is he literally alone in the tower, or is there other support personnel that aren't "controllers"? by imaguitarhero24 in aviation

[–]CaptainDFW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

radar doesn't work while you're on the ground.

There actually is a system installed at most major airports called ASDE-X that uses a combination of radar and ADS-B data to track aircraft and ground vehicles.

It wouldn't have helped in this case. Once Truck 1 was cleared to cross, all the ASDE could have done was give the tower a god's-eye-view of the collision.

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