I watched most of that thinking I was on the "skiway" looking into the air searching for the aircraft.

It would have sucked if he'd landed and gone off the end of the runway. I mean, after a couple of hours or so he might have hit something!


/Seriously, must be like flying over water. Your brain starts telling you funny things when you can't see any features or judge how high you are.

My dad wintered over in Antarctica around 82-83. He's got lots of cool stories (no pun intended).

RoyBatty
I watched most of that thinking I was on the "skiway" looking into the air searching for the aircraft.

I was watching a piece of dust on my monitor. When the action started at 1:53, I was like. wtf is that stuff?

That reminded me of Atari's Night Driver. Except in inverse colours.

I move away from the mic to breathe in.

I can see at least one positive use for yellow snow now.

pisceandreamer:

They really need to clean those smudges off the windscreen - I was thinking the same thing.

Okay, You stick your head and arm out and wipe it with a damp cloth and 100kts in Antarctica.....

Must be a real biatch constantly correcting to keep the plane from rolling under the weight of those gigantic titanium balls.

With my luck, I'd make a perfectly smooth landing, go no more than 50 to 100 yards and smack into a couple polar bears, tearing them and the plane apart - however, we would survive just long enough to be found by the 3 other polar bears that escaped being hit by the plane and were enraged by the smell of blood.

"300 in my butt please."


"Uh, say again Skier 52"

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Done in one.

my life sucks even more more having watched that.

timujin: It's the antarctic, so no polar bears. /i>

When people ask if there are bears in the Antarctic I hear "Are there bears in the land of no bear?"

Arctic is from the Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikos), "near the Bear". The bear being the constellation Ursa Minor. The base word ἄρκτος (arktos), means bear. So naturally antarctic means away from/opposite the bear, or no bear.

snuffy: Fish in a Barrel: My dad wintered over in Antarctica around 82-83. He's got lots of cool stories (no pun intended).

i did 3 summer tours there in the 60's

So you probably helped build a lot of the stuff my dad was maintaining or replacing. Cool. :)

And A Bit Else: timujin: It's the antarctic, so no polar bears. /i>

When people ask if there are bears in the Antarctic I hear "Are there bears in the land of no bear?"

Arctic is from the Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikos), "near the Bear". The bear being the constellation Ursa Minor. The base word ἄρκτος (arktos), means bear. So naturally antarctic means away from/opposite the bear, or no bear.

Wow. Thank you.

TheMega: With my luck, I'd make a perfectly smooth landing, go no more than 50 to 100 yards and smack into a couple polar bears, tearing them and the plane apart - however, we would survive just long enough to be found by the 3 other polar bears that escaped being hit by the plane and were enraged by the smell of blood.

Replace Bears with Penguins and you have a plausible scenario.

timujin: TheMega: With my luck, I'd make a perfectly smooth landing, go no more than 50 to 100 yards and smack into a couple polar bears, tearing them and the plane apart - however, we would survive just long enough to be found by the 3 other polar bears that escaped being hit by the plane and were enraged by the smell of blood.

It's the antarctic, so no polar bears. You'd be killed by a flock of rabid penguins.

Or ants. Obviously.

That was a waste of time to watch.

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER: Elephantman: That was a waste of time to watch.

LIke watching an albino eat marshmallows in a hot tub full of alfredo sauce.

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ApatheticMonkey: That reminded me of Atari's Night Driver. Except in inverse colours.

lmao

I love crap like this. I'm breathing harder than those guys were.

crab66: "300 in my butt please."

"Uh, say again Skier 52"

It's "300 in my BUG..."

Heading Bug - A moveable index marker found on some heading indicators that serves as a reminder of the desired heading or as an input to the autopilot.

But you'll hear what you want to hear, I guess.

/NTTAWWT

Thunderboy: crab66: "300 in my butt please."

"Uh, say again Skier 52"

It's "300 in my BUG..."

Heading Bug - A moveable index marker found on some heading indicators that serves as a reminder of the desired heading or as an input to the autopilot.

But you'll hear what you want to hear, I guess.

/NTTAWWT

Lighten up Francis.