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chaircover: I have a couple of questions for the pilots in the house. I hate flying so the more I know about how things work up there, should hopefully help kill this fear

If anyone has further questions feel free to ask too.

1.What causes turbulence and do some routes suffer more than others? It seems to me that the Abuja-London route suffers more turbulence than the London-Lagos route.

usually, turbulence is caused by wind systems that the aircraft flies through. some are favourable (tailwind), while some are not (headwind and crosswind). Tailwind will get the aircraft there faster than normal if it continues through the route since it blows from behind. Headwind will reduce the speed of the aircraft since it blows against the aircraft direction. Crosswind blows across and this along with head wind may cause turbulence depending on intensity. some winds are cyclic systems that can comprise of all three as the plane goes through them and these ones will cause most of the turbulence at altitude as the airflow across the wing is disturbed(turbulent)
At lower altitude though, flying through a storm or cloud will cause turbulence

chaircover: 2.Do some airlines absorb the turbulence better? From my experience Virgin doesn’t seem to be as bumpy as ARIK and BA

well, different aircraft are designed differently so it has nothing to do with the airline but more to do with the particular plane. Airbus and boeings have similar structures so will behave basically the same. Having said that, the size of the aircraft will make all the difference as well as the wing arrangement. Some wings are for higher speed (as in private jets)while others are for better lift. Mostlikely the routes might be different hence going through different wind systems and thus different turbulent characteristics. I can elaborate more on this if you need

chaircover: 3.Why do your ears pop on some flights and not on others?

The cabin is pressurized for your comfort during flight and is kept at around 85kpa (kilo pascals), for a flight altitude of 30,000 feet. To give you a perspective, atmospheric pressure at sea level is 101kpa. At 30,000 feet, the real pressure should be at about 30.1kpa(way below what we can survive for sustained flights). So the aircraft pressurizes the cabin from 30.1 up to 85kpa. However different aircraft perform differently in the business of presurrization.

Below are typical high altitude presures for different aircrafts
Boeing averages 83kpa
Airbus at around 86kpa
Bombadier at around 88kpa

This slight difference makes one more comfortable than the other. This is a simplistic look at it, there are so many factors at play here cuasing your ear to pop on some while others it wouldnt.

chaircover: 4.Why does the plane dramatically slow down when the Wheels come out for landing

That's cause they deployed the air brakes and reduce engine thrust to slow the aircraft down to landing speed. This landing speed varies from size to size of plane.

chaircover: 5.And why does it make such a loud thud/bang when the wheels come out. I thought it was to do with hydraulics so why is it so noisy?

the wheel bay area opens and usually the tires deploy with hydraulic levers. The thud you hear is the tire locking into place. if you sit in the mid region of the aircraft you will feel this more.

chaircover: 6.What maintenance do the ground engineers do when the plane comes in and before take off again

less of maintenance more of routine inspection. all maintenance work will be done in the hangers. The pilot will also visually inspect the craft for any visible anomaly.

chaircover: 7.How many trips does a plane make say for example London to Lagos before it is taken out of service?

this also depends on the age of the aircraft, and the route. The most routine maint has to happen somewhere between 500 to 800 flying hours. SO just like your car needs to do between 3000-5000miles before oil change, so does an aircraft needs similar maintenance. flight time from london to lagos is 7hrs i think, So thats 500hrs/7hrs (do the maths).

chaircover: 8.What is the average pay for a pilot and crew?

Varies. Experience, Level/Rank. No one will give you a figure here

chaircover: 9.Do pilots sleep when the plane is on autopilot? And do the number of pilots increase with the lenght of the flight so eg are there more pilots on the UK-Australia route than there would be on the london-lagos route?

Yes pilots sleep a lot. They have to, but usually take turns at power naps. Depending on how the pilot and co-pilot choose.

Back in the days, they used to have about 4 guys in the cockpit. Pilot, co- pilot, flight engineer, and some other guy duno his role . But these days, fly-by-wire makes flying a walk in the park and usually will need only two regardless of the route.

chaircover: 10.Do mobile phones really affect electronics on the flight?

Well, a number of crashes have been attributed to this. it has a chance of causing interference with the avionics (just like when your phone causes a humming sound on a radio). Better be safe than sorry is the watch word here.

chaircover: 11.When the plane comes to land how do the back wheels drop down so gently without slamming into the runway considering the weight of the plane?

Well, that's because the aircraft is basically still flying at initial touch down. Some pilots are better than others while the wind condition makes the rest of the difference. Sometimes you land perfect with hardly anyone noticing the touch down, while other times you land with a thud that shudders all through the cabin. So they do slam sometimes.

chaircover: 12.When a flight departs late, most times the pilots try and make up time. If the plane therefore can safely travel that fast, then why not just use that speed anyway and reduce the flight times of all flights?

More speed = more fuel burnt. That's what we call "cruising speed". That is the optimum design speed for the aircraft to give the best comfort and flying efficiency. The pilot can exceed this on different occasions. Maybe deliberately increasing engine speed, or catching a tailwind and ridding on it all the way to destination.

chaircover: 13.Why do the crew insist on switching the cabin lights off when departing or landing at night/its dark?

Two things, reduce the load on the engines, and the ability to see out the window just in case. The latter is more the case so your eyes can adjust to the dark cabin just in case there is a need for an emergency evacuation. Similar to the Purkinje effect

chaircover: 14.Why are suitcases sometimes damp when they come out of the hold?

Mostly for very long-haul flights. At altitude, there is no warm air or pressurization for your luggage. So if the outside temperature is at -20 degrees, chances are your luggage will be slightly cold at some point. But I haven't noticed this on shorter flights neither have I noticed this all the time.

chaircover: 15.Is it me or does anyone else suddenly notice the increase in heat in the cabin during day flights over the desert?

LOL! maybe just you. haha but seriously though, when flying over deserts there is hardly any cloud so the sun beam hits directly on the aircraft. Consequently, if you are near the window you'll feel the heat

chaircover: 16.I know that the engines “drive” the planes, but how does the plane go up in the air and not down at ground level like a car or boat will?

I'm not sure I quite understand this last question. The aircraft is designed to fly. If you attach a tow to a plane with no engine and drag it down the run way, at some speed the aircraft will attempt to take off and then crash right after. The engines give it continous thrust even in the air. Unlike your car that depends on the road to move forward, an aircraft only need the presence of air to move forward. This forward movement is what encourages airflow across the wings and causes lift (usually due to the aerofoil shape of the wings). We are now going into fluid dynamics and aerofoils. If you need more information on this i will be glad to put you through

chaircover: . . . . . . . And last of all why is airline food sooooooo crap?

cos its cheap LMAO . But business class is okay to say the least, I fly business class on Air France and it is nae bad at all.

chaircover: And before the smart alecs ask me to ask google. I have and not all the answers are there

chaircover: 18. When is the plane most at risk of crashing? Some people say when it’s coming in for landing.

Landing and takeoff basically, but other things can happen at any time

chaircover: 19. What speed does the plane travel when taxing down the runway to take off? MPH please.

161 - 180mph depending on aircraft size

chaircover: 20. How does one become a pilot?

Aviation school, Private pilots license, commercial pilots licence , instruments rating , plenty exams in between. and hey presto, you are a cargo pilot

chaircover: 21. Do planes fly lower when crossing the sea? – something else I’ve noticed but I could be wrong.

not if they have to. so NO. just an optical illusion

Hope i answered all clearly enough.

obadiah777: SCOFFER

Oh fck off with that attitude!!

dont make a stupid thread if you don't want comments!

tw@t!

obadiah777: THE LORD SAYS I WILL DESTROY BABYLON IN ONE HOUR.

REVELATION 18 VS 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

REVELATION 18 VS 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

SO THE LORD SAYS AMERICA WILL BE DESTROYED IN ONE HOUR.

NOW 1 DAY TO THE LORD IS 1000 YEARS TO MAN
MEANING 24 HOURS TO THE LORD IS 1000 YEARS TO MAN
MEANING 1 HR TO THE LORD IS 83 YEARS TO MAN

SO THIS MEANS THE LORD IS GOING TO DESTROY AMERICA IN 83 YEARS.

WHEN DID AMERICA START TO CRUMBLE AS AN EMPIRE ? STARTED IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 1929. SO THE LORD STARTED TO DESTROY AMERICA IN 1929. NOW LETS ADD 83 YEARS TO 1929 TO GET THE TIME PERIOD THAT THE DESTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE AND WE HAVE 1929 + 83 WHICH IS 2012. ( GIVE A YEAR OR TWO OF COURSE )

ALL THIS I DID IN MY HEAD LAST NIGHT AFTER A BOTTLE OF GIN LOL. YOU GET REAL CREATIVE AND SPIRITUAL ON GIN I TELL YA LOL

wow, I had no idea you talk to god and he gives you his own interpretation of time. My good man, please tell me how you can assert such claims boldly. na wa oh! and please don't quote 2peter chapter 3 if you are not ready to interpret the original Greek text for me here

why not bite the bullet and say "My calculations on why America will be extinct ....."

Any punk can make any statement with the word I think and it will sound plausible. "I think i'm gona have a million bucks tomorrow".. "I think i'm gona shagg lady gaga next week (this one might happen oh )"..."i think you are a punk"

lets leave politics for politicians and be reasonable with ourselves

[quote author=info@lpf]@ OP -
Quite an experience, glad you are alive to tell the tale.
I am curious, what happened to your friend, the lady you dropped off at the estate? Was her house also attacked? Did they take you along with them to her house also?[/quote]its a big estate. it took him 10mins to drop her and back. I bet she had no idea what was happening until morning

Deep Sight: You are right! Sunday morning, and it was a close!

what amazes me is not even one of the robbers got killed WTF!!! do robbers have fire fight training?

i tot they just point and shoot

Sept12: Trust me. I know the story. My bad....12 of August. Sunday morning. You were asking which area of Lagos is this....the street where they killed the policemen is Noble close. And i will never forget how stupid i thought it was for Policemen to drive into a close...all the way to the end of it (about 6 houses long)...turn and face the exit of the close and then sit in their car when they had been informed there was an armed robbery event going on. I was told there was a mopo there too ...who when they arrived got out of the car and deployed in the bush strategically while the normal police men were radioing in their car and gisting. I know your story bro.

lol.. you just shot yourself in the foot!!

cos you created a new account "sept12" just to reply to this thread!! guess u need a new one "Aug12"

Deep Sight: To be honest, that was my first thought. These people have obviously reached the limit of their frustration and are ready to die. Unfortunatley what they dont recognise is that no be only them. They saw me driving an expensive car and probably assumed i was a rich kid. They wouldnot know, of course, that this was a man who had almost committed suicide this same year after a broken wedding, a lost job, lost finances and then they had to add their own to it.

I keep thinking about the men they killed. Somebody's father, somebody's husband, somebody's brother. . . just trying to make an honest living for their families.

God dey.

before the Christians invade and start thanking god, they should remember the fallen 4

Foxybone: At last it made the front page where guests can read and understand the predicament of Nigerians. I can't imagine having to go through this harrowing experience and not go to the church (atheist take note) and return all the praise to God. And to say in the least that the Nigerian Police is one of the best in the world is just a plain ridicule of Nigeria as a nation.

If robbers should leave trace and trace of evidence, infact, inviting the police when they left the first crime scene by shooting spontaneously into the air only for the police to arrive hours later, then I must say that I am hoghly disappointed in the security system.

This incidence took my mind back to my days spent in Kano just before the January 20th Attack that left scores of people dead consisting mainly of Policemen, what would I say than serve them right. I remember us handing over a young man suspected to be a member of Boko Haram because he was going from house to house checking out people, now instead of detaining the young man, the policemen who mounted a checkpoint because of the ongoing strike then and protest in Kano decided to free him. They went ahead to put him on a bike and asked him never to return to our area.

Unfortunately, the attack on Kano state came 2 days later, this could have been prevented if the policemen had done their job properly, but what more can I say than thank God for keeping me all through the attack and allowing me leave Kano State in one piece.

OP.... May God give you the necessary strength you need....

That's very arrogant and quite frankly condescending to say the least. 4 people were killed in this event and god deemed it ok for them to die?

obi123: you are very correct, only God can save one

you think the woman that got raped didn't believe in god?

you guys like to see one side only

Coldfeet: 11 TRILLION LIKES

sheep following sheep.

Get a mind of your own my friend!!


@topic! I saw earlier an estimate of 90% born into their religion, I dare say that number could be 95% or more in Nigeria. We are all born into one religion or the other and are brought up to believe all the stupid stories they tell us. Most people don't really care to "seek the truth" they just follow the crowd and go about doing whatever it is they want (this explains why our country is the way it is).

Sad!!

skullzflex: Another disaster in the making..she'd better stick to what she knows how to do best lolzz

Showing her massive jugs

Tithe is the biggest religious scam.

There, I said it

rehabilitate?? what crap!! we need fcking motor ways in that country and they are talking of rehabilitation!!! rehabilitate what?? no be when u get road you go talk of rehabilitation??

OMG!! My eyes!!!!!

come on man! Paragraph, paragraph, paragraph

The first one isn't fake

Those are sentinels from the 3rd infantry regiment guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier. They have the option of taking shelter during the storm, but they choose not to. Speak of patriots

20% of applicants for that role are selected for training, and way less than that will qualify as guardian, It is a thing of honour and prestige. Thumbs up

Never marry someone out of pity. It is better you let her go (heartbroken) if you are certain the love isn't as it should be rather than taking the risk of an unhappy union.

Having said that, if you are someone that can suppress personal feelings for someone else's happiness then it MIGHT work. Talk to someone you trust, someone that will not be bias and see what he or she says.

All the best

Allah only understands Arabic

Or else, why does every Muslim have to learn Arabic? cos god prefers that language to every other. Despite the fact that there are some other languages that allow more profound expressions than Arabic, they still stick to it.

I guess that's the problem with Islam, it stubbornly refused to evolve.

when a guy has the "Engr" title and deals with selling laptops, Chances are he is a fraud

that devil is badass and jesus looks kinda wimpy

Jesus got no chance

Wow! that is some story... so in roughly 4 hours of operation, the police didn't show up? That is indeed scary to say the least. SO basically they had no get away car and had to wait for you to drop someone off and come back?. And what of the so called OPC that usually man that estate gate in the first place? did they take a leave? or are they the robbers?


Well, we really do need a reformation in that country. big big one

i hate to be troll, but this is funny as hell

musKeeto: Good, you're learning...

i wish they learn faster though

musKeeto: Its just a matter of time. Yhwh will be killed same way Zeus was killed...

Ppl will find better gods. I doubt everyone will be atheist or agnostic. Some ppl can't do without an Igwe.

lol.. maybe not the same way Kratos fcked zeus up, but every god has a limited life span. So much for being a dog god

10. stop shaging them

3 rings. you're still safe and I'm sure it can be repaired.

I cant remember but i think 3 rings mean power surge of some sort caused it. try letting it sit off power (with everything disconnected) for a while then connect it direct to your mains or with a voltage regulator or a different outlet from what you use normally. if that doesn't help then you'll need to clean your cpu and gpu. preferably take it to a repair guy.

Some cases you may need to change your power supply unit entirely. I'll put my money on this if all else fails

And they have daddy big boss ywhw to back them.

I vote we kill ywhw

[quote author=PAGAN 9JA]who are you to make and dictate laws to us[/quote]No one, and certainly not making a law for anyone! I'm not Moses! fck no!!

I merely put up an example of what someone today can come up with rather than the flimsy work Moses and his cohorts did 2900 years ago (or more).


I have mine and I keep to myself. You can make yours

I wonder how dumb some of these guys can be!!

Well, it wouldn't be unusual for ywhw! His approval rating is at an all time low so a hurricane will do the trick for him


We have a population crises already, we really could use a couple of homo to be honest. Word population at ww2 2 billion, word population today 7 billion. At least the gays are doing something about it

toba: but there's no 'thou shall not lie' there. is lying act a good character??

commandment number 9

[quote author=Wild-One]thats's good, seen silicon hill and blue river, ouch! nepa don take light! brb[/quote]ROFLMAO!!!!!! you just made my night

That's because those laws were meant for desert dwelling ancient people that believed a bad tempered bearded man in the sky dictates what is good or not.

Doesn't apply to us today, I bet we can come up with better commandments than those. For example


"1.Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you.
2.In all things, strive to cause no harm.
3.Treat your fellow human beings, your fellow living things, and the world in general with love, honesty, faithfulness and respect.
4.Do not overlook evil or shrink from administering justice, but always be ready to forgive wrongdoing freely admitted and honestly regretted.
5.Live life with a sense of joy and wonder.
6.Always seek to be learning something new.
7.Test all things; always check your ideas against the facts, and be ready to discard even a cherished belief if it does not conform to them.
8.Never seek to censor or cut yourself off from dissent; always respect the right of others to disagree with you.
9.Form independent opinions on the basis of your own reason and experience; do not allow yourself to be led blindly by others.
10.Question everything. " .... Richard Dawkins (2006)


I'm sure you'll agree that this allows you to decide for yourself whether p0rn is good or not.