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dixiegrrrrl

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1. Well, guess I have to be grateful for TSA.

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2013, 07:07 PM

Nov 2013

The minute they went into service, I refused to fly.
Now seems there is even more reason.

Any recent reports on the problems with outsourced airplane maintenance?
Read some stuff a bit ago that left me with a chewed lip.

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Many Aviators Have Difficulty Manually Flying Planes [View all] trof Nov 2013 OP

Well, guess I have to be grateful for TSA. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #1

A thread you posted on October 29th: Earth_First Nov 2013 #2

That was a great thread malaise Nov 2013 #3

+1 nt Earth_First Nov 2013 #4

Thanks. Lots of changes since then. trof Nov 2013 #9

They can't drive stick, huh? Iggo Nov 2013 #5

That's about it. No stick and rudder. trof Nov 2013 #10

Yeah, the play-on-words is funny... Iggo Nov 2013 #11

Hey, all that training was cutting into profits. Scuba Nov 2013 #6

A good reason to require every ATP cloudbase Nov 2013 #7

automobile designers are doing the same thing madrchsod Nov 2013 #8

more info: Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #12

Autopilots are so sophisticated these days. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #13