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onenote

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20. The headline has the facts mixed up.

Reply to NeoConsSuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 07:49 PM

Jan 2017

D'amato was ordered off the plane after he berating passengers who weren't following the crews orders. He only started his attempt to rally passengers (to get off with him) after he had been ordered off.

The headline has it backwards.

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Ex-Sen. D'Amato kicked off flight after rallying passengers against crew [View all] NeoConsSuck Jan 2017 OP

Hahahahahahahah annabanana Jan 2017 #1

How much do these people weigh??? HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #2

weight and balance tables overrule passenger seating assignments rickford66 Jan 2017 #3

ANYONE who understands aircraft would gladly move to keep plane within weight & balance limits groundloop Jan 2017 #4

I know, right.... dhill926 Jan 2017 #6

Pfft! tenderfoot Jan 2017 #14

Jesus.. I was on a small plane once where they moved a bunch of around for the weight issue nini Jan 2017 #5

So was I Retrograde Jan 2017 #8

he's sorry, they're sorry, let's do the time warp again. wait. forget the last part. n/t orleans Jan 2017 #7

It sounds like he was trying to help get people to move mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #9

Such a short flight, I wonder if they off-loaded some fuel. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2017 #10

yeah, it's not as bad as i thought. i thought he was rallying people to NOT move JI7 Jan 2017 #11

So he's still a dick. hollowdweller Jan 2017 #12

He's a dick because he was trying to get people to move? former9thward Jan 2017 #21

This is what happens when on-board weight shifts in mid-flight: Aristus Jan 2017 #13

Is that what happens when people get up to use the facilities HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #16

Yes. Aristus Jan 2017 #17

That's the video I was thinking of when I read this story... xor Jan 2017 #19

D'Amato ..... how funny that his name should turn up. MADem Jan 2017 #15

Life mimics cartoon. JackRiddler Jan 2017 #18

Good one! Thanks. Judi Lynn Jan 2017 #22

The headline has the facts mixed up. onenote Jan 2017 #20