Classic British Flight Sim

Just finished watching the 39th repeat of Fawlty Towers on one our local Public Broadcasting stations. No matter how many times I have seen it, I still laugh like mad....almost to tears. Tonight they aired the Gourmet Night episode with one of my favourite scenes of all time. The car stalls, Basil t...

Happy Birthday, Derek!

:drinkers: CHEERS

Nigel²

Dave Barry writes great humour columns. Every New Year he writes a review of the prior year which is hilarious.

Nigel²

Men are from Mars, women ........

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1739699

Nigel²

Yes I know it is very US oriented and a lot of the comments mentioned other crashes, including Teneriffe and the JAL flight that hit a mountain. Someone did mention the Comet and the window design change. One crash for which I read the NTSB report was the 1974 TWA flight 514 crash into Weather Mount...

This article from Popular Mechanics is a few years old but I still found it interesting. There is also a link to an investigation into the safest seat on an airline. I know that is controversial as there are many opinions on that subject. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/422...

Not much in the way of airport security I gather.

Nigel²

Wow, that is an amazing story! Thanks for posting, Gary.

Nigel²

Congratulations Nigel ..... and be careful out there!

Nigel²

Cronkite probably was the best American TV anchor ever. He was responsible for extending the CBS Nightly News on this side of the pond from 15 minutes to a half hour. Out of character, he offered his opinion of the Viet Nam war one night after an extensive visit. Johnson reportedly told aides "...