And I still can’t carry a damn knife on board
Posted by TFG on March 24th, 2008
Pilot’s gun fires on US Airways flight - Yahoo! News
A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane went off as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said Monday.
The “accidental discharge” Saturday aboard Flight 1536 from Denver to Charlotte did not endanger the aircraft or the 124 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants aboard, said Greg Alter of the Federal Air Marshal Service.
“We know that there was never any danger to the aircraft or to the occupants on board,” Alter said.
The first thought I have is, why is it always USAir?
The second thought is, there is no such thing as an accidental discharge.
The third thought is, what kind of pussy caliber was he carrying?
The final thought is — pics of the stews MUST be published, because I know in my heart that this dick was showing off for a hot one.
But still, nothing sharper than a fingernail clipper for Jack Paying Customer.
Bonus extra thought: I thought all planes crumpled up like a Lone Star Light can as soon as the first grain of powder burned.
March 25th, 2008 at 6:57 am
I think somebody just recently proved that is a myth. Mythbusters, maybe? There’s a lot I don’t like about that show, but I have seen a lot of things proven or disproven that everybody “knows”. Like your cell phone causing gasoline vapors expelled when you fill your tank to explode. (It doesn’t.) The thing about leaving the tailgate down on your truck saves gas. (It doesn’t.)
March 25th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Someone needs to tell Hollywood.
I think I saw that show, or something like it, once. All that overly melodramatic crap made me turn it off, or never turn it on again. It’s a good idea, but why they have to give it the Cecil B. DeMille treatment, I don’t understand. But then, that’s probably why it’s so popular.
March 25th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I saw Harrison Ford’s Air Force One. You can shoot off as many rounds as you want and it won’t hurt anything.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Your headline reminded me that my jack knife was still in the checked bag from a recent trip to Mississippi. I’d stuck it there at the last minute when I realized it was in my pocket and they were going to take it away otherwise. So I went and got it out of the bag. I don’t think it would be too cool to shoot any caliber round at the wall of one of those planes. But I bet you’re right that the pilot was showing off. Otherwise he’s even dumber than a showoff.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I carry a big knife in my pocket now. I got so tired of losing my little Gerbers every time I got to airport security that I got one big enough that I can’t not know it’s there when I am getting my luggaage out of the trunk. Haven’t lost one in over five years now.