DaveAllTogether comments

Ten times? Wow. Go big or go home.

A brand new plane like this in the hands of a capable pilot shouldn't just fall out of the sky.

Why not?

how much maintenance does one need on such a new plane?

Maintenance is more than just fixing problems. There are several tasks involved with daily upkeep. Having said that, though, does not mean that this aircraft could not have had a problem. In my own work I have had problems with new aircraft.

suggesting it crashed simply because it's based in Indonesia seems kind of harsh, especially when you don't have any facts to back it up.

No facts except a notoriously bad safety record for aviation in Indonesia, and specifically with the air line in question.

Pilot and copilot with a combined 11,000 hrs flight experience but how many hours in the 737-MAX 8 which the company just got in mid August?

The thrust line has changed from the NG to the MAX as a result of having to move the engines forward and up to accommodate the larger fan diameter. Handling differences have been tuned out by Boeing in the flight control system to make the MAX feel like the NG. This was done so both aircraft (and therefore pilots) could be certified under the same type certificate.

A sad occurance, but coming from Lion Air I cannot express any surprise. They are notorious in the aviation industry. Insufficient training, and poor maintenance is a recipe for disaster.

This is one of the many things I will never understand about this country.

wine drinker - "OMG! The 1st shipment of beaujolais nouveau arrived. I'm like totes excited."

me - "What's the big deal? It is just another kind of wine. It's not like wine only becomes available at this time."

wine drinker - "You just don't understand. This is beaujolais nouveau."

me - "And?"

How hard is it to put some kind of GPS governor on a train so that it can't enter a curve beyond a given speed?

There is a system. It is called Automatic Train Protection, but for some reason the driver disabled the system. Why a driver is allowed to do that to an operating train I do not know.

The intransigence of old Japanese men cannot be defeated.

Sounds just like the holdouts when Narita airport was being built...

Some of those holdouts are still there. That is why the B runway is the length it is, and that the taxiway for it curves towards it (which is why planes cannot land and taxi at the same time). The holdouts are also preventing a third runway from being built.

There once was a time in Japan when executives faced with serious issues did the right honorable thing by taking their own lives even when faced with something as seemingly innocuous as financial irregularities. These TEPCO jabronis, who through ignorance and apathy nearly caused a disaster worse than Cherynobl, are still among the living.

Man. How Japan has changed.

I do not know this man as my job does not typically put me into contact with people from corporate. Ever since the Nut Rage incident I have always thought about how I would react to any exec acting up a fool on my flight.

In all my time in this country I have never understood the purpose of having a celebrity that has committed an offense walk out in front of a hundred or so cameras and apologize. Is it to humiliate the celeb for having the temerity to not be a paragon of virtue?

Also, there seems to be quite a few virtue signalers in this comment section.

An impressive comeback, no doubt. Having said that I could never warm up to the guy. Jeu ne se quoi.

He told Musk to shove it where the sun don't shine (quote) rather than kindly saying "thanks for your help, I don't think your idea will work".

Maybe he realized Musk was just being an attention whore. Whatever he said I do not think the pedo comments were deserved.

That picture of her holding her well-deserved trophy is so sad. I don't think I have ever seen a more depressed champion.

I have had to deal with a few problem passengers in my career. Yes, some of them have been foreigners (the aforementioned urination), but most have been Japanese. As you may have guessed alcoholo plays a factor in the majority of those incidents.

Why did the Narita one have to be so lame? Don't think I will be getting that one.

guilty until proven guilty

More like guilty even if proven innocent.

That's Hedley.

Alonso in fifth! To me that is the real story of this race.

Don't worry. Captain Queeg will discover who the culprit is.

The Apache is one of the coolest things flying, but if you get in trouble your odds of survival are slim

Start saving now.

I have been putting a little bit away here and there. Fortunately, I work for an airline, and as a captain of several years I make a decent salary. Still, kimono for three is not an easy thing to say.

WOW! Triplets! That must be interesting and EXPENSIVE!!!

On top of that I have two boys (of different ages). All our kids are heavily involved in different activities; go cart, football, marching band.

I have two more years before I have to go through this; the financial heartbreak of having girl triplets!

It would be a disappointment to see him wasting away on an American League team.

First, Ferrari (Vettel) misses out on the WDC. Now the Azzurri fail to qualify for the World Cup. Not a good year for Italian sports.

why on earth would McLaren want to kick Honda and use Renault engines from next year?

Because the Honda power unit sucks even more than the Renault.

Otani is a good pitcher, and a decent batter. He needs to be on a National League team.

Usually, a trailer can go far to get me excited for a movie. It did so for Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the other MCU films. It is not working for DC. I had positive anticipation for Batman Vs. Superman, and Suicide Squad. You all know how those films turned out. With Justice League I have feel a sense of dread. The whole film looks bad, but I have to single out Aquaman as the worst. Will this keep me from seeing the movie? Probably not. I have a thing for looking at car wrecks.

To Hades with the X. I got an 8plus. I want a home button.