expatmushroom

Phuket Air still seems to get alot of comments:

The arabic paper (The Riyadh?), can't read arabic, showed a picture of the aircraft with fire engines surrounding the number 3 engine.

Thought this occured in Kuwait but this is the only article I could find.

http://egyptelection.com/modules.php?name=...rticle&sid=1582

Although the article states Saudi Arabian Airlines, I understand that this aircraft is on lease from Phuket Air and is painted in the old colors.

Any one throw some light on the incident? Maybe someone can search arbic pages.

Questions and Answers

Q: How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb?

A: One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.

Q: Why did France ban fireworks at Euro Disney?

A: Last night's display caused soldiers at a nearby French army garrison to surrender.

Q: How do you get France involved in a war with Iraq?

A: You must first convince them that Saddam is hiding fields of truffles.

Q: What do you call a group of 100,000 Frenchman with their hands in the air?

A: The French Army

Q: How many French men does it take to defend Paris?

A: Nobody knows, no French man has ever tried.

Q: Why does the new French Navy have glassbottom boats?

A: So they can see the old French Navy....

Q: How can you recognise a French veteran?

A: Sunburned armpits.

Q: Did you hear about the old French rifles for sale on Ebay?

A: Never been fired, dropped only once.

Q: How many gears in a French tank?

A: Six: five reverse and one forward, in case they are attacked from behind.

Charles DeGaulle and Lyndon Johnson

In 1966 upon being told that Charles DeGaulle had taken France out of NATO and that all U.S. Troops must be evacuated off of French soil, President Lyndon Johnson told Secretary of State Dean Rusk to ask him about the cemeteries! So at end of the meeting Dean did ask De Gaulle if his order to remove all U S. troops from French soil also included the 60,000+ soldiers buried in France from World War I and World War II. De Gaulle never answered.

SPEAKING OF FRANCE...

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country" ~ Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."

~ General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion."

~ Norman Schwartzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." ~ Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." ~ Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right." ~ Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." ~ Regis Philbin

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it."

~ John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people."

~ Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" ~ Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." ~ David Letterman

"The next time there is a war the loser has to keep France." ~ Anonymous

French National Security Levels

After the terrorist attack in Madrid that provoked 200 dead, France has decided to increase the National Alert Level from "Run" to "Hide". The only 2 more severe alert levels, according to the French security system, are "Surrender" and "Collaboration".

Once again shit happens, birds do not have the sense to get out of the way.

The first five passenger windows on the 747 are thicker than the rest because they face the air flow.

Engine spinners on many aircraft are painted with a white helix. It flashes as the engine turns and meant to frighten the birds.

Why do aircraft land during the day with their lights on? To frighten the birds.

Alaskan that had a strike in flight. On ground the engineers found fish scales on the screen. Explain that one.

THINGS GO WRONG - www.micon.net/oops

Any time you are going to get in an aircraft, car etc there is a chance you will die.

BA recently flew a 747 from the states on 3 engines because one got an overheat warning. They flew one from UK to the Middle East with high vibration, did not want to lose ETOPS. Half of one HPT blade was missing.

A few years ago, can't remember the airline, one had oil loss on two engines because the caps were left off, B777, not good on a 2 engined aircraft.

Crew failing asleep or screwing up the landing.

Boeing aircraft falling out of the sky or PW engines falling off the wing.

Even the food could be your enemy.

If you are all that worried, don't fly.

If you want to stay safe, stay in doors and watch TV, assuming the TV does not explode!!!

Topic pretty much covered.

B747 fuel tanks have high level float switches that stop over filling. If they fail then the fuel goes through a vent sytem ( give head pressure to the tanks in flight) that leads to surge box. The excess fuel spills into these boxes and exits via an intake to atmosphere. It prevents the wing from damage due to the pressure of the fuel going in. When the vent surge box fills all power is cut off automatically so fuelling stops. However alot of fuel is expelled.

Overfill has happen to on two or three occasions, it happens to protect the palne from system failure.

Airlines I would not fly:

Korean - No CRM.

Pakistan - Aircraft look in poor state.

Indian - Same as Pakistan

Banglidesh - Same as Pakistan

Chinese - To many accidents

Russian- As above

African - As above

South American - As Above

American - Terrorsit targets, poor maintenance (that will upset some, but I ahve witnessed standards of some mechnics and the planes) and really old stewrdesses.

Even staring to worry about BA - Flew the pond with three engines with one shut down!!!!!!

Stick to European not including Greek and Turkish aircraft.

Why do I choose to fly four engined aircraft across the atlantic?

Because there are no 5 engined aircraft.

ETOPS - Engine Turn Or Passengers Swim

Shit happens, so what.

Just go out on to the roads and how many knocks occur each day? Bet there are alot more car drivers and passenger involved than passengers on that plane. If fact there are more people killed in car accidents world wide than in planes. But who cares, planes accidents make better press for the vultures of the press.

Unlike car drivers, flight crews would not contemplate trying to fly onec they knew they had damage to their aircraft.

How do you post an image that is on your hard drive? From the naswers given it appaers you cannot. Is that correct?

The Beckham family visited Neverland last year and there was a rumour that Michael Jackson had a brief affair with Victoria.

A spokesman said that this was not possible since Michael was in Brooklyn at the time.

Go to Roi-et once a year and not seen any visible rental places, but not really looked. Normally drive up as it only takes 5-6 hours now there is a decent road, dual carriage way until the last 40 klicks.

Airport some distance from the town if you fly to Roi-et airport.

Have flown to Khon Kean and picked up a rental from there. Avis and Budget avaialble at KKC airport.

They are getting better.

Any of Princess Michael? German uniform, high boots and a whip?

Brave to admit it!

Well, I am a pom. Am I allowed to use that term still? or is it only a skippy cricket players who are banned from usig it?

On the day of the wedding, Sophie was getting dressed, surrounded by all her family, and she suddenly realised she had forgotten to get any shoes. Panic struck. Then her sister remembered that she had a pair of white shoes from her wedding so she lent them to Sophie for the day. Unfortunately they were a bit too small and by the time the festivities were over, Sophie's feet were agony.

When she and Edward withdrew to their room the only thing she could think of was getting her shoes off. The rest of the Family crowded round the door to the bedroom and they heard roughly what they expected: grunts, straining noises and the occasional muffled scream. Eventually they heard Edward say, 'God, that was tight.'

'There,' whispered the Queen. 'I told you she was a virgin.'

Then, to their surprise, they heard Edward say. 'All right. Now for the other one,' followed by more grunting and straining. At last Edward said. 'My God. That was even tighter.'

'That's my boy,' said the Duke. 'Once a sailor, always a sailor.

An Irishman arrived in Australia and went into a pub in the Outback where he asked for a glass and, having pissed into it, drank it. He then walked out the door, into the chook house and proceeded to knock the hens off their perches prior to going to the paddock, where he lifted the tail of a cow and put his ear to its anus. When he returned to the bar a few minutes later, the publican asked him to explain his strange conduct.

“Before I left Dublin,” he said, “I met an Aussie who said there are 3 things I had to do to be a real Australian. Drink the piss. Knock off the birds. And listen to the bullshit.”

So lucky the Brits have a sense of humour and can make fun of their beloved Royal family. In some countries you would be thrown in jail. Am I right Jai Dee?

Has anyone got a pic of Diana dancing on a bar pole? She would have been more suited plying her trade in Soi Cowboy than in the palace.

By the way, Quasimodo wanted to know who is Robin Cook!!!