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Originally posted by Rudey
I bet you're that one guy who can never get a grip on his drink and spills all over himself and just enough on the person next to him to ruin his flight.
-Rudey
--You are him!
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Actually, I have done that. But only one time. And I was sitting alone on that flight.
ETA, regarding the United Channel 9 ATC audio, we were landing in Denver in a blizzard many years ago, and I listened all the way in, until just before touchdown, the controller was saying to the pilot, "And the breaking action on the runway is....(click).
The Captian switched off the audio at that point.
Also, departing Denver on a Continental flight, the flight crew aborted the takeoff -- explaining some instruments weren't reading correctly and they were going to taxi on the active runway back to the terminal -- then took off without any further information. That was encouraging.
Well, flying to Miami tomorrow....