Purely Hypothetical

[kai2k1 0]

You're flying commercial when the plane has a total blowout of both engines. You have your rig as a carry on. Looking out the window you estimate that you're at about 15k.

Is it possible to gear up, open a door in the rear of the plane and exit to save your life?

Or would the terminal velocity of the plane make this nothing more than a suicide attempt?

There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan

[AggieDave 6]

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Or would the terminal velocity of the plane make this nothing more than a suicide attempt?

With the engines out? Opening the door could really fuck things up for the pilot.

If the plane was uberfucked...I'd rather leave and take my chances.

I've been in 1 plane crash, that's enough for me.

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[kai2k1 0]

I thought about that too. My reasoning would be that the plane is going down anyway, so why would it matter?

Most of the time no one survives a plane crash anyway

There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan

[Jib 0]

I'm not sure that you can open the doors and if passengers saw you gearing up, I bet they'd be trying to take it from you.

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[CrazyIvan 0]

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Most of the time no one survives a plane crash anyway

True, but if you survive, you can sue the airline for every penny , I'll stay in...FLIGHT ATTENDANT!!!..MORE PEANUTS PLEASE!!!

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[kai2k1 0]

Thats something else i thought about. Dont aircraft doors have locks on them so that you cannot open them in flight. How bout the emergency doors?

There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan

[Kennedy 0]

IF we're kinda coasting and things seem like we might not end up as rubble strew out over a few hundred yards, maybe I'd just STFD & STFU.

In a balls out, holy shit, we're-gonna-die dive, -IF- I could gear up and open the door, you're damn right I would.

edit because I type like a fucktard when I'm rushing

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[PhreeZone 20]

Unless the wings are falling off the plane the pilots have way better control of the plane then you do. Doors will not open due to the DB Cooper switch. Windows are the next closest thing and if you've ever tried to open a car door at 60 mph imagine what its like to force something open under pressue at 250+ mph

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[wingnut 0]

phree, the window exits wouldnt open because thr cabinis presurized, now if they lost cabinpressure you couldopenone of those just fine as they pull in....

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[freeflir29 0]

Yep.......I THINK you can open the over wing exits if the cabin isn't pressurized. However......trying to get off a wing at ~200 Knots WITHOUT getting killed isn't gonna be easy. I'd say find a seat in the last row, take EVERYTHING out of your pockets, remove ANY polyester clothing and non-leather shoes, and if you have time.....run to the lav and douse yourself with water.

[popsjumper 2]

I'd say, face into the wind, put your head between your legs and kiss your sweet ass goodbye.

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[RoadRash 0]

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.....run to the lav and douse yourself with water.

So you can be boiled as opposed to fried?


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[freeflir29 0]

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So you can be boiled as opposed to fried?

Yes.........it takes longer to boil!

[diablopilot 2]

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you've ever tried to open a car door at 60 mph imagine what its like to force something open under pressue at 250+ mph

Airliner doors open inward first so that they are more efficient and stronger as being part of the pressure capsule that an airliner is.

Would you get it open at 600 MPH without having it blow in and kill you? Against how many pounds of pressure? While defeating the locks in place to prevent such a thing? With the aircraft pitching and diving? While putting your rig on?

Yeah but then you'd have to get out safely in a 600 MPH slipstream. No "cut" on this one.

Fo anyone who's floated a King Air, Otter, or other turbine jump plane without a good cut, that was probably only about a 120 mph blast.

Good luck.

Now if the plane some how starts breaking up I'll do my damnedest to get to the carry on with my rig in it! But all engines out? I'll risk the landing.

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[happythoughts 0]

In the Tampa airport, they sell those sunglasses with a floating hologram on the lenses. Open, bloodshot eyes that follow you around.

If I am ever on the "exit row", where the seats face each other, I am going to put those on and go to sleep.

[freeflir29 0]

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If I am ever on the "exit row", where the seats face each other, I am going to put those on and go to sleep.

I'll look for those next time I am in town! That would kick ass to wear at work!