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It Rumored That Harrison Ford's Plane Ran Out Of Fuel When It Crashed Recently
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| April 5, 2015
| Stayfree
Posted on 04/05/2015 5:15:11 PM PDT by Stayfree
My neighbor who flies out of Van Nuys and Santa Monica told me that he had a conversation with the operators of a fuel truck at Santa Monica airport recently in which the fuel truck operators said that for some reason they were not asked to fill up Harrison Ford's vintage airplane with fuel which they usually do before he uses the plane and that Ford just hopped aboard the plane without checking it out before taking off.
I have no way of verifying this, but it apparently the most recent news coverage suggested engine failure, but now explanation as to why the engine failed....lack of fuel sounds like a reasonable explanation to me!
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Celebs like Paris Hilton and Harrison Ford have "people" to handle mundane tasks like ordering fuel for takeoff....
???????
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:15:11 PM PDT
by
Stayfree
To: Stayfree
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:16:06 PM PDT
by
Stayfree
(FLUSH HILLARY OR WE ARE DOOMED!!!!)
To: Stayfree
no not now
Man, it must be time to open the bar!!
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:17:07 PM PDT
by
Stayfree
(FLUSH HILLARY OR WE ARE DOOMED!!!!)
To: Stayfree; a fool in paradise
Maybe he thought planes flew on hope n’ change?
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:17:52 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(CLEARLY CRUZ 2016)
To: Stayfree
Empy fuel tanks explode and full ones burn. The wings were punctured and ripped off but no fire occured. Pretty good evidence of bone dry tanks. If the tanks were in the wings on that trainer.
To: Stayfree
From Spaceballs: “I knew we should’ve put more than 5 bucks worth in..”
To: Stayfree
I have a habit of carrying a small .22 pistol just about any time I walk around my rural yard.
Maybe once or twice a year, I have to stop and remind myself not to get so familiar with carrying a gun that I get careless. It really does sneak up on you.
Probably the same for most activities which can be dangerous.
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:23:13 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: Stayfree
Everybody knows that it’s Chewy’s job to check the fuel.
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:23:43 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Stayfree
This is that pesky little thing called “Pilot’s pre-flight inspection.” It has worked for me for over 40 years without incident.
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:23:57 PM PDT
by
mosaicwolf
(Strength and Honor)
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:30:44 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
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To: Stayfree
the gas pump illegal wanted $15 an hour.
To: Stayfree
It is common practice to fuel the plane after the last flight. If the tanks are not full as the plane sits, water vapor can condense inside the tank, rusting the bottom. The pilot just has to check the fuel level visually and inspect a fuel sample from the drains before flight.
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:33:49 PM PDT
by
kik5150
To: Stayfree
Bet he’ll NEVER do that again... Sheesh.
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:40:33 PM PDT
by
W.
(3 Disqus sites, Cheezburger.com and [The Internet] Archive.org all censor conservative comments.)
To: W.
Dis I say sheesh, because I meant dumbass! Now, sheesh...
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:41:43 PM PDT
by
W.
(3 Disqus sites, Cheezburger.com and [The Internet] Archive.org all censor conservative comments.)
To: Stayfree
"Kick the tire, light the fire, brief on Guard, and first one in the air gets the lead."
Oh, preflight? What's this preflight thingy?
To: Stayfree
It was Chewy’s fault! He drained most of the fuel out before they took off to lighten the load making the jump to light speed a bit easier! Well? (Okay, Okay putting the bottle down now.....)
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:47:01 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: yarddog
Maybe once or twice a year, I have to stop and remind myself not to get so familiar with carrying a gun that I get careless.I shot my little toe off with my. 22. I broke my own rule, was careless and now I'm missing a toe. And I handled guns for 30 years.
To: kik5150
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:48:42 PM PDT
by
null and void
(He who kills a tyrant (i.e. an usurper) to free his country is praised and rewarded ~ Thomas Aquinas)
To: Stayfree
“Its not It!!!!”
What’s not it?
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:48:45 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: Cry if I Wanna
Did you cry? (Given your screen name I had to ask...)
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posted on
04/05/2015 5:50:09 PM PDT
by
null and void
(He who kills a tyrant (i.e. an usurper) to free his country is praised and rewarded ~ Thomas Aquinas)
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