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One heck of a ride

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Old 4th January 2014 | 04:07
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One heck of a ride

"The United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300F, registration N322UP, was operating as UPS238 at FL310 on a cargo flight from London Stansted to Louisville International. The aircraft encountered severe turbulence for about 7 minutes over eastern Greenland, having difficulty maintaining altitude, airspeed and directional control. The autopilot and auto throttles were disengaged several times before the flight was re-cleared to FL340. The aircraft landed safely at destination and company maintenance complied with Boeing turbulence inspection requirements."

7 minutes of severe turbulence is a long time.
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Old 4th January 2014 | 05:15
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I wonder if they've recovered the seat cushions yet?
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Old 4th January 2014 | 05:25
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Old 4th January 2014 | 08:44
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I'd imagine that the seat cushions material needs replacing too after all the washers chewed out of them!
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Old 4th January 2014 | 09:42
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Old 4th January 2014 | 11:24
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Flying cargo we always increase speed to get back on the pavement faster

Severe turbulence is nothing compared to my ex's reaction after finding me in-situ screwing another one..

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Old 4th January 2014 | 12:07
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Having experienced sever turb only once in my career and only for around 30-40secs and I'm not envious of these guys!
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Old 4th January 2014 | 12:11
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this should be a lesson to all union negotiators to make sure you have a good dental plan.
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Old 4th January 2014 | 14:10
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Or a bunch of Lithium Ion batteries with a bad one amongst them
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Old 4th January 2014 | 18:13
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Do they still wear brown uniforms?
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Old 8th January 2014 | 15:27
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heres some more boxes going for a rough ride this week roundabout the same place

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