AA 777 door ripped from plane at DFW gate

TangoWhiskey · Jun 17, 2010

dmccormack · Jun 17, 2010

Good thing there was an aviation expert available to explain the function of chocks.

:rolleyes2:

TangoWhiskey · Jun 17, 2010

dmccormack said:
Good thing there was an aviation expert available to explain the function of chocks.

Or of "what could have happened to the people in the jetway". :rolleyes2:

Trapper John · Jun 17, 2010

Glad no one got deposited on the ramp!

dmccormack · Jun 17, 2010

TangoWhiskey said:
Or of "what could have happened to the people in the jetway".

Could have combined the thoughts....

"One of the people on the jetway could have been used as a chock..."

etsisk · Jun 17, 2010

boy howdy, that ain't gonna be cheap! :no:

weilke · Jun 17, 2010

etsisk said:
boy howdy, that ain't gonna be cheap!

Someone posted a pic of a Falcon or other midsize bizjet that rolled backwards off the edge of a FBO ramp.

And then there is THIS:

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/03Cb0N244Ncwx/610x.jpg

JeffDG · Jun 17, 2010

Trying to resist...pull is strong....nope...can't do it... :ihih:

That'll buff right out.