britfrog 180 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I wonder if the catain of the flight triple checked his load figures when this load of teenagers turned up and climbed into his dash 8 /Q400 I would have been a bit concerned if 3 sumo wrestlers climbed on board let alone 29!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Still in their PJ's - Bless! Cheers - Dai. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I remember flying out to join a ship in Panama. A whole crew flew out and we landed in Panama City, we were then told the ship was at the other end of the Canal and we needed to fly to another airfield nearby. The agents had chartered a DC-3 for us to get there, It was an ex-military C-47 and still had some of its WW2 markings in the cabin. The thing was that before we could board it both our luggage and ourselves had to be weighed and we were seated accordingly! It was all somewhat novel having come from the high-tech(for the time) Heathrow! Then a couple of years ago when we flew out to The Scilly Isles passengers barding the BN Islander operated by Skybus were also weighed before boarding. We had great seats, right behind the pilot! Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Reminds me of being in a hotel lift somewhere in the Far East. The doors opened and in came half a dozen or so very tall Korean ladies. Now I'm 6' 2" these girls were a good ten inches or more above me and stooping in the lift. They were the Korean National netball team, there for a Pan Asian competition. That was thirty years ago and I'm still dreaming about them. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I would gather they needed to make a few stops for fuel along the way. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 That's max GROSS alright! John Link to post Share on other sites
TheeAviationist 18 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 at landing: Sink Rate, Sink Rate, Sink Rate. * * PULL UP * * * * PULL UP * * Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 These guys are greater than the sumo their parts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 These guys are greater than the sumo their parts. ..... But I really don't want to think of their parts! Gross! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 This reminds me of a story my brother-in-law told me. He flew Aeroflot on an internal flight in Russia when traveling for the European Parliament. As he boarded the plane he was told that there were no more seats left and he would have to stand. He was traveling from eastern Russia to Moscow and so it was a fairly long flight and he thought that they were joking. They weren't!. I am sure that this was true, he knows nothing about aircraft and views such journeys in the same way as one might consider a train ride. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just a thought...... You would have "0" chance of using the center armrest when sitting next to one of these fellers. Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just a thought...... You would have "0" chance of using the center armrest when sitting next to one of these fellers. when I first came to the Uk i worked at a yamaha garage and the head mechanic there was a retired sumo wrestler in the uk for 3 years to get to know how the uk market worked. firstly he was the most gentle man you ever met, but also the fastest man you ever came across in your life!! one of his party pieces when you were goofing off in the workshop was he would sneak up behind you , grab both your ankles and he would stand up, you flipped upside down, instantly! he would then hold both your wriggling ankles with one hand and reach up and hook your trouser legs over a bent nail in the low roof of the garage. whilst you were hanging there he would get a bicycle tyre and slide it up your arms so they were restricted to your side and then he would leave you,,,,,,,,, as you were quietly dangling there yelling for someone to release you you notice that your pants were working their way along the nail ,,,,, you screamed louder!! as there was about a 3 foot drop onto solid concrete ,,,,,, then just as your trousers pinged off the nail he caught you!!! he had again sneaked up without you hearing a thing!!! we got him back by leaving drops of super glue on the kaze lid happy days no doubt in this day and age of namby pambys this would be considered assault but we all benefitted from our experience. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ah, the good old days before lawsuits and cry babies. Link to post Share on other sites
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