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01-15-2009, 07:45 PM
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#1 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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01-15-2009, 07:51 PM
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#2 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Props to the pilot who glided that plane in perfectly on water.
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01-15-2009, 07:54 PM
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#3 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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Birds 1... plane 0... Props to the pilot
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01-15-2009, 08:54 PM
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#4 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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damn, I wonder what was going through those people's mind when the plane was going down. Intense.
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01-15-2009, 09:01 PM
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#5 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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the bird strike must be intense
normally the engine is wayy powerful than the bird, unless the bird jammed the engine
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01-15-2009, 09:11 PM
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#6 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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must of been some big birds 
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01-15-2009, 09:12 PM
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#7 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by alex.w *//  the bird strike must be intense
normally the engine is wayy powerful than the bird, unless the bird jammed the engine | Yeah, I wonder how many birds must've gone in the engine to totally kill both engines!
I've had some close calls at Boundary Bay... damn seagulls and eagles! Fuckin white-knuckle take-offs LOL.
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01-15-2009, 09:25 PM
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#8 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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Originally Posted by jimzilla must of been some big birds |  I actually lol'd
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01-15-2009, 09:37 PM
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Actually it's quite easy for a bird to damage an engine...  It takes just 1 small bird and the engine goes poof.
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01-15-2009, 09:47 PM
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I read somewhere that it was a flock of birds.
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01-15-2009, 10:03 PM
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#11 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Yup, it was a flock but the chances of both engines failing is remarkable.
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01-15-2009, 10:45 PM
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#12 | | RS controls my life!
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do the passengers get a 'golden pass' like in lost ? lol
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01-15-2009, 10:46 PM
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#13 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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props to pilot. im so surprised and happy nobody was hurt.
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01-15-2009, 11:18 PM
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#14 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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Props to the ferry boats that swarmed the plane and got everyone off so fast.
the rescue pics were amazing.
It's so rare for the plane to actually land intact into the water.
I mean the chances of this kind of accident happening with this survival rate is one in millions.
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01-15-2009, 11:27 PM
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#15 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Wow, intense!
glad everyone got out ok. Props to the pilot indeed. He made sure everyone was out before he left.
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01-15-2009, 11:50 PM
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#16 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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man, the pilot deserves an award. it takes balls to stay calm and land the plane perfectly in water without anyone dieing.
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01-16-2009, 12:34 AM
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#17 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Props to the pilots. Hopefully it won't be long 'til we see their work on Mayday?  | |
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01-16-2009, 12:39 AM
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incredible.
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01-16-2009, 03:33 AM
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#19 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Here's what one bird can do....
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01-16-2009, 03:47 AM
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#20 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by skyxx Actually it's quite easy for a bird to damage an engine... It takes just 1 small bird and the engine goes poof. | This can happen, usually just get a nice mess down the side of the plane and some paperwork to fill out
Props on a succesful ditch.
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01-16-2009, 05:33 AM
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#21 | | Witness protection
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the said on CNN last night that it was a flock of canada geese. we all know how big they are... some expert the interview said launch a bunch of bowling balls into an engine under power and you get the idea of the damage it can do.
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canada geese = WMD
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01-16-2009, 05:40 AM
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#22 | | RS Operative (G)
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shit that must of been fucking scary
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01-16-2009, 09:37 AM
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#23 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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i wonder what's going through your head when you hear the pilot say "brace yourselves, we're going down hard"
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01-16-2009, 10:06 AM
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#24 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
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madd skills =)
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01-16-2009, 11:41 AM
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#25 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Most of the news these days are negative. It's actually pretty nice to have people calling the pilot a "HERO". We see soo many murderers, corporate criminals etc. It's nice to have a story about someone that saved people's lives.
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