Kabul madhouse

[Bailey Guns]

And ultimately the crew will be blamed for this. And some dipshit politician will engage in knee-jerk reactivity and issue some bullshit directive that will require the flight crew to physically check the landing gear for obstructions or some shit before it can be retracted.

Fucking insanity...but that's what'll become of this.

[Bailey Guns]

Is there an "Opt Out" button somewhere I can click to avoid government stupidity in the future?

[MrPrena]

I am assuming there was some kind of malfunction indicator in the cockpit. I worked avionics in the USAF, but I may be wrong. The most likely knowledgeable person on the subject would be a C-17 Crew Chief. The Crew Chief is an enlisted person that oversees the serviceability of the aircraft from a maintenance point of view. The USAF will probably issue a report eventually as some kind of A/C mishap.

Quote from article below:

"The body in the aircraft's landing gear has made it temporarily inoperable, the sources said."




https://www.politico.com/news/2021/0...airport-505400

Thanks for the link. I initially thought it was some kinda hoax until the news link and other social media links.

You have to have some intelligence to understand what your survival rate would even be, issues with hypoxia at altitude, holding on in 400mph wind, etc. etc.

So many people over there have the capacity of a grade school kid in many things. Black marketing and haggling, they are often pro level. Getting buy on things 15 years after we would have put it in the dump, pro level.

Estimating the future consequences of potential decisions, well.... lets just say they didn't get a participation star in that class.

Yup, hypoxia, hypothermia, and the drag will eventually tear body apart at cruising speed of C17.
I assumed they were doing that to prove a point than trying to risk them lives to get into wheel well (stowaway) which is not pressurized nor have enough room for a person.
Just found out avg temp inside the wheel well during cruising alt is -81F.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qkv9...in-an-airplane

[hollohas]

Did you see the selfie video recorded by one of the Afghans riding on the outside of the plane during taxi? They were waving goodbye to everyone on the side on the runway. These folks didn't know what air travel is or the fact that it's not possible to ride on the outside of a plane. They were treating it like a train ride. Pile on and hang on.

[MrPrena]

found one.

[earplug]

What in the hell is Europe and the USA going to do with the morons inside the plane?

[Great-Kazoo]

What in the hell is Europe and the USA going to do with the morons inside the plane?

Take away their security clearance, and demote them 2 GS ratings.






























OOPS, my bad. Thought you were asking about the diplomats.

[Delfuego]

What in the hell is Europe and the USA going to do with the morons inside the plane?

Elect them to Congress?

[BushMasterBoy]

Casa Bonita?

[flogger]

Pretty serious situation over there, the media is touting Taliban cooperation of allowing refugee flights out of Kabul, a peaceful power transfer and more rights for women.

Bull-shit. These guys are and always have been warriors and rule by the blade. I seriously doubt they have any military discipline and only follow the written word of Islam. They are after blood and anything goes. I'm guessing people are dying as we speak.

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Lets hope for the best and pray for the troops, civilians and contractors stuck there and the ones going in.