TroutYabo
291456
9185
69
2 decided it was too risky to land, taxi then take off again ahead of Irma
Delta- LEROYYYYYY JENKINSSSS
Needed perfect execution
They found a gap to take off in between the arm of Irma
Tight squeeze
Hurricanes Suck
Freedommmmmmm
jtveg1
Wow! Without modern computer, radar and communications technology these planes would be in deep shit. ????????????✈????
epasvalin42
the Wright bros will agree
samsneed
Justabuckeye
https://media.giphy.com/media/PdTTZ5ER7HinK/giphy.gif
Panserclaw
Carmichael106
That crazy son of a bitch did it!
anotherusernamed
anotherusernamed
OpieCunningham
Thank you for the follow up gif...
anotherusernamed
twitchymick
That crew is gonna tell that story for the rest of their lives.
ZombiesAndZoos
It may seem careless at first, but that pilot & crew very likely just saved 300 lives by getting them out of San Juan.
Unagi604
Oh jeeze. I wonder what the view was like.
NKato
One wall of fuck-you on one side, another wall of fuck-you on the other. Clear skies front and back. Pray that you make it out motherfucker.
Flibbityjibbit
Riders on the storm
Footstepsofdawn
Into this house we're born, into this world we're thrown...
LaxmiSinghers
Killer on the road
baconthatisall
This needs more upvotes
CerebralCortex
Hurricanes are safer to fly in opposed to severe t-storms due to the unique directionality of air current flow.
GolFoehammer
I was in a gulf stream that flew into a thunderstorm and I would have sworn we were all dead. The violence of the wind sheer, 1/2
GolFoehammer
both up and down is beyond belief. Never again!
Misslnformation
DoctorDanielJackson
It's amazing the plane was able to take off, considering the massive size of the pilot's balls.
jtveg1
The reply of the day award goes to you. ????✔
FistfulOfAssholes
"COME ON I'VE GOT A PLANE TO FLY"
suckonthisfrizzlefry
blitzMoonJumper
TimmyDans
TheGreatGreens
I am serious and don't call me Shirley.
anotherusernamed
MyNameIsJeffGoldblum
"I just wanted to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you."
dwk23
"I just wanted to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you."
PoppinLochNessHopster
That's not sweat, the roof is leaking.
Merlin78
"We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?"
GaryV83
Stryker? Stryker-Stryker-Stryker-Stryker-Stryker-STRIKE HER!!! Ted Stryker?
Fairdinkums
bodeman
Billy, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?
canmyusernameliveuptotherest
Surely this is the perfect response comment
WannieTheSane
It is, but that's not important right now. (what's the /s equivalent of knowing you're giving the wrong quote response?)
Acrimoniousguy
It's entirely relevant, and don't call me Shirley.
DoomSkuller
Was Han Solo the pilot of that flight?
gorillaClutch
us airlines flight #: nopethefucknot
equityforpunks
NOAA guys: "hah.. amateurs"
jayphat
Hope they added extra fuel to help with carrying the pilots massive balls.
Sionas
Apparently it's easier for planes in a hurricane, since it's stratified and horizontal winds. Thunderstorms are vertical and more random
YellowDrank
Also That plane is not to scale on those radar images. It's not as tight as it looks. But still I'd be nervous.
GODDAMNlT
still putting a ton of trust in a meteorologist
amoeba15
Yeah, it's not like it's the job of a meteorologist to know this shit.... Wait a fucking second. It is. It's literally their job.
JHawke
If all meteorlogists know their shit, why is the weather forecast so often wrong? On average they know more than average, this does not >
JHawke
> mean they are always right.
amoeba15
Weather forecasts are often very accurate here. Hurricane tracking has improved a LOT the last few decades especially.
rnorja
All the passengers should get councelling. They're clearly suicidal.
Hadespuppy
Staying could be equally risky. That's one mother of a storm.
ErinFromTheOffice
LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROY JENKINS
IOnlyFavoriteDickButtAndImNotEvenMad
That was exactly my reaction.
The701
Pilot: "We're a few minutes from takeoff, just a bit more taxiing and-" Copilot: "LEEEEEROOOOOOYYYYY.....MMJENNNKINS!!!"
The701
Tower: "Oh my god, he just took off."
cbjfan
*MMMMMMJENKINS
Rox2
Thank you. Everyone forgets the "MMMM"
IOnlyFavoriteDickButtAndImNotEvenMad
http://imgur.com/3L9vyNi
SilkyZ
Delta would do anything for buck :P
Superiorsasquatch
Was it a commercial flight? It seems way too risky to do that with a big flight
IPostAboutPoliticsIfYouDontLikeItSuckIt
Commercial flight. 737. Reasonably large plane.
The2020ElectionWasStolen
including bumping Ann Coulter
CondescendingCunt
They fucked my mum for a penny.
Quizz25S
Well at least they haven't kicked any paying customers off their planes. That I know of.
Ijustwantquiet
Delta CEO: "We didn't get in the news this summer like United did. How can we make some headlines?"
PommedeTerreur
"You mean we can intesify human suffering AND get paid?!" -Delta, probably.
f00f1ghter
In their defense they had fewer unhappy customers that didn't miss a flight
emkev
Delta:
DTryptophan
Plane probably took 200 people out of harm's way. If they make money while doing good, well, okay then. Nothing wrong with it.
Threewisemen
Out of harm's way? Have you been to PR? All their buildings are made to withstand hurricanes. This is like a "snowday" without electricity.
Halykan
Eh? I grew up in Florida, and I'm as blase about most storms as anyone, but there's a pretty big difference between cat 1-2 and cat 5.
Threewisemen
Over half the people I know in PR got drunk and played dominos today. None of them were in danger; most have generators.
professionalwindowlicker
Tourists exist
Threewisemen
All the hotels have generators also and are also made to weather hurricanes. They have like 2 a year. The worst case scenario is being bored
TK421isAFK
Fuck yes. Just flew back from DFW to SFO last month through a huge storm in NM and TX. Rocky as fuck, and got yelled at by a gate clerk 1/2
TK421isAFK
named Susan Swerringen at TUL when they fucked up and overbooked the flight and let it take off 11 minutes early. Delta changed my flight2/3
TK421isAFK
Edit 2a: Her name is Sherry Swearingen, not Susan.
kimmygibbler12345
Yeah, I don't think blasting her full name is necessary.
TK421isAFK
and didn't bother to cal me. They sent me an email at 2am local time that I didn't see until 90 minutes before my flight, so I missed it.3/4
TK421isAFK
Fuck Delta. Never again. Fucking ticket agent in TUL started yelling at me, then accused me of making a scene in front of my daughter 4/5
TK421isAFK
and the whole terminal. Excuse me for being pissed that they rearranged my itinerary without notice or my consent. They moved me to an 5/6
DBC00p3r
That had to be a high sphincter factor flight.
GolFoehammer
you wouldn't have been able to run a nail up my ass with a jack hammer, on that flight.
DBC00p3r
I wonder if they got extra miles for that?
Counterfit
No, they'll just kick them out the back with a parachute mid flight
baldewok
MrBojangles85
The fuck is that?
dubone99
Huge balls of steel
NKato
Polishing his balls.
epoke
Stewardess? Yes. I'd like the rum, please. No no no. All the rum. Give me all your rum. You will want me drunk for this flight.
NotTheFBIWePromise
-pilot
amoeba15
Half the flight's seats are full of product from the Bacardi distillery.
undertheaurora
Said the pilot over the intercom as the plane was being loaded.
PhilbertHFZ
Hardly seems appropriate for the pilot, but who am I to judge?
Ijustwantquiet
But where is the rum?
TheDivineUsersub
It's gone.
catsandtardis
Why is the rum gone?
balentay
The stewardess is coming. Hold your horses.
TacoThatCrapsIceCream
I have flown out of a hurricane like that before, we hit so many air pockets that I think it took a month for my stomach to come back down
georgialikethestate
Fuck, that sounds terrifying!
TacoThatCrapsIceCream
I wasn't alone in being terrified, the body builder next to me and I locked arms at the elbows. I was like 13, he was 40+. Fun times!
TroelsyTwo
Sometimes that free fall is just too long. Wilder than the wild rollercoasters, I guess.
Treblaine
Is this an accurate depiction of the pilot:
??
TacoThatCrapsIceCream
Mixed with "Hold onto your butts"
richardson1701
I was going to more say that some say that he is the magnetic north, of course others say that weather is his shampoo and motor oil 1/2
richardson1701
Is his blood. Now, this guy isn't the Stig, but he sure as hell seems to be the Stig's Delta Airline Father.
BrownskinOriental
Can't believe they let him take off is the amazing part.
Xedi22
It's quite possible ATC cleared them "departure at your own risk"....
MistressLyda
Would if so the passengers be informed, or would it be on the airlines risk?
Xedi22
I would guess airline's risk. But I don't know how this kind of thing works for commercial flights.
BSwann
I heard on one island planes were being torn to shreds by the 185mph winds, better to have them try to get away I guess.
copingcabana
Authorities: Meh. If they die here, were gotta clean them up. If they crash in the sea, that's someone else problem.
pavehawkfavehawk
Well...If the field is within minimums, it's within minimums. Doesn't matter what's coming.
slvrscoobie
and EWR gets delayed for 'storms in the area'
Strosh
Air traffic controllers are federal employees. So if a federal employee authorizes it... then it's 100% approved by the government.
AGrammeIsBetterThanADamn
St Martin's is an entirely different country, honey
Rox2
That's not St. Martin
jackals84
St. Martin's is the name of exactly none of the places you're condescendingly referencing.
GerhardM
That's Puerto Rico, honey.
Treblaine
The guy who authorised it:
terminal7street
I picked a terrible week to stop sniffing glue
necroticon
I tell ya... I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue! *snooooorrrrrt*
mikeatike
"What can you make of this?" "I can make a boat, I can make a hat..."
blessedarethecheesemakers
The myth, the legend.
PoppinLochNessHopster
They must have been confident in the plane/pilots/meteorologist math, if that shit had gone down the PR fallout would have been immense.
MerToo
one might think those conditions were true of any flight...
PoppinLochNessHopster
One thing to go up when it's "safe" and crash, totally different to go up in a storm putting lives at extra risk and THEN crashing.
MerToo
jesus there's some special snowflakes on today. it's either within the acceptable limits set by experts or it ain't.
PoppinLochNessHopster
That's what I said.
SteevyT
They probably figure they would still come out ahead of American Airlines even if the flight did go down.
MykillMetal
Totally read that as "plane/pilots/meteorologist/METH".
PoppinLochNessHopster
MykillMetal
PoppinLochNessHopster
ParanoldWithGoodCause
PR fallout? Is that a pun?
PoppinLochNessHopster
Absolutely! ... now why don't you explain the pun to everyone else, you know, so they get it.
Vesane
Oh, I thought like fallout Per Rectum ie pants being shat
ParanoldWithGoodCause
PR = Puerto Rico. Fallout = fall out of the sky.
ashmenon
Oh well done, lad.
PoppinLochNessHopster
Of course, that much is obvious!
MerToo
so long as the wind direction is in line with the runway and the windspeed is reasonably consistent, it can be quite windy & still doable.
JasonTheHoudini
I heard the runway was only around 20-40mph at the time of takeoff
g29fan
Exactly. I'd actually like to be on that flight; it would be kind of weird to see such a low ground on take off with an airliner.
MerToo
bear in mind the plane is built to be able to fly into a 500MPH "wind" all day...
Maverickaura
theres a diference between "wind" of otherwise calm air relative to the motion of the plane. and "wind" such as turbulent, flowing air.
MerToo
i don't know what's worse, that you managed to use the term "relative" while missing the point, or that 4 imbeciles missed it with you.
g29fan
There we go. :)
vincentlaguardiagambini
I like your logical reasoning. My friend have this gif as a thank you
v
MerToo
Why thank you, it's very nice!
vincentlaguardiagambini
Ty
MuchObligedMcNutty
Lots of tightly squeezed buttcheeks on that flight.
magnumjenkins
the collective tension alone could've ripped the plane apart
OptimisticButSoFarResultsNotGreat
zeroexistence
"If you look to the left you'll see the hurricane, same to the right though, but we're safe here in the middle. Everything's fine."
whatevermanishowedup
KeyMasher
akawai
wont be pooping for a week
TheProfessionalNo0b
Pucker factor 5.3
sexytangerine
At least the passengers made it to their destinations on time. :D
PoliticalWanderer
Those people turned coal into diamonds. Also, I hope everyone on that flight had a celebratory orgy and smoked after they got clear.
Ijustwantquiet
https://youtu.be/a5QBuJla5do?t=48s
michonnedisapproves
Ultratoxic
"This is your captain speaking. Look you know what we're about to attempt, so if you're the praying sort, now would be a good time to start"
YoUcAnNoTuSeAdEaDmEmEfOrYoUrUsErNaMe
There was already enough wind, no need to add to that.
TheVakarian
Put some coal up there and by the time you've passed Cuba you'll be smuggling diamonds.
AManWoman
Probably, but also these maps are deceptive. That gap in the arms is probably 50 miles across, not really tricky to navigate
AManWoman
*25 miles
ChuckTingleBattlesTheAssGoblinsofAuschwitz
at 500 mph if I'm not mistaken.
sexytangerine
I think it would still require a fairly experienced pilot to traverse through a Level 5 hurricane. But what do I know?
AManWoman
Oh for sure. Just not sure people understand the size of these things
sexytangerine
Oh, definitely. It's not even your fault. We WERE missing a banana, you know.
MozartDidntPaintTheMonaLisaTwice
humourasdryasyourgf
I prefer it when my username shows how likely I am to down a bottle of painkillers at any given moment.
SinisterScienceLesbian
You okay?
humourasdryasyourgf
totally
AppoJuice
Would you like to talk some things through?
myusernamewillalwaysberelevant
they're still manually unclamping the passengers
pianomagic
Gonna need the jaws of life.
CalmyKingBee
It's been awhile since I had the chuckles that good. Thank you.
philstuf
And you thought that doctor on united was hard to get out of his seat...
Cthulhuchooseyou
Gold.
TheSpanishInquisitor
Your glorious comment lighted up my day! Thanks!
virgil592
The pilot needs surgery for his butt.
SirsMadeline
The pilot's butt is fine. It's his huge balls/ovaries that might need to be shrinked so they can fit in his/her pants again after this.
humourasdryasyourgf
correction: copilot need surgery. Pilot was Denzel Washington.
boevis
Monica
OnlyPostsGetRekt
Pilot needs no surgery for his butt, but a wheelbarrow to get his massive balls off the plane upon landing.
thegarlicawakens
Do we have clearance, Clarence?
GenuineFloridaMan
You couldn't have pulled a greasy string out of his ass with a tractor .
TheGriffin
That is horrendously disgusting. It's perfect
MyDragonHeartedSpirit
Perfect visual in this case; now to get it out of my head forever.
gnovice
Many "chocolate diamonds" we're made that day.
IFuckingLoveGoldenRetrievers
Chocolate pearls*
gnovice
Autocorrect, you son of a bitch...
dormantmutant
What did you mean to say?
gnovice
*were
eagerophiuchus
I'd almost rather have them beat my face bloody. They're lucky this worked out for them.
Imalwaysready
Lucky or else they just know how their equipment and basic meteorology works.
HideyoWifeHideyoKids
I've read it's actually harder to fly in thunderstorms. Hurricane winds are predictable, thunderstorm winds arent
thedarkcanuck
If you want an airline to beat your face bloody, I think you want to fly United
eagerophiuchus
That's the joke.
notamurder
pilojo
Not really. The planes are designed to handle much worse. Risky would have been departing after that gap passed.
CascadeKitchenCounsellor
What would be worse than flying through a cat 5 hurricane?
Lessinath
Any storm that produces large hail (hurricanes don't due to the warm core).
TraitorousTrump3
Tornados have about 2x wind speed, but in a smaller area.
Shoelebubba
Tornado.
Andalite
Idgaf if that plane can fly through the fucking sun. I don't want on it
pilojo
Not saying it was a good thing to do, just saying it wasn't luck. Pilots knew what the plane is capable of.
mudflap61
Probably a retired Hurricane Hunter pilot, they know what those airliners can handle :)
bud467
Well jet engines aren't used for a reason in hurricane hunting. They can get water logged very quickly.
blahhhhsteven
Look up ge90 water testing and you'll be proven wrong...
bud467
I'm talking the amount of rain a 400mile wide hurricane dumps. It's not healthy for the engine. Turbo props are better suited
byohzzrd
What the passengers can handle on the other hand...
v
SaffronTeabagPierogi
Generally speaking, they can handle more than your feeble, fleshy body can withstand.
JHawke
But can they ahndle a cow throught he windshield?
KanyesGayFish
How long does it take to get to an altitude above the hurricane?
Amazora
Depends! Parts of Irma have measured to be >10 miles (52,400ft; 16.2km) in height, while most commercial airlines are limited to 45,000 ft
Lemuffinmannn
My buddy wants to work for NOAA to fly P2's into the heart of darkness. Sounds crazy
ggunderscores
Is crazy.
LetThemNotEatKate
I actually personally know the guy (Nick Underwood) who posted a vid of his flight into Irma for NOAA/NAVAIR. WVU Alum! He loves it
RyoukoSama
He did some great interviews on CNN yesterday
Lalaith
Can confirm. All flights cancelled flying into a blizzard except my Delta flights. They were charging people to change their flight too.
Ijustwantquiet
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
DanOrtega
Delta is starting to earn my respect. I might die in a blazing ball of metal and fire, but dammit they will try their hardest.
btraqnasty
Does delta fly a lot of Lockheed p-3's?
bamcockseverywhere
No, but they flew a lot of Electras! Not that anyone who flew an Electra in Delta livery is...alive still.
superquick76
My brother was there Chief Pilot, he has the time of his life while the rest of us are screaming like little girls.
DanOrtega
A fellow adrenaline addict?
Idonthavealottosay
Had*
SmoothSaline
*their
YeahICanHearYouClemFandango
That username...
Poprocket77
There he is!
AnonymousArsonist
*their
superquick76
D'oh!
equityforpunks
IDK but seems like they use propeller engines for hurricane flights.. might be due to possible jet engine flameouts.
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
Definitely not piston engines bud
[deleted]
[deleted]
Counterfit
I wonder if having a huge bypass ratio helps with those tests
victell
Holy shit that engine can take over 1000 gallons per minute of water
FisterMantastic
Fucking science eh?
Vegonbrei
They use turbo-props beacause of the smaller intake and durability basically. Turbo-fans on modern jets could take too much damage if (1/2)
mwaterman
P-3 Orion's
Vegonbrei
they get into heavy hail. (2/2)
Lessinath
You have a point about hail, but hurricanes don't produce hail. They're too warm.
Vegonbrei
Actually they do normally. It just never reaches the ground because of the freezing level height. However a very real concern for aircraft.
myusernameisnotcreative
Can't most commercial airliners fly over the storm 30,000 ft plus? Just a question, looking for an answer.
Curiousone545
Ooo I wanna know too
pyr666
small showers hang low. hurricanes are miles high.
amoeba15
Do your showers hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
pyr666
well i can tie them in a knot and I can tie them in a bow.
amoeba15
But can you throw them over your shoulder like a Continental soldier?
MasterTJ
As a pilot, no. Hurricane cloud tops (aka t-storm tops) reach up to 50,000'. Very few acft can cruise that high. Severe turb/icing in clouds
zucchino
Thanks! That sounds terrifying, I'm glad this pilot pulled off the escape and hope I never have to experience that.
Ijustwantquiet
They must have offered him an extra day off.
myusernameisnotcreative
Thanks
amoeba15
So, if I want to get over a hurricane I'll need an SR-71?
tellingyouhowitreallyis
Private jets routinely cruise that high too.
epasvalin42
Good luck getting one from a museum.
amoeba15
Look, if the Space and Rocket Center doesn't want me to take it then why do they have it just sitting there outside?
Amazora
Some parts of Irma have measured to be >10 miles (52,400ft) in height: see https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/irma-atlantic-ocean
myusernameisnotcreative
Holy ..... Fucking......Shit.
Treblaine
I know thunderstorms get way too high to fly over. Unless you're in a U-2 spy-plane.
Counterfit
Or an SR-71/A-20/whatever else they called it
SteevyT
SR-71 was an entirely different (and absolutely badass) plane from the U2.
Counterfit
Yes, that's why I used "or"
Ijustwantquiet
an entirely different (and absolutely badass) plane
amoeba15
There's one a mile from me. I should steal it and fly over the hurricane. *googles how to fly*
Treblaine
It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether.