{"id":64104,"date":"2016-02-01T07:25:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T12:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64104"},"modified":"2016-02-01T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T14:48:47","slug":"with-appropriate-apologies-to-the-late-harry-edward-nilsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64104","title":{"rendered":"A Public Service Safety Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"

(With appropriate apologies to the late Harry Edward Nilsson III<\/em><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Fuel Tank<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Someone got into de plane, de plane was short on gas<\/em>
\n Dey then took off in de plane, ended up in de grass<\/em><\/p>\n

Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, dey took it right up<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, dey took it right up<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, engine start to sputter<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, call de tower, voice aflutter<\/em><\/p>\n

Say “Tower – ain’t there nothin’ I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey say “Tower – de runway make it to?”<\/em>
\n Dey say “Tower – ain’t there nothin’ I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey say “Tower – de runway make it to?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Now lemme get this straight<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you took it right up?<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you took it right up?<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you took it right up?<\/em>
\n And when the engine start to sputter, call de tower, woke ’em up?<\/em><\/p>\n

And say, \u2018Tower, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?\u2019<\/em>
\n You say \u2018Tower, de runway make it to?\u2019<\/em>
\n You say \u2018Tower, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?\u2019<\/em>
\n You say \u2018Tower, de runway make it to?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Next time you check out de plane\u2019s fuel tank, before<\/span> you take it off!<\/em>
\n With enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, your landing should be soft.<\/em>
\n With no gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you in a world of hurt.<\/em>
\n With no gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank you can end up in the dirt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo<\/em>
\n Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo<\/em>
\n Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo<\/em><\/p>\n

Someone got into de plane, dey took off right away<\/em>
\nNot enough in the plane’s fuel tank, took off anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n

Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, engine start to sputter<\/em>
\n Not enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, call de tower,voice aflutter<\/em>
\n And say “Tower, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?’<\/em>
\n And say, “Tower, de runway make it to?”<\/em>
\n And say, “Tower, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Then say Tower, “Now lemme get this straight –<\/em>
\n Not enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, but still you did take off?<\/em>
\n Not enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, and now de engine cough?<\/em>
\n Not enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you took it right up<\/em>
\n Without enough in de tank? You such a silly doofus!<\/em><\/p>\n

Enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank and it will fly much better.<\/em>
\n Enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you can land it on a letter.<\/em>
\n Enough gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank, you can safely bring her down.<\/em>
\n Enough gas in your plane\u2019s fuel tank you won\u2019t end up short of town.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Woo, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey say,”Woo, de runway make it to?”<\/em>
\n Dey say, “Well, woo, ain’t there nothin’ I can can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey say, “Woo woo, de runway make it to?\u201d<\/em>
\n Dey say, “Yow, ain’t there nothin’ I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey say, “Wow, de runway make it to?”<\/em>
\n Dey said “Tower, ain’t there nothing I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey said, “Tower, de runway make it to?”<\/em>
\n Dey said, “Tower, ain’t there nothing I can do?”<\/em>
\n Dey said, “Tower, I\u2019m in a bad position!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Check de gas in de plane\u2019s fuel tank before you take it off<\/em>
\n Have enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank and de engine should not cough<\/em>
\n Have enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank it help de plane to land<\/em>
\n With enough in de plane\u2019s fuel tank your landing will be grand<\/em><\/p>\n

You can call de airport gas truck<\/em>
\nYou call de airport gas truck, dey come and sell you gas<\/em>
\n Call de airport gas truck, dey come and sell you gas<\/em>
\n Call de airport gas truck, dey come and sell you gas<\/em>
\n Call de airport gas truck, dey come and sell you gas<\/em>
\n Call de airport gas truck, dey come and<\/em> sell you gas<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OK, time to be serious.\u00a0 Errors regarding having sufficient fuel to\u00a0 complete a flight safely are apparently relatively common.\u00a0 In 2003, there were apparently 132 such aviation incidents\u00a0<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 – 91 from fuel exhaustion, and another 41 from fuel starvation.\u00a0 (There were a few others due to fuel contamination.)\u00a0 Many of the incidents led to fatalities or serious injuries.\u00a0 Here are a few other more recent such incidents.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.postregister.com\/articles\/featured-news-daily-email\/2015\/09\/10\/gov%E2%80%99t-report-plane-crash-caused-lack-fuel<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-wales-north-east-wales-30035659<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/investigations\/AccidentReports\/Reports\/AAR1302.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-others\/jet-airways-plane-lands-with-insufficient-fuel-pilots-suspended\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.newstalk.com\/reader\/47.301.341\/16069\/0\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-norfolk-31871462<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Remeber:\u00a0 it’s best to always check the gas, oil, and other fluid levels before you travel by privately-owned vehicle.\u00a0 That’s true if you’re driving, riding – and especially<\/em> if you’re flying.<\/p>\n

Because if you’re flying, the stakes are WAY higher.\u00a0 Running out of fuel (or breaking down due to low fluid levels) while driving or riding is generally only a major inconvenience.\u00a0 However, it’s often deadly when you’re flying – for both the careless pilot and other innocent parties.<\/p>\n

Hey, I don’t generally much care if someone I don’t know is stupid or careless and ends up offing himself\/herself.\u00a0 But I do care that their stupidity might take me – or someone I care about – with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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