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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Parking Lot > Arguing pilots fly 150 miles past runway Log in Arguing pilots fly 150 miles past runway Pages : [1] 2 3 MTK 10-23-2009, 09:04 AM Brilliant! Arguing Northwest pilots fly 150 miles past runway \| World news \| guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/23/northwest-pilots-argument-miss-runway) skinsguy 10-23-2009, 12:28 PM This is why I am scared to fly. Well, that and crashing. firstdown 10-23-2009, 12:31 PM So does that mean the passengers earned an additional 300 air mile points. Daseal 10-23-2009, 12:36 PM Sleeping Northwest pilots fly 150 miles past runway \| World news \| guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/23/northwest-pilots-argument-miss-runway) Fixed. Haha FD, that one cracked me up. GMScud 10-23-2009, 12:44 PM Flying scares me to death. Reading stuff like this only makes it worse. KLHJ2 10-23-2009, 12:53 PM The cruising speed of a 747 is approx 565 MPH. At that speed it only takes 16 min to travel 150 miles. I'm sure that several of us have been distracted for 15-20 min on a regular car ride and missed a turn or an exit. It's not as bad as people are making it out to be. Edit: This was an Airbus A320, the cruising speed is between 504-540 MPH. This changes the flight time to 17-18 min to travel 150 Miles. Airbus A320 \| Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=23) firstdown 10-23-2009, 01:07 PM The cruising speed of a 747 is approx 565 MPH. At that speed it only takes 16 min to travel 150 miles. I'm sure that several of us have been distracted for 15-20 min on a regular car ride and missed a turn or an exit. It's not as bad as people are making it out to be. So its not that bad that two guys with a hundred or more peoples lives in their hands get distracted for 16 minutes? GMScud 10-23-2009, 01:08 PM The cruising speed of a 747 is approx 565 MPH. At that speed it only takes 16 min to travel 150 miles. I'm sure that several of us have been distracted for 15-20 min on a regular car ride and missed a turn or an exit. It's not as bad as people are making it out to be. Um, they are 7 miles up in the air going nearly 600 mph with hundreds of lives in their hands. Distracted for 15-20 mins isn't a big deal?? SmootSmack 10-23-2009, 01:10 PM I'm no pilot, but I'm not sure how you compare missing an exit on a highway with missing a runway Trample the Elderly 10-23-2009, 01:17 PM I'm no pilot, but I'm not sure how you compare missing an exit on a highway with missing a runway Me either, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.