scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> > I used to like that. No problem with vertigo when sitting in a chair or looking
> > through a window. It just lost its appeal when I once saw the port prop, winding
> > down as we were making a turn to line up with the runway.
>
> At least you hadn't taken off yet, the pilot would have hopefully
> figured out they didn't have enough thrust before getting to V1 :-)

We were coming in for landing at Sumburgh in a Dash 8, when it happened. At a
guess we were about 200 ~ 300 feet up, not very high anyway. The incident
quietened the plane down a bit.

> I saw a lightning strike on the wing tip once, it was a fairly subdued
> bang and I don't think anyone else really noticed.

I bet the instruments showed something.

>I didn't think
> anything of it until another flight which was delayed because they were
> "checking the plane over as it got struck by lightning on the way in".
>

A friend was in a helicopter when it was struck by lightning. They were close to
shore and ditched on a sandbank. The rotor blades were frayed as its layers were
coming apart. But that is supposed to be unusual.


> This was a standalone navigation unit.
Okay, you are forgiven. ;-)

> I think you've been able to use
> your phone with the radio turned off for a long time haven't you?

In airplane mode, yes. But until January it had to be off during takeoff and
landing.

>The
> recent change AFAIK is just that you can use it during take-off and
> landing (but still the radio must be off). But I don't fly as much now
> so am not really up to speed with this stuff.

Now you can use a phone or laptop with the radio off but no headphones until the
seatbelt light goes off.

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