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makalder t1_ivtyqxi wrote
Reply to comment by Mundane-Ad-6874 in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
It’s just not properly employed. It makes sense in the way that the strength of our economy should help everyone, but the people at the top abuse the system.
makalder t1_ivtflo8 wrote
Reply to comment by CalligrapherCalm2617 in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
That’s why you don’t fly through thunderstorms, especially at low altitude.
makalder t1_ivs5rfi wrote
Reply to comment by PMzyox in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
I get that too. It’s nice to know that, while tragic, pilot error can be learned from and corrected for the future IMO
makalder t1_ivs5aep wrote
Reply to comment by PMzyox in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
Modern planes are well equipped to detect and avoid microbursts. Only a handful of crashes are attributed to microburst where pilot error wasn’t a contributing factor.
makalder t1_ivs4rwv wrote
Reply to TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
TIL nobody knows anything about Ronald Reagan.
makalder t1_ivudnqc wrote
Reply to comment by DoofusMagnus in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
Everybody scoffed at Herman Cain’s 10/10/10 idea, but it would work just fine.