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sl8

(17,118 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:50 PM 20 hrs ago

Would you be too distressed if your airliner lost all four engines?

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."

3:35 min.


The tale of a calm pilot during a flight emergency | QI - BBC

BBC
2024 Apr 7

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In this week's episode of QI, filmed in 2023, we were lucky enough to have the truly heroic Captain Eric Moody in the studio. Sadly, Eric passed away last month. Our thoughts are with Eric's friends and family.

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Wikipedia article about British Airways Flight 009:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_009

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Would you be too distressed if your airliner lost all four engines? (Original Post) sl8 20 hrs ago OP
"We had a difficult day at the office, dear" Wonder Why 15 hrs ago #1

Wonder Why

(7,121 posts)
1. "We had a difficult day at the office, dear"
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 05:35 PM
15 hrs ago

One definitely needs to read the full true story on Wikipedia. Search for British Airways flight 009.

Just don't do it before taking a flight.

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