Visit to Uncle Sam... [Viele Bilder!]

[charly]

Bei den Amis geht alles etwas lockerer zu, typisches Beispiel für 'ne Kabinenansage:

BEFORE TAKEOFF
Welcome to Flight 438 to Phoenix. If you're going to PHX, you're in the right place. If you're not going to PHX, we're sorry, you're about to have a really long evening. We'd like to tell you now about some important safety features of this aircraft. The most important safety feature we have aboard this plane is The Flight Attendants. Please look at one now and listen to her !

There are 6 exits aboard this plane: 2 at the front, 2 over the wings, 2 in the rear etc……

In the event of a loss of cabin pressure some baggy things will drop down over your head. You stick it over your nose and mouth like the flight attendant is doing now. The bag won't inflate, but there's oxygen there, I promise. If you are sitting next to a small child, or someone who is acting like a small child, please do us all a favor and put on your mask first. If you are travelling with two or more children, please take a moment now to decide which one is your favorite. Help that one first and then work your way down.

In the seat pocket in front of you is a pamphlet about the safety features of this plane. I usually use it as a fan when I'm having my own personal summer. It makes a very good fan. It also has pretty pictures. Please take it out and play with it now.

Please take a moment now to make sure your seat belts are fastened low and tight about your hips. To fasten the belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle. To release, it's a pulley thing -- not a pushy thing like in your car, because you're in an airplane -- HELLO !

There's no smoking in the cabin on this flight. There's also no smoking in the lavatories. If we see smoke coming from the lavatories, we will assume you are on fire and put you out. This is a free service we provide. Nevertheless, there are two smoking sections on this flight, one outside each wing exit. We do have a movie in the smoking sections tonight ... hold on, let me check what it is . Oh here it is ... the movie tonight is "Gone with the Wind….."

In a moment we will be turning off the cabin lights, and it's going to get really dark, really fast. If you're afraid of the dark, now would be a good time to reach up and press the yellow button. The yellow button turns on your reading light. Please don't press the orange button unless you absolutely have to. The orange button is your seat ejection button.

We're glad to have you with us on board this flight. Thank you for choosing Delta, and giving us your business and your money. If there's anything we can do to make you more comfortable, please don't hesitate to ask. If you all weren't strapped down you would have given me a standing ovation, wouldn't you ?

AFTER LANDING
Welcome to the PHX Sky Harbor International Airport. Sorry about the bumpy landing. It's not the Captain's fault. It's not the Copilot's fault. It's just the bad asphalt.

Please remain seated until the plane is parked at the gate. At no time in history has a passenger ever beaten a plane to the gate. So please, don't even try.

Also, please be careful opening the overhead bins because "shift happens" and we don't want you to get hurt. We'd like to see you again on board as soon as you can afford it.

[Dominic Funke]

Tolle, faszinierende, wunderschöne Fotos! Mal interessant den Vergleich zwischen den deutschen und amerikanischen durchsagen zu lesen... Es ist einfach der beste bericht
Da möcht ich auch mal hin...
LG Dominic

[charly]

Das passende Bild zum Neujahr:

Aurora Borealis bei Fairbanks, Alaska

[Karsten]

Absolut atemberaubendes, seltenes und klasse Bild! Mit, in diesem Fall, doch etwas Neidfaktor

Wie lange hast du für diese Aufnahme probieren müssen?

[BSer]

Sieht fantastisch aus, extrem surreal!

[charly]

:good: Absolut atemberaubendes, seltenes und klasse Bild! Mit, in diesem Fall, doch etwas Neidfaktor!

Das stimmt, ich beneide den Fotograf ebenfalls für diesen Schuss! Stammt von einem Luftwaffenangehörigen der Eielson AFB nahe Fairbanks. Belichtungszeit 25 Sek. und hinterher das Blau etwas "korrigiert".

Hier noch der Brice Canyon im Winter:

[ich]

tolle bilder!!!

aber ganz ehrlich, mir sieht das zu kalt aus

[Swen]

Schöne Bilder Charly!

Aber wir haben hier doch auch so ein Wetter gerade.

[charly]

...ganz ehrlich, mir sieht das zu kalt aus

...Aber wir haben hier doch auch so ein Wetter gerade...

Ist halt jahreszeitlich angepasst...wer's wärmer mag, siehe Seite 1

...oder gleich zum Bericht von der "Davis Monthan AFB"...da war's 40°C !

Freuen wir uns doch schon mal auf 30°C bei unserem Treffen Ende Juli 2009 unten auf der Terrasse vom Ilo

[Swen]

Bauernregel belegen:

Im Februar Schnee und Eis, macht den Sommer heiß.

Ist der Januar weiß, wird der Sommer heiß.

Schneit's und hagelt's auf die Osterglocken, so wird der Sommer heiß und trocken

Solange es nur die Osterglocken sind...