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Published: 2010-05-18 12:47:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 535; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 11
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Because my car was fucked I was forced to spend the night in a hotel at the airport. But got a room with a view at least, got this shot right out the window!Related content
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Hehe 
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Well I made it through my first test of backing up the huge truck, serpentine test....forwards and backwards which was hard
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You're gonna be a truck driver then huh?
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Yep. I passed my defensive driving today 
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You need to learn defensive driving?
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Yep in a big truck like that. Most of it is how to avoid accidents from stupid stuff other people do.....keep your distance behind other cars even at stop lights.....provide a way out if something should happen. Taking turns properly, backing up, close quarter manuevering...etc.
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Oh right
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I was scared to death! I still don't want to drive it....would much rather drive a Sprinter and hope I can every day
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Hehe
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Hey, I wish I could spend the night in a hotel near an airport...with a view.
Relax, man. You were truly blessed, despite what happened with the car.
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Well, book a room there XD
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I would if I had the money and if I was in Europe right now. XD
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OHYEAHILOVETHISBIRDSTHEYRULERULERULEEEEE!!!!!!
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Is there any easy way to tell them apart?
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Well, the easiest way to tell them apart is that the MD-11 has winglets, and the DC-10 does not. But you can't tell from this photo. The DC-10 is also a bit shorter and has a slightly different tail.
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Winglets are certainly a good clue. What confuses me is why there are only 3 L-1011 Tristars left flying in the US whilst the cheaper, less reliable DC10 and MD11 continue to fly. It's a travesty that Lockheed failed to break even on the better of the two planes in every respect, especially safety. I understand it had trouble with fuel efficiency though.
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Well, the Tristar is getting old. Besides that, not a whole lot were ever made, and I imagine that makes spare parts a whole lot more expensive.
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I'm sure it does. Neither plane turned a profit. The 747 was the only first generation widebody to make money.
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There was one particular DC-10 that made a profit - the one that crashed in Chicago in (?) 1979 after losing an engine on take-off. The insurance paid out more to AA than the a/c cost them to buy
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LOL. That didn't help McDonnel-Douglas's bottom line though.
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So true. It marked the beginning of the end for them didn't it? I know they grounded all the DC-10s after that accident because of the history of accidents of the a/c and it's cargo door but the Chicago accident was caused by methods used by maintenance.
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Yep. MD is a division of Boeing now, and all the MD planes are now out of production.
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Aviation is a difficult industry.
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