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Old Jul 22, 2008, 6:43 pm
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GeneDoc
 
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From FL390 at 2:49p to 10,400 ft at 3:03p. Fourteen minutes to descend almost 30,000 feet sounds pretty fast to me.

Glad it's not SOP to pull 5 negative Gs in an airliner...that sounds pretty uncomfortable, and bad for the airframe.

I've been on several flights recently with Sheila. She's been fine. She wouldn't let me take her bag out of the overhead for her though--needed Al Green (another member of Congress) to do that for her.

Last edited by GeneDoc; Jul 22, 2008 at 6:44 pm Reason: Added Sheila Jackson Lee anecdote
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