Fatal Flight audiobook: Chapter Nine: To Ride the Storm (11/14)

[@jamescoddington2954]

Who down-votes this goldmine, gem of an audio experience? Thanks for such a gripping story!

[@peterdavy6110]

Brits who are a bit picky about the way he pronounces English names, I think. I have no idea where the 3 places he names at 11.27 are. Never heard of anywhere like that in London.

[@Babararoot55]

@@peterdavy6110 Hi

[@electronkaleidoscope5860]

You're correct, but comments like this just remind how much I miss visible downvotes now ;-;

[@J4ME5_]

The downvote is still visible it's just a plug-in now ​@@electronkaleidoscope5860

[@Patrick_B687-3]

That is one Engineer job I wouldn't want at almost any reasonable pay. Contrasting that thought, I have enjoyed this book immensely. I've never known about this facet of British Aviation, and it's a fascinating story.

[@MadMax052]

A gripping chapter.

[@ibchemvids]

Really enjoying this book.

[@Babararoot55]

Hey 👋

[@65gtotrips]

I think it took guts to even be a passenger on one of these airships.

[@foowashere]

A terrific book, and read! Thanks for making and sharing! :) A slight reading error at 18:25, it should read "... tilt was greater than when a thunderstorm had forced *R100* to dive...", not R101.

[@engineerguyvideo]

+FooWasHere thx for reading ... indeed that was R100 ...

[@foowashere]

Looking forward to the R100 story in Volume 2: "Steady Flight: The Efficient Story of Britain's Other Last Airship". :)

[@engineerguyvideo]

+FooWasHere that's the book I started to write ... many years ago ... but it became R.101's story ...

[@casacara]

Would it happen that you picked this chapter name from the song about this flight?

[@engineerguyvideo]

No .. it’s a quote from Lord Thomson, the Air Minister who died on R101. It is also the name of a superb book a it R101. I had never heard of the song until it was mentioned in the comments of my videos.

[@spacelemur7955]

The smallest molecule known and extremely flammable gas, ⅜" holes in half the gas bags, a reckless drunkard at the helm, a history of strange poorly investgated pitches and dips, not enough fuel to cover one of the return legs, a poorly trained crew ... I just know this is not going to end well.