Richard Branson's FLYING CASINOS have nothing to fear from me
Virgin to Offer Gambling on 'Superjumbos'
TOULOUSE, France - High-paying passengers aboard Virgin Atlantic's Airbus "superjumbos" will be able to work out in the gym, get a makeover, gamble in a casino then head to the bar for some cocktails before easing onto a double bed.
I’m no D. B. Cooper.
While I would never go along with a plan to rip off one of Richard Branson’s flying casinos, that does not mean others with whom I used to work are not planning to.
With Pat and Balls, I did used to cheat casinos with difficult escape routes, the United States’ many riverboat casinos. I was always wary of these cheating excursions on boats. Even the docked boats presented problematic escape routes, something that is always important even for the most expert of cheating teams. The riverboats usually only had one way off: a narrow gangway and then up a hilled embankment. However, that is obviously nothing compared to a boat in the middle of a river.
Once Pat needed to employ the extreme escape measure of jumping overboard. He encountered some steam while we were in the middle of a river. He, of course, did what he knew he had to do, and jumped ship. He swam away scott free, holding on to the profits from his move all the while. The funniest part is when he made his way to a hotel to call us for a ride he told us “You should've seen the look the desk clerk gave me when I walked in. I told him it was hot outside and that I sweat a lot.” Pat was always good for a laugh even in some of the strangest and tense spots.
The full account of this adventure is in my book
While Virgin Airways has nothing to fear from me, I would warn Sir Richard that Pat is still out there working and he is definitely crazy enough to pull a D. B. Cooper move from a flying gambling hall. Perhaps I'd have to write another book about it...
TOULOUSE, France - High-paying passengers aboard Virgin Atlantic's Airbus "superjumbos" will be able to work out in the gym, get a makeover, gamble in a casino then head to the bar for some cocktails before easing onto a double bed.
I’m no D. B. Cooper.
While I would never go along with a plan to rip off one of Richard Branson’s flying casinos, that does not mean others with whom I used to work are not planning to.
With Pat and Balls, I did used to cheat casinos with difficult escape routes, the United States’ many riverboat casinos. I was always wary of these cheating excursions on boats. Even the docked boats presented problematic escape routes, something that is always important even for the most expert of cheating teams. The riverboats usually only had one way off: a narrow gangway and then up a hilled embankment. However, that is obviously nothing compared to a boat in the middle of a river.
Once Pat needed to employ the extreme escape measure of jumping overboard. He encountered some steam while we were in the middle of a river. He, of course, did what he knew he had to do, and jumped ship. He swam away scott free, holding on to the profits from his move all the while. The funniest part is when he made his way to a hotel to call us for a ride he told us “You should've seen the look the desk clerk gave me when I walked in. I told him it was hot outside and that I sweat a lot.” Pat was always good for a laugh even in some of the strangest and tense spots.
The full account of this adventure is in my book
While Virgin Airways has nothing to fear from me, I would warn Sir Richard that Pat is still out there working and he is definitely crazy enough to pull a D. B. Cooper move from a flying gambling hall. Perhaps I'd have to write another book about it...
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Hmmm...so if we see a news story about a guy parachuting out of a plane with a bag of money, we'll know who it is?
First off, I am a professional engineer that worked for Boeing. In the 60's during flight test training we were told hoe to parchute from a plane. Us enfgineers quickly turned down all possible routes out of the plane, because of antenas, tails etc except the rear stairway on the 727. After D.B. Cooper this stairway was fixed so that this is no longer possible. Additionally, with most, if not all passenger planes, the doors can not be opened with the plane pressiurized, which is normal except during landing and takeoff.
But if anybody can do it PAT can.
First off, I am a professional engineer that worked for Boeing. In the 60's during flight test training we were told how to parchute from a plane. The engineers in the class, quickly turned down all possible routes out of the plane. This is because of radio antenas, tails etc. The sole exception was the rear stairway on the 727.
After D.B. Cooper used this means, this stairway was fixed so that this is no longer possible.
Additionally, with most, if not all passenger planes, the doors can not be opened with the plane pressiurized, which is normal except during landing and takeoff.
But if anybody can do it PAT can.
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