One more from Zapals.. Enjoy !!
Details:
This Red and White Remove Before Flight Keychain is well made and durable, a great gift for everyone!
Features:
this free gift with $0.50 postage. 50 cents might be only 5% of the postage, but it is a way to avoid fake registrants and fair to all customers.
Charging 50 cents is totally fine but I think they should just remove the bs explanation RE: 5% and being fair.
How does it cost them 10 USD to mail that keyring anyway?
How does it cost them 10 USD to mail that keyring anyway?
Surprise: it doesn't.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the 50c almost makes them a profit in all honesty.. These keyrings would be dirt cheap.
I'm confused. What is it for?
Landfill.
Awesomeness, landfill…LOL
hahha.. me too while posting.. buy and just use it anywhere :D
Remove before flight is a safety warning often seen on removable aircraft and spacecraft components, typically in the form of a red ribbon, to indicate that a device, such as a protective cover or a pin to prevent the movement of mechanical parts, is only used when the aircraft is on the ground (parked or taxiing). On small general aviation aircraft, this may include a pitot tube cover or a control lock. In some cases, non-removal of a labelled part has caused airplane crashes, like that of Aeroperú Flight 603. The warning appears in English only. Similar ribbons labelled pull to arm or similar are found on missiles and other weapon systems that are not mounted on aircraft.
It is common to see key rings, T-shirts, bag tags, belts and other such products with this ribbon, especially for people who work in aviation or aviation enthusiasts.
That, OR I just attach it to the top of my whiskey bottle…
A flight would indicate MULTIPLE whisky tasting.
Accident Brief: N298WA Beech B58, 28-Feb-12.
During takeoff, the pilot realised there was an abnormally low airspeed indication, and decided to discontinue the takeoff. The main wheels ‘locked up’ under full braking, and the aeroplane ran off the end of the runway on to soft ground, which caused the nose wheel to collapse.
The pitot cover had not been removed before flight.
He forgot to take off his hat?
@muncan: careful. you're really displaying your ignorance here… ;P
The word is "pitot". Not your misread "pilot"
Thank you!
It's for decoration lol…people into streetwear wear this on their bomber jackets etc. It's a decorative keyring basically.
Alpha Industries sells bomber jackets with these key things, riffing on their aviation background. I don't know why people keep them on though.
Probably not time for their flight yet.
Mile high club ! hook that on your trouser's zipper….
then you would be wandering through the boarding gate with bits hanging out…
Dont worry, they will get used to see that quite often… It's a norm after this deal ~~
started for aviation.
then Nike/Jordan started adding it to shoes as a homage to his airness.
that has now filtered to streetwear fashion.
so i can put the tag on my suitcase….then remove it before flight?
Remove Before Flight Key Chain - Random Color
you won't necessarily be receiving the red and white variant. Also, some of the other colours are hideous.
Any other colour apart from red and white just isnt right.
Is this an early April fools?
You'd be lucky to get it by April 1 with the 50 cent shipping.
The joke is you get it by April 1, 2019
awww. I would love too ..
do you miss you L plate too .. :D
I'm too old to drive :p I just miss the old days. When a bargain was thripence at most and items were actually useful. Did I tell you about the time i bought a 3 legged mouse? Now THAT was a useful item. Back in the Great Depression, why old Tripod and I…
Its going to disapear once you land…
ive got one of these on my bike keys. previous owner put it on
Thanks just saved me 10 minutes.
a great gift for everyone!
Especially for that person in your life with a crippling fear of flying! 10/10 gift.
really really cool motorcyclists hang them from their keys to let everyone know they are going to go very very fast
I've seen it, but it doesn't make sense.
Like, dude, the tag says you gotta remove your key. Good luck going fast with no ignition.
'Random Color'
That's OK but it better be red.
More garbage. What a waste of resources. Don't encourage these deals.
"A great gift for friends" that you no longer want to be friends with.
I would rather prefer 'Fragile - Handle with care' stickers. This is crap.
So why don't you?
What? Manufacture and sell on OzB? Complete the sentence, mate.
He is asking why not.
@samBee: Lol.. English can be so confusing. Double meanings.
Well, I prefer 'Fragile' sticker as in my case it's used more frequently as compared to 'Remove before flight' sticker.
Don't knock it. This is worth it for my son who has just started training to work in the aviation industry. He will like it as a small treat.
Is it his passion? Failed pilot here, that shit is hard work. Wish I had fully assessed the effort and workload to even get into your first job.
Which bit of the process did you fail? Getting a job?
Between private and commercial, nearer to the latter I realised I was unsuited and at that point in my life felt incapable of making the changes required to get back on track. Never failed anything per se but was not clearly on track towards the next step. Crummy situation all-round but I still believe it was the right decision for me :<
I spent 6 months hitchhiking around Africa before I got my first job flying in a warzone with crap pay. Because of that I ended up having a career that took me to 142 countries, flew 14 presidents, movie stars and so on. Most of that was with my last job (middle east) taking home approx $300,000 a year plus tips (highest $20k US but 10k common) and I only worked 3 times a month.
It isn't easy and there is an excess of low hour pilots, but you make the effort and put up with that initial workload then there is a lot out there
Got a set of memoirs? Would be totally interested in hearing random stories haha.
sorry I didn't mean that to sound like I am bragging….the point I am making is that everything requires effort and workload. There are lots of jobs out there, you just need to look and find them. When I started nothing was happening in Oz, yet dozens of pilots were hanging out at common spots competing for 1 job. Nowadays it is much much easier and we are in the middle of a critical pilot shortage. You can literally walk in to something fairly easy if you apply yourself.
Got a set of memoirs? Would be totally interested in hearing random stories haha
Lots of really good, funny and controversial stories. We flew some pretty nasty characters as well though including 2 well known presidents who ended up being executed by their own people! Despite that more laughs than tears
@slipperypete: Seriously, write a book or a blog or something. Aviation / thrillseeker aficionados would eat it up… :)
write up a blog already !
I had one for promoting the eurocopter tiger purchase by the military…. I kinda liked the free knick knacks I got back then…. Regret not buying the old mirage III-O manuals being offered :(
Nice, I'm gunna attach this to my mate's lighter… O.o
I'm going to wear this on my pants and go chat to an air hostess
Remove Before Flight Key Chain - Random Color
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This Red and White Remove Before Flight Keychain is well made and durable
That suggests that all the other colours are poor quality.
Well no, it may suggest but nothing is said about the quality of the other colours. Logically:
P => Q doesn't imply ~P => ~Q, rather it implies ~Q => ~P, i.e. if a keychain is not well made or durable, then it cannot be red and white.
Popular in the edc circuit.
edc?
If you have to ask, you're not in.
If it's what I think it is, I don't wanna be in.
@Cheaplikethebird: Yeah I was just suggesting this tag thing seems to be a fad for attention needy people, but I guess I didn't make the sarcasm obvious enough.
Negged ffs. Edc = every day carry. People share photos of what they carry on them everyday.
Popular in the Veloster groups.
I actually have a genuine, relevant use for it - my Phantom drone has a small foam piece that supports the camera gimbal during transport, but has to be removed during pre-flight setup. This will be absolutely perfect. Thanks OP!
Yes, I have one and use it for this exact purpose. Powered up the Phantom and took off once with the gimbal clamp still on. Since I've had this attached to the gimbal clamp have never forgotten to remove it again.
These are pretty popular in the area I work (aviation) so I'll pick up one of these. I'd guess the ones I see people have are probably "genuine" though? As in one's that were used formally for real.
Has anyone checked AliEx or eBay yet? Sometimes these Zapals deals aren't the cheapest.
@dufflover I can find these for u ..
$1 @ eBay
AU $1.95 @ Aliex 1 piece
AU $3.79 @ Aliex for 5 piece(limited time)
not sure if anyone noticed, only the blue key chain picture has the tag random. so…i'm assuming all keychains are going to be blue. buying one to test it out. :x
Don't you have to buy all the keychains to check that they are blue? :)
haha~ naw mate~
I really wish there was a rule that for a bargain to be a bargain, it has to actually be worth its 'suggested' pre-bargain price. This kind of crap just detracts from worth while posts.
it still works btw, not sure why marked as expired.
Yeah.. code still works..Thanks ..
removed the expiry :)
Got mine today and it's blue so its going in the bin. Anything but red looks silly.
Got mine but it's yellow..
I got lucky then, mine is red..
has FREE in promo code, but item is not free, how is that a deal?