04-29-2023, 01:31 PM
A buddy of mine back in the day had an old Fiat and that phrase was his mantra for "fixing" his car. What couldn't be fixed quickly was duct taped. 
People on a Spirit Airlines flight kind of freaked out recently when they looked out the window onto the tarmac and saw........
To me, the funniest part of that was she was on the plane, flying with Spirit when she claimed she won't fly with them.
There are photos with the article here.
I won't fly with Spirit but it has nothing to do with them taping their planes together. Let's just say that their budget clientele reminds me of taking a Greyhound bus in the air.
People on a Spirit Airlines flight kind of freaked out recently when they looked out the window onto the tarmac and saw........
Quote:And on your left you’ll see a worker taping the plane together.
A shocking video of an airline worker putting tape on a Spirit Airlines plane has gone viral and people can’t believe what they watched.
In the video, posted by TikToker myhoneysmacks, the airline worker is doing quick maintenance to the aircraft’s left wing while sitting on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport, as passengers look on from inside the plane.
“The reason why I don’t fly with Spirit,” the TikToker said. “I don’t care if it is aviation airplane tape or nothing, the fact that you have to tape the plane together and then you doing it while people are on the flight like we cannot see you.”
“That’s the reason why I will not fly with Spirit, now Southwest I’ll do, but Spirit no sir,” the video creator doubled-down on her claim on her disdain for the budget airline.
As the quick patch on the plane proceeded, the woman continued to be shocked by what she was witnessing.
“After a while, they’re going to need a fresh new roll of tape, their tapes gonna lose all its stickiness, you flying all around the world and you got tape holding it together. Don’t even worry about it, I won’t be booking with you.”
To me, the funniest part of that was she was on the plane, flying with Spirit when she claimed she won't fly with them.
Quote:“It’s called speed tape because, when applied, it will adhere to an airplane wing traveling very fast through the air,” according to the travel blog “The Points guy.” “It can withstand temperatures ranging from -65°F to 600°F and has a cloth layer covered by aluminum foil with a super-strong silicone adhesive, making it thicker than duct tape.”
Some TikTok users who have a background in aviation took to the comments and reassured the original poster that it was completely normal for Speed Tape to be used on a aircraft.
“I’m an airplane mechanic every and I mean every airline uses speed tape on planes. And yes we routinely have to apply it after each flight,” user benstandifer commented before adding “Southwest will do the exact same, as well as United and American.”
There are photos with the article here.
I won't fly with Spirit but it has nothing to do with them taping their planes together. Let's just say that their budget clientele reminds me of taking a Greyhound bus in the air.