Flyingonanairplaneisalready a prettystressfulexperienceformanyofus.
飛行機に乗ることは、すでに私たちの多くにとってかなりストレスの多い経験となっています。
Butimaginehowmuchmorestressfulitwouldbeiftheplaneyouwereflyinginwas a convertibleandthepilotsdecidedtodropthetopbackmidflightonentirelistofprettybadthingswouldprobablyenduphappeningtoyou, and I assumethatyouwouldmostlikelynothave a goodtime.
In 1988 theplanethatwasservicingtheroutewas a Boeing 7 37 to 97 Nothingunusualwasnotedduringthepredepartureinspection, andtheplanehadalreadycompletedthreeroundtripflightsjustthatday.
Afterhearingthebangandnoticingthesuddenchangeincabinpressure, thecaptainturnedaroundtorealizethatnotonlyhadthecockpitdoorbeencompletelyrippedaway, butallhecouldseebehindhimwasjust a clear, openblueskywhere, youknowthereusedtobe a roof.
ThenearestairportonMauiwasonly a fewminutesflyingaway, Butwhenthecrewattemptedtolowerthelandinggear, theydidn't receive a positivegreenlightindicatingthatithadbeen.
Manyofthepassengersreportedthattheybegantofeel a suddensenseofoptimismandhope.
乗客の多くは、急に楽観的で希望に満ちた気持ちになったと報告しています。
Still, ittooktheplane 13 MAWR, agonizingminutesofflyingwithout a rooffullofterrifiedpeoplebeforeitfinallyarrivedattheairportonMauiandperformed a successfullanding.
Complicatingthings, however, MauiIslandhadnoinfrastructureinplaceatthetimetohandleanemergencyofthismagnitude.
しかし、マウイ島にはこのような大規模な緊急事態に対応するためのインフラが整っていませんでした。
Therewereonlytwoambulanceslocatedontheentireisland, soairtrafficcontrollershadtocall a localtourcompanytoscrapetogetherseveraloftheirtourvanstocomeandtransporteverybodyelsethatcouldn't fitintheambulancestothenearesthospital.
Theaircraftitselfwasdamagedwellbeyondrepair, anditwaswrittenoffanddismantledwhereitlanded, andquestionsimmediatelyaroseastohowexactly a plane's roofcouldjustflyoffmidairSoaninvestigationbythe U.