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some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com Printed in Korea Code No.:GH68-07499A English.
SGH-X800 User's Guide...
Important safety precautions Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal. Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children. Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous. • The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
About this Guide This User's Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. To quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer to "Get started" and "Step outside the phone." In this guide, the following instruction icons appear: Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.
• Bluetooth Transfer media files and personal data and connect to other devices using free, wireless Bluetooth technology. You can also use a stereo Bluetooth headset to let you enjoy music with high quality stereo sound. • Get personal with photo caller See who's calling you when their very own photo displays.
Contents Unpack Make sure you have each item Your phone Buttons, features, and locations Get started First steps to operating your phone Install and charge the phone ... 7 Power on or off... 8 Keys and display ... 9 Access menu functions ... 11 Customise your phone...
Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 1 Call log p. 30 3 Applications 1 Recent contacts p. 30 1 MP3 player 2 Missed calls p. 31 2 Voice recorder 3 Dialled calls p. 31 3 Image editor 4 Received calls p.
You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer. The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider. Your phone Buttons, features, and locations Earpiece...
Get started First steps to operating your phone SIM card information When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services. Install and charge the phone Remove the battery.
Get started Remove the adapter from the phone. Low battery indicator When the battery is low: • a warning tone sounds, • the low battery message displays, and • the empty battery icon blinks. If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.
Keys and display Keys Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display. In Idle mode, access your favourite menus directly. p. 77 In Menu mode, scroll through menu options. In Idle mode, launch the web browser. In Menu mode, select the highlighted menu option or confirm input.
Get started Press and hold to launch or close the MP3 player. Start playing music. Move back to the previous file during playback. Skip to the next file during playback. Stop playback. Display Layout Icons display various icons. Text and graphics display messages, instructions, and information you enter.
Synchronised with PC MP3 playback in progress MP3 playback paused Memory card inserted Alarm set Call ringer set to vibrate Quiet mode (Vibration) Quiet mode (Mute) Mute mode, during a call Battery power level * Depending on your country or service provider, the icons shown on the display may vary.
Get started Select an 1. Press the appropriate soft key. option 2. Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option. 3. Press <Select>, <OK>, or ] to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted. 4. To exit, choose either of the following methods: •...
You can set wallpaper for the idle Idle mode screen on each display. wallpaper 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Settings settings Wallpaper display or Cover display. 2. Select an image category. 3. Select an image. 4. Press <Select>. 5.
Get started You can protect the phone against Phone lock unauthorised use with a phone password. The phone will require the password on power-up. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Settings Security password. 2. Enter the default password, 00000000, and press <OK>.
Step outside the phone Begin with your camera, MP3 player, web, and other special features Use the camera 1. Open the phone. Take a photo 2. In Idle mode, press and hold ] to turn on the camera. 3. Aim the lens at the subject and adjust the image.
Copy MP3 files to the phone • Download from the wireless p. 45 • Download from a computer using the optional Samsung PC Studio User's Guide • Receive via Bluetooth • Copy to a memory card and insert the card into the phone.
Browse the web Using a built-in web browser, you can get easy access to the wireless web to get a variety of up-to-date services and information and to enjoy downloads of web content. In Idle mode, press [ Launch the web browser •...
Step outside the phone 1. In Idle mode, press Find an entry <Contacts>. 2. Select an entry. 3. Scroll to a number and press ] to dial, or press [ ] to edit contact information. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Create and and select Phonebook send a name...
4. Select Image and video or Sound. 5. For Image and video, select Add image or Add video and add an image or video clip. For Sound, select Add sound and add a sound clip. 6. Select Message. 7. Enter the message text and press [ 8.
Step outside the phone View messages When a notification appears: View a text message 1. Press <View>. 2. Select the message from the Inbox. From the Inbox: 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Messaging messages 2. Select an SMS message ( When a notification appears: View a multimedia...
Use Bluetooth Your phone is equipped with Bluetooth technology which enables you to connect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices and exchange data with them, talk hands-free, or control the phone remotely. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and Turn on select Settings Bluetooth Activation...
Step outside the phone Use a memory card You can use an optional microSD memory card to enlarge your phone's memory capacity. • Frequent erasing and writing will Important shorten a card's lifespan. memory card • Do not remove a card from the information phone or turn off the phone while data is being accessed or...
Using a card adapter and a USB Use a card card reader/writer, you can read adapter the card on a PC. 1. Insert a memory card into a card adapter, and then the adapter into a card reader/ writer. 2. Plug the USB connecter of the card reader/writer into the USB port on your PC.
Enter text AB, T9, Number, and Symbol mode You can enter text for some features, such as Messaging, Phonebook, or Calendar, using AB mode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol mode. Changing the text input mode • Press and hold [ ] to switch between T9 mode ) and AB mode ( country, you may also be able to access an input mode for your specific language.
Tips for using AB mode • To enter the same letter twice or to enter a different letter on the same key, wait for the cursor to move to the right automatically or press [Right]. Then, enter the next letter. •...
2. Press [0] to display alternative words for your key presses. When there are no more alternative words, Add appears on the bottom line. 3. Press <Add>. 4. Enter the word you want using AB mode and press <OK>. Using Number mode Number mode enables you to enter numbers.
2. Scroll to the number you want and press [ Making a call from Phonebook Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook. p. 32 You can also use the speed dial feature to assign your most frequently called numbers to specific number keys.
Call functions Using the headset Use the headset to make or answer calls without holding the phone. Connect the headset to the jack on the left side of the phone. The button on the headset works as listed below: Press redial the last call and hold the button twice.
3. Press <Options> and select End held call to end the call on hold. 4. To end the current call, press [ Using the Speakerphone feature Use the stereo speakers on the sides of the phone to talk and listen with the phone a short distance away. Press [ ] to activate the Speakerphone feature.
• Join: set up a multi-party call by adding a caller on hold to a currently active call. You can include up to 5 people on a multi-party call. • Select one: select one of multi-party call participants. You can then use the following options: Private: have a private conversation with one multi-party call participant.
Using call record options While viewing call details, press <Options> to access the following options: • Call: edit the number and dial it. • Save contact: save the number to Phonebook. • Send message: send an SMS or MMS message to the selected number.
Menu functions Call cost (Menu 1.7) This network feature displays the cost of calls. This menu is available only if supported by your SIM card. Note that this is not intended to be used for billing purposes. • Last call cost: check the cost of your last call. •...
• Send message: send an SMS or MMS message to the selected number, or an e-mail to the selected address. • Copy to: copy the contact to the phone's memory or to the SIM card. • Send via: send the contact via SMS, MMS, e-mail, or Bluetooth.
Menu functions Group (Menu 2.3) Use this menu to organise your contacts in caller groups. Creating a new caller group 1. Press <Options> and select Add. 2. Enter a name for the group. 3. Select the caller ID line and set an image. 4.
• View: check the name and number assigned to a key. • Change: assign a different number to a key. • Remove: clear the speed dial setting for a key. Dialling speed dial entries In Idle mode, press and hold the appropriate key. My namecard (Menu 2.5) Use this menu to create a name card and send it to...
• Download from the wireless web • Download from a computer using the optional Samsung PC Studio Samsung PC Studio User's Guide • Via an active Bluetooth connection • Copy to a memory card and insert the card into the phone.
Creating a play list 1. From the MP3 player screen, press <Options> and select Add music from card. 2. Press [ ] to select the files to be added and press <Select>. 3. Press <Back> to return to the MP3 player screen. Playing music files 1.
Menu functions • Go to Music: access the Music folder. • Send via: send the current file via e-mail or Bluetooth. • Set as: set the file as your ringtone or as a ringtone for a Phonebook entry. • Activate key: get a license key when the key for the selected DRM file expires.
Playing MP3 files with the phone closed Press and hold [ ] to launch the MP3 player. Use the following keys to control the MP3 player: Function Begins or pauses playback. Moves back to the previous file. Skips to the next file. Adjusts the volume.
Menu functions Changing the recording mode You can change the recording mode of the voice recorder. The maximum recording time is determined by this setting. Before recording a memo, press <Options> and select Settings • Limit for multimedia message: record a voice memo for adding to an MMS message.
4. Press <Options> and select Done. 5. Press <Options> and select Save as. 6. Enter a new file name and press <OK>. Adding visual features You can decorate photos by adding a frame, an image, or a note. 1. Select a photo or take a new photo. 2.
Menu functions 9. Enter a new file name and press <OK>. Java world (Menu 3.4) Use this menu to access the embedded Java games and downloaded Java applications. Accessing an embedded game 1. Select My games a game. 2. Press [ Using Java application options From the application list, press <Options>...
2. Press [ ] to select the time zones you want. 3. Press <Save>. Alarm (Menu 3.6) Use this menu to set alarms. The alert type for a normal alarm corresponds to the call alert type settings. A wake-up alarm is not affected by your sound settings.
Menu functions 4. Press [ ] to view the result. 5. If necessary, repeat from step 2 to continue the calculation. Converter (Menu 3.8) Use this menu for common conversions, such as currency and temperature. 1. Select a converter. 2. Press [Left] or [Right] to select the original unit and press [Down].
Key management (Menu 3.11) Use this menu to manage the license keys you have acquired to activate media contents locked by DRM systems. Press <Options> to access the following options: • View: open the corresponding media content. • Delete: delete the selected licence key. •...
Menu functions Press return to the previous <Back>, or <Options> page and select Go move to the next page <Options> and select Go Forward. Using page options From any web page, press <Options> to access the following options: • Go to: access the linked web page. •...
Enter URL (Menu 4.2) Use this menu to manually enter a URL address and access the associated web page. You can add the entered URL to the Bookmark list by selecting Add bookmark. Bookmarks (Menu 4.3) Use this menu to save URL addresses in order to quickly access web pages.
Menu functions History (Menu 4.5) You can access the list of pages you have accessed recently. Select a URL from the list to access the corresponding web page. Clear cache (Menu 4.6) Use this menu to clear information stored in the cache. Browser settings (Menu 4.7) Use this menu to select a connection profile to be used...
• Text style: change the text attributes. 3. When you have finished, press <Options> and select Save and send or Send only. 4. Enter a destination number. To send the message to more than one recipient, fill in additional destination fields. 5.
Menu functions 7. When you have finished, press <Options> and select Send. 8. Enter a phone number or e-mail address. To send the message to more than one recipient, fill in additional destination fields. 9. Press [ ] to send the message. Email (Menu 5.1.3) You can create and send e-mails that include text,...
8. Enter an e-mail address. To send the e-mail to more than one recipient, fill in additional destination fields. 9. Press [ ] to send the e-mail. My messages (Menu 5.2) Use this menu to access messages you have received, sent, or which have failed in sending.
Menu functions • Copy entry: extract URLs, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers from the message. • Copy media: save media content from the message to your phone's memory. • Protection: protect the message from being deleted. You can protect only those messages stored in the phone's memory.
• Copy entry: extract URLs, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers from the message. Delivery reports • Delete: delete the report. • Copy entry: extract URL, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers from the report. • Protection: protect the report from being deleted. Drafts (Menu 5.2.2) This folder stores messages you have saved to send at...
Menu functions • Details: access the message properties. Email inbox (Menu 5.2.5) This folder stores e-mails that you have received. Viewing an e-mail 1. Select an e-mail account. 2. Press <Yes> when Check for new email displays, or press <Options> and select Check for new mail.
My folders (Menu 5.2.6) Use this menu to create new folders and organise your messages. Creating a new folder 1. Press <Yes>. 2. Enter a folder name and press <OK>. Using folder options On the folder list, press <Options> to access the following options: •...
Menu functions From the template list, press <Options> to access the following options: • View: open the selected template. • Edit: edit the template. • Send: create and send a new message. • Delete: delete the selected template or all templates, except for the embedded ones.
• Block number: store the phone numbers from which you want to reject messages. • Current profile: select an SMS setting profile. • Profile settings: set the properties of each profile. Service centre: store or change the number of your SMS server. Default destination: enter the default destination.
Menu functions Recep. in home network: determine if your phone retrieves new messages automatically when you are in your home service area. Reception when abroad: determine if your phone retrieves new messages automatically when you are roaming on another network. Reception within home network or abroad has the following options: - Manual: the phone displays notifications.
Check interval: determine how often the phone checks the server for incoming e-mails. If you select Do not notify, use the Check for new email option to receive new e-mails manually. Read reply: determine whether or not the phone sends a read-reply for incoming e-mails. If you select Reply reminder, the phone asks you to send a read-reply.
Menu functions - Password: enter the POP3 password. - Use SMTP authentication: enable SMTP authentication, which requires the user to login before sending e-mails. - Same as POP3: select if you want the SMTP server to have the same parameters as the POP3 server.
Push message (Menu 5.5.4) You can change the settings for receiving push messages from the wireless web server. • Receive: set how your phone receives push messages. • Black list: manage blocked server addresses. Broadcast (Menu 5.5.5) You can change the settings for receiving CB messages.
Menu functions Images (Menu 6.1) This menu displays photos you have taken and images you have downloaded, received in messages, or imported from your computer. Viewing an image 1. Select an image folder. 2. Select an image. Viewing a slide show You can view your photos as a slide show, a sequential presentation of each photo in the current folder.
Videos (Menu 6.2) This menu displays video clips you have recorded, downloaded, received in messages, or imported from your computer. Video clips recorded on other devices, such as camcorders, may not play correctly. Playing a video clip 1. Select a video folder. 2.
Menu functions Music (Menu 6.3) This menu displays MP3 files you have downloaded or imported from your computer. Select a file. The MP3 player opens. When you play a file from this menu, without first adding it to the play list in the MP3 player, background play is not supported.
Other files (Menu 6.5) Use this menu to view various document files and files stored in the phone's memory without corruption. Available file formats are DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, and TXT. Viewing a file Select a file. Picsel File Viewer runs to open the document.
Menu functions • Send via: send the file via MMS, e-mail, or Bluetooth. • Move to memory card: move the file to a memory card. • Copy to memory card: copy the file to a memory card. • Delete: delete the selected file. •...
Selecting a day • Press [Left] or [Right] to move by day. • Press [Up] or [Down] to move by week. • Press [ / ] to move by month. Using calendar options Press <Options> to access the following options: •...
Menu functions • Before: set how long before the event the alarm is to alert you. • Alarm tone: select an alarm tone. • Repeat: set the event to recur and select a repeat unit. • Until: set the ending date, if the event will recur.
Viewing an event Once you have scheduled events, the event icons and the number of events for a specific day appears at the bottom of the calendar. • Scheduled event • • To do item • Accessing an event 1. Select a date on the calendar to display the events for the day.
Menu functions Week view You can view events for the selected week. A cell on the timetable indicates the presence of a schedule item. Select a cell in the day you want. Camera (Menu 8) You can use the camera module embedded in your phone to take photos and record videos.
Using camera options in Capture mode In Capture mode, press < > to access the following options: • Record video: switch to Record mode. • Shooting mode: take a photo in the following modes: Single shot: take a photo in Normal mode. You can select whether or not the camera automatically saves a photo.
Menu functions Save: select the memory location to store photos, if a memory card is inserted. • Shortcuts: view the functions of the keys you can use in Capture mode. Using the keypad in Capture mode You can use the keypad to customise your camera settings in Capture mode.
• Set as: set the photo as wallpaper for the displays or as a caller ID image for a Phonebook entry. • Edit: edit the photo using the Image editor. p. 40 • Delete: delete the file. • Rename: change the file name. •...
Menu functions 5. To delete the video clip return to Record mode Using camera options in Record mode In Record mode, press < > to access the following options: • Take photo: switch to Capture mode. • Effects: change the colour tone or apply a special effect.
Using the keypad in Record mode You can use the keypad to customise your camera settings in Record mode: Function Left/Right Adjusts the image brightness. Up/Down Zooms in or out. Flips the image vertically. Shows the mirror image. Switches to Capture mode. Changes the frame size.
Menu functions • Protection: protect the file from being deleted. • Details: access the file properties. Recording a video with the phone closed 1. Press and hold [ 2. If necessary, press [ ] to highlight 3. To flip the image vertically show the mirror image turn the flash on or off adjust the brightness...
Phone settings (Menu 9.2) Many different features of your phone's system can be customised to suit your preferences. Language (Menu 9.2.1) Use this menu to select one of several languages for the display text. Greeting message (Menu 9.2.2) Use this menu to enter the greeting that is displayed briefly when the phone is switched on.
Menu functions Display settings (Menu 9.3) Use this menu to change settings for the display and backlight. Wallpaper (Menu 9.3.1) You can set up the idle screen on both displays. • Main display: select an image or video clip to be displayed on the main display.
Show caller information (Menu 9.3.7) Use this menu to set the phone to display missed call notifications with the most recently missed caller's information. To set the external display to show caller information, select With cover display. Sound settings (Menu 9.4) Use this menu to customise various sound settings.
Menu functions Extra tones (Menu 9.4.7) Use this menu to customise additional tones for the phone. • Minute minder: set the phone to beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call. •...
Call barring (Menu 9.5.2) This network service allows you to restrict your calls. 1. Select a call barring option: • All outgoing calls: prohibit all outgoing calls. • International: prohibit international calls. • International except home: only allow calls to numbers within the current country when you are abroad, and to your home country.
Menu functions Voice mail server (Menu 9.5.6) Use this menu to store the number of the voicemail server and access your voicemails. You must store the voicemail server number before accessing the server. Your service provider can give you the number. •...
Bluetooth technology allows free wireless connections between all Bluetooth-compliant devices within a range of 10 meters. Since the devices communicate using radio waves, they do not need to be in line of sight to each other. • If there are obstacles between the devices, the operating distance may be reduced.
Menu functions The colour of the icon indicates the status of the the device: • Grey for unpaired devices • Blue for paired devices • Red for devices that are currently connected to your phone 3. Select a device. 4. Enter a Bluetooth PIN and press <OK>. This code is used just once and you don't need to memorise When the owner of the other device enters the same code, pairing is complete.
5. Select a device. 6. If necessary, enter the Bluetooth PIN needed for pairing and press <OK>. Receiving data via Bluetooth To receive data via Bluetooth, your phone's Bluetooth feature must be active. 1. If an unauthorised Bluetooth device sends data to your phone, press <Yes>...
Menu functions Privacy (Menu 9.7.5) Use this menu to lock access to messages, files, or all menu functions on the phone, except for call functions. When a privacy option is enabled, you must enter the phone password to access the locked items or functions.
• Port: enter the port number of the proxy server. • Linger time: set a time period after which the network is disconnected if there has been no new data traffic in that time. • DNS: activate or deactivate the DNS (Domain Name Server) addresses.
Solve problems Help and personal needs To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, perform the simple checks in this section before contacting a service professional. When you switch on your phone, the following messages may appear: "Insert SIM"...
If the above guidelines do not help you to solve the problem, take note of: • The model and serial numbers of your phone • Your warranty details • A clear description of the problem Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales service.
Health and safety information SAR certification information This phone meets European Union (EU) requirements concerning exposure to radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured to not exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy, as recommended by the EU Council.
If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time. • Use only Samsung-approved batteries, and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers. Disconnect the charger from the power source when it is not in use. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life.
Health and safety information Road safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold. When you are driving a car, driving is your first responsibility.
Other medical devices If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Switch off your phone in health care facilities when regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so.
Health and safety information Emergency calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless, and landline networks as well as user- programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications like medical emergencies.
Care and maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years. • Keep your phone and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children and pets.
Index AB mode, text input • 24 Active flip • 77 Alarm • 43 Answering call • 27 second call • 28 Anykey answer • 77 Auto redial • 77 Background image • 78 Backlight time, set • 78 Band selection • 82 Barring, calls •...
Health and safety • 90 Holding, call • 28 Low battery indicator • 8 Icons, description • 10 Memory card Image editor • 40 Images, downloaded • 62 Inbox, messages Memory status e-mail • 54 MMS/SMS • 51 International calls • 26 Internet •...
Index Received messages e-mail • 54 MMS/SMS • 51 Recording videos • 73 voice memos • 39 Redialling automatically • 77 manually • 26 Resetting phone • 87 Ringer incoming calls • 79 messages • 79 Road safety • 92 Roaming •...


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True to their word, belts add artistic and charismatic aura to your personality. They make you look gregarious, joyful, and upbeat. Men belts are not just meant for holding the pants up, they can be used for making style statements, they also create distinction between the upper and lower half of your body. You can use belts in a variety of ways and multiple purposes. Your choice of belts reflects your personality and complements your dressing too.
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When it comes to belts, you can find a wide variety to choose from. I would mention some just to give you a slight idea about the styles and usage of belts and how they can reflect and comprehend your dressing. First of all, there comes the 'Formal Belts' that are meant to be worn along with the formal attire. You should keep in mind that formal dresses are all about elegance and grace.Formally, only the leather belts that come in blue, black and brown just reserved for formal dresses would go. Avoid wearing any other kind of belt with your formal attire. Matte colors with fine patterns are also recommended. Then comes the 'Casual Belts'. You can use these belts in any way you want. They may reflect your mood, personality and style and create a joyous effect in your air. They come in different colors, styles and patterns; woven leather, fabric webbing, studded, embroidered, tooled leather, exotic skins, printed straps and such a vast variety that you would not have to wear your formal belts for casual use.
I would like to list some belts that can make your wardrobe look trendy yet magnificent if you happen to add them up. They are as follows; formal suit belts (black or brown), leather square buckle belt, slim leather belt, tan plaited belt, woven leather belt, island belt, jeans belt, navy blue ribbon belt, silver belt, block leather belt and Oliver Spencer suede belt. The tan or natural belts would look nice with jeans. The woven or braided ones can be worn with jeans as well as shorts paired with exuberant colors and jackets. You must add some novelty items in your wardrobe too, such as, snakeskin, beaded, studded, metal chain and different patterned and colored belts that would give you a smart look.
Anyone can buy a belt but only some know how and when to wear one and with what should you pair up your belts. You can find and wear all sorts of belts but if you don't know how and when to wear a belt, no matter how expensive and beautiful it is, it won't make much of a difference. Now, about the when and how, you should wear complementary colors with brighter belts that could differentiate between your upper and lower body. Nevertheless, wearing a belt is not necessary, you can go without a belt too as "Beltless is always better than a belt too much".

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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 683041, 17 pages
Electromechanical Characterization and Locomotion Control of IPMC BioMicroRobot
Applied Sciences Department, REPARTI Center, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada G7H 2B1
Received 22 June 2013; Accepted 6 September 2013
Academic Editor: Kean Aw
Copyright © 2013 Martin J.-D. Otis. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper presents the electromechanical characterization of Nafion-Pt microlegs for the development of an insect-like hexapod BioMicroRobot (BMR). BMR microlegs are built using quasi-cylindrical Nafion-Pt ionomeric polymer-metal composite (IPMC), which has 2.5 degrees of freedom. The specific manufacturing process using a laser excimer for one leg in three-dimensional configurations is discussed. Dynamic behavior and microleg characteristics have been measured in deionized water using a laser vibrometer. The use of the laser vibrometer shows the linear characteristics between the duty cycle of square wave input and displacement rate of the actuator at multiple frequencies. This linearity is used to design a servo-system in order to reproduce insect tripod walking. As well, BMR current consumption is an important parameter evaluated for each leg. Current passing throughout the IPMC membrane can result in water electrolysis. Four methods are explained for avoiding electrolysis. The hardware test bench for measurements is presented. The purpose of this design is to control a BMR for biomedical goals such as implantation into a human body. Experimental results for the proposed propulsion system are conclusive for this type of bioinspired BMR.


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->''"Welcome to MJN Air -- putting the excitement back into air travel. Sometimes too much so."''
-->--'''Douglas Richardson'''
''Cabin Pressure'' is a 2008 [[Creator/TheBBC BBC 4]] radio sitcom, written by [[Creator/JohnFinnemore John Finnemore]], about a small charter airline or, technically, an 'airdot', as you can't put only one aircraft in a line.
There are two pilots, a good one (Douglas, played by [[Creator/RogerAllam Roger Allam]]) and a safe one (Martin, played by [[Creator/BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch]]). The attendants are Carolyn ([[Series/WaitingForGod Stephanie Cole]]), who owns the airline as part of her last divorce settlement, and her well-meaning, if dim, late-twenties son Arthur (John Finnemore).
Much of the humour comes from the tension between the two pilots; Carolyn's penny pinching ways; and Arthur's stupidity.
The series was completed after 26 alphabetically-entitled episodes: four series of six, one ChristmasSpecial, and a [[GrandFinale two-part finale]] that was broadcast on Christmas 2014.
* AcePilot: Deconstructed, as neither pilot is as perfect as they want or seem to be. For specific examples, check the character page.
-->'''Carolyn:''' I have a good pilot and a safe pilot. And the safe pilot is in charge of the good pilot. Martin wont let them get into trouble, and if they do, Douglas would get them out of it.
* ActuallyIAmHim:
** Carolyn has to assure a few people that the manager of MJN is, in fact, her.
** In 'Vaduz':
-->'''Martin:''' Hello, we're here to pick up Princess Theresa.\\
'''[[ModestRoyalty Princess Theresa:]]''' Yes, hello.\\
'''Martin:''' ''[awkward pause]'' Is she... in?\\
'''Theresa:''' Yes, she is in... front of you.
* [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Plane]]: GERTI. After another pilot correctly identifies what model it is, Douglas replies, "Gosh, well done. Most people would have to stop and think before they said 'aeroplane'..."
* AllThereInTheManual: Inversion. According to John Finnemore, the '''only''' canon is what appears in the broadcast episodes. He is happy to answer questions, but on the basis that his WordOfGod is officially unofficial.
* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The 26 episode titles go through the alphabet from Abu Dhabi, Boston and Cremona to Xinzhou, Yverdon-les-Bains and Zurich.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:The series ends with MJN flying to Addis Ababa, and starting another word game.]]
-->'''Douglas:''' [[spoiler: The lemon is in play...]]
* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Played straight for an UnspokenPlanGuarantee between Martin and Douglas in 'Douz', the humour being when ''Arthur'' joins in despite clearly having no idea what they're talking about.
-->'''Douglas:''' ''Ohhh...'' You mean...\\
'''Martin:''' What do you think?\\
'''Douglas:''' I ''like'' it.\\
'''Arthur:''' ''(conspiratorially) Yeah...'' that might ''just'' work...\\
'''Martin:''' What might?\\
'''Arthur:''' I don't know... I just like talking like this...
* ArousedByTheirVoice: The voice-off between Douglas and [[Creator/AnthonyHead Herc]].
--> '''Carolyn''': Stop it, you two, before I drown in syrup!
* AssholeVictim: Mr. Leeman in "Boston".
* BatmanGambit:
** Douglas' scheme in "Kuala Lumpur" (to make Martin think Carolyn had [[spoiler:shut down his secret bar, when really she'd been a regular patron before he found out about it]]) relied on Arthur being such a BadLiar that Martin would realise [[spoiler:the bar had been set up again, Martin calling Carolyn ''and then immediately regretting doing so'', and Martin picking up on his hint to give her the one bottle filled with apple juice.]] He knows his colleagues inside-out, does Douglas.
** His plan to get to stay in the state rooms at the Excelsior Hotel in "Cremona" is possibly even more complex.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Played for laughs in "Limerick" when Arthur is playing Twenty Questions to determine what the cargo is:
-->'''Arthur''': Is it bigger than the box?
-->'''Douglas''': Is it bigger than the box it's in? *incredulous* No, it's not.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Discussed in "Zurich, Part 1" with the quote below, when they think they'll have to sell off GERTI: YMMV whether the actual ending qualifies as "fairytale" (the miraculous saviour of MJN) or "sad happy" (Arthur explicitly compares Martin leaving the airline to his description of the ending to the Jungle Book.)]]
-->'''Arthur:''' ...doesn't ''feel'' like a happy ending.\\
'''Carolyn:''' It ''is'' a happy ending! Just not a fairytale ending. We cant expect that. Real happy endings are never simple.\\
'''Arthur:''' Yes they are! Like in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' when they find Nemo. Or in ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' when the woman gets a go on the plane. [...] I suppose maybe ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' when youre meant to be happy that Mowgli goes off with the boring girl to the human village instead of hanging out with Baloo and Bagheera. Thats a kind of sad happy ending.
* BlandNameProduct:
** Douglas and Herc's former employer 'Air England', probably because British Airways wouldn't appreciate the implication that they'd ''ever'' employed anyone like Douglas.
** G-ERTI is a 'Lockheed [=McDonnell=] 3-12', which doesn't exist as a real aircraft. Presumably a combination of Lockheed ''Martin'' and [=McDonnell=] ''Douglas''.
** Subverted in the Birling Day trilogy: John Finnemore never thought that the Talisker would make a return after Edinburgh, so he didn't bother making up a fictional whisky. He is also quite adamant that he doesn't have shares in Toblerone.
* BlatantLies: In the finale, Gordon's explanation to Arthur of why he's so desperate to get GERTI back. So blatant that even Arthur sees through it.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: A RunningGag in 'Abu Dhabi' is each of the main characters trying to explain to Arthur how planes' wings work. Carolyn is out of her depth almost immediately, Martin gives the classic primary school "the air on top has to keep up" explanation (which Arthur scotches with "but ''why'' does it have to?" and Douglas gives a more accurate explanation regarding relative air pressures. When Arthur asks how planes are able to fly ''upside-down'', even Douglas has to deftly change the subject.
* BolivianArmyEnding: The final episode of series 4, 'Yverdon-Les-Bains' ended with Martin leaving the question of whether he's going to take a paying job at another airline [[IncrediblyLamePun up in the air]]. Finnemore hoped to be able to make a 'Zurich' episode to wrap everything up, but made 'Yverdon' in such a way that it ''could'' stand up on its own if that wasn't possible. He eventually confirmed that a final episode would be broadcast in 2014.
-->[[WordOfGod Finnemore]]: ''Yes, now he has a big decision to make, and that decision has potentially sad consequences... but he hasn't made it yet, so we don't even know which potentially sad consequences to be potentially sad about.''
* BotheringByTheBook: Annoyed at his sniping at the state of GERTI, Martin insists that an engineer fix a broken lightbulb before they take off from Birmingham to Newcastle. The engineer hits back by insisting on using a cherry-picker, safety harness, hard hat etc, even though the bulb is six feet off the ground. Things just escalate from there.
* BottleEpisode: 'Fitton', 'Limerick' and 'Xinzhou' all take place largely on board GERTI and feature quiet character interaction between the core cast rather than a complex comedy plot. 'Limerick' is a particularly extreme example, taking place entirely on the flight deck, with only the main cast, and in real time.
* BrattyHalfPint:
** Maxi, [[AChildShallLeadThem the King of Liechtenstein.]] He's fond of threatening to chop off the heads of schoolmates who make fun of him, which [[NotSoDifferent Martin recognises]] as the same kind of petty pomposity he resorts to.
** Also, Kieran in 'Helsinki'.
* BrickJoke: Quite a few. Among them:
** [[spoiler:The water bottle in "Johannesburg".]]
** [[spoiler:The travelling lemon of "Qikiqtarjuaq".]]
** [[spoiler:The bassoon in "Gdansk".]]
** [[spoiler: In "St. Petersburg", Carolyn tells Arthur that if they sell GERTI, they may have enough money "to buy an ice cream van." Three years later in "Zurich", according to the promotional clip on the BBC, Arthur has turned Martin's van into an ice cream van.]]
** [[spoiler: Martin's Captain at Swiss Air is called Loutre – or in English: Otter. So in a way, Martin is flying with a live otter in the flight deck after all.]]
* BuffySpeak: The "Words of One Syllable" game tends to cause this:
-->'''Douglas''': I'll go do the... "man looks at plane" bit.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Though Carolyn has enough money at the end of "Zurich" to pay Martin a proper salary, he nevertheless moves on to Swiss Airways to continue his career.]]
* CaliforniaDoubling: An in-universe example in 'Timbuktu', when the crew try to pass off Guspini on the Italian island of Sardinia as the eponymous remote African town, for the benefit of a drunken multi-millionaire. It ''almost'' works...
* CallBack:
** "Abu Dhabi":
-->'''Martin''': "And as Carolyn knows, whilst in flight, I am supreme commander of this vessel."
** "Yverdon-les-Bains":
--> '''Douglas''': [...]"I think youll find that I am the supreme commander of th..." (trails off)
--> '''Herc''': "Yall right, Commander?"
--> '''Douglas''': (horrified) WhatHaveIBecome
** "Zurich" is [[ContinuityCavalcade layered top to bottom with these]].
*** Martin referring to himself as Martin du Creff when speaking over the PA in (now fluent) French, calling back to Qikitarjuaq.
*** Herc and Douglas playing The Travelling Lemon.
* CallingShotgun: In "Abu Dhabi", Martin and Douglas squabble over this. "The captain gets to sit in the front of an aircraft, because he's driving it. He doesn't get to sit in the front seat of any vehicle he happens to be in."
* CarryingACake: "Cake" is stretching things to the extreme, but Arthur's birthday... surprise for Carolyn ends up going over Ruth's head when she hits [[RelativeButton his mum]] with a blistering tirade of abuse.
* CasualDangerDialogue: "Arthur, break the emergency glass. I require my Literature/{{Biggles}} hat."
* CatchPhrase: Arthur's is "Brilliant".
-->'''Douglas:''' Always at hand with the ''mot juste'', aren't you Arthur? Yes, the Sahara Desert ''is'' "brilliant", just as Niagara Falls was "brilliant", the Northern Lights were "brilliant", and that chap from [=RyanAir=] burping the theme from ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' was "''really'' brilliant".
* ChainOfDeals: Douglas is quite good at this in his smuggling deals. He started with a cheese sandwich and worked his way up to 500 euros' worth of orchids (which he's then going to trade for a load of seafood, etc.)
* ChekhovsGag: Often an apparent one-off joke will become important later in the episode;
** Douglas running his car on spare aeroplane fuel ("feeding a rabbit cheetah food") in 'Douz'; turns out [[spoiler:you can also feed a cheetah for a short while with an awful lot of rabbit food.]]
** Both the [[TongueOnTheFlagpole freezing cold metal sticking to flesh]], and the Gordon's Gin, in 'St Petersburg'.
** In "Zurich", a joke is made that Arthur put brake pads worth 2000 pounds in a van only worth 500. [[spoiler: This is a twofer, as not only does the cash difference mean that MJN can buy back GERTI from Bruce Fraser, but it later turns out that LikeFatherLikeSon, Gordon hid his gold as the wiring aboard GERTI.]]
* ChekhovsGun: In "Edinburgh", Douglas' kit bag contains a hip flask full of water, a bottle of shampoo for coloured hair, and a bottle of nail varnish. ''One'' of these items is a Chekhov's Gun, the others are red herrings.
* ChristmasEpisode: "Molokai," featuring an impromptu celebration on the flight deck, with 'turkey' made from bits of a chicken sandwich and a green umbrella in lieu of a tree.
* CodeEmergency:
** The paranoid Madame Szyszko-Bohusz overhears Carolyn and Arthur's cryptic conversation about the Seven Dwarfs (regarding the latest cabin game) she assumes it's a case of this, and Carolyn sarcastically claims that they have a Disney character for every emergency.
-->'''Carolyn:''' "Donald Duck" means lethal bird strike. "Dumbo" means pilot's dropped his magic feather. "Shere Khan" means tiger in the flight deck.
** Caroline does use one CodeEmergency for real - when she says Code Red to Arthur it means, "Go away, go away fast, go away now."
* ColdOpen: Some episodes open with self-contained pre-credit gags, whether plot-related or not, such as the characters making mock intercom announcements in their off-hours.
* ComicRolePlay: Carolyn attempting to improve Arthur's stewarding skills by playing a succession of demanding passengers. Despite getting extremely flustered and confused, he does to his credit [[BunnyEarsLawyer keep all their demands in his head (making up names on the spot for each of them) and finds an unorthodox way to meet them all.]]
* ComicTrio: Played with in "Ottery St. Mary", with its very ''Film/TheThreeStooges''-esque premise involving the Martin, Douglas and Arthur being hired to move a piano. Martin is responsible for the "scheme", such as it is (and constantly excuses himself from heavy lifting because of his sprained ankle); meanwhile Arthur and Douglas' usual roles are switched when it's revealed that it was Douglas who lost the van keys and thus derailed ASimplePlan.
* CreditsGag: Benedict Cumberbatch reads the credits to "Qikiqtarjuaq" in the fake French accent Martin was forced to assume after Douglas informed everyone he was French.
** He also slips into a Spanish accent for the final credits of "Johannesburg", which despite the name takes place mostly in Spain.
** In "Ottery St. Mary", a piano version of "Film/ThoseMagnificentMeninTheirFlyingMachines" is playing as Benedict reads the end credits instead of the usual "Overture to RuslanAndLudmilla." When Benedict/Martin finishes reading, Douglas starts singing the chorus, joined by Arthur and Martin.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: The closing 30 seconds or so of 'St. Petersburg'. Arthur is getting... smart.
** Also at the end of "Ottery St. Mary": Douglas, not Arthur, was the one to lose the van keys, which Arthur was sure he had given back.
* CurseCutShort: During the First Officers' training exercise in 'Ipswich':
-->'''Instructor:''' Step Four, propose a solution: "One thing we ''could'' do is reduce our speed." Step Five, obtain buy-in to your idea: "How does that sound to you?"\\
'''Douglas:''' Well, frankly, it sounds like the biggest load of--\\
'''Instructor:''' --Nonono, that's what you might ''say''...
** Also, from "Qikiqtarjuaq":
-->'''Douglas:''' [[spoiler: If it helps, the cabin address wasn't on for any of that.]]
-->'''Martin:''' What?
-->'''Douglas:''' [[spoiler: No one heard it but you and me.]]
-->'''Martin:'''[[spoiler: You weren't pressing the mute button, and the red light was on!]]
-->'''Douglas:''' [[spoiler: True, but while you were out playing hunt-the-lemon, I switched the LED round. Now the red light comes on when the PA is ''off''.]]
-->'''Martin:''' [[spoiler: But...that would mean it's on now.]]
-->'''Douglas:''' [[spoiler: It is. But now I ''have'' got my thumb on the mute button.]]
-->'''Martin:''' You ''absolute''--!
* DeathInTheClouds
* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:GERTI is literally lined with gold.]]
* DidntWeUseThisJokeAlready: In 'Vaduz', Carolyn mentions that she's going to Liechtenstein in the middle of a couple's tiff, and Herc remarks that that's "a bit of an overreaction". Carolyn says the same thing later, after Herc says he's going to Switzerland if she's not serious about the relationship.
-->'''Herc:''' I did that joke already.\\
'''Carolyn:''' It's funnier ''now.''\\
'''Herc:''' No it's not.\\
'''Carolyn:''' Oh yes it is, because the stakes are higher.
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Martin with Linda, the pilot from Air Caledonia in 'Newcastle'.
* DrunkOnMilk: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] when [[TheTeetotaler Douglas]] and [[ManChild Arthur]] are drinking pineapple juice in the Kilkenny airport in "Uskerty":
-->'''Douglas:''' Gerry, two more pineapple juices over here.
-->'''Gerry:''' Er, d'you not think maybe you've had enough?
-->'''Douglas:''' [[IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough No, I]] ''[[IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough don't]]''.
-->'''Gerry:''' Only they're quite acidic. You can get yourself a stomach ulcer.
-->'''Douglas:''' Don't worry, Gerry. We can handle our juice.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Arthur in 'Douz'; "Could we just drive there?"
** Mr Birling nearly gives this trope by name when Arthur is pointing out how unlike Timbuktu the place MJN are calling Timbuktu is: "The idiot boy is right!"
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The audience's laughter in the first episodes is quieter and politer. By series 3 they're liable to go into hysterics at every line, likely down to Benedict Cumberbatch's star rising with ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.
** The credits become noticeably more enthusiastic with time. In the first two episodes, Benedict Cumberbatch does them in a polite but rather unspectacular way. Then they start to get more enthusiastic and by series 4 the credits go for as long as Mr Cumberbatch doesn't run out of air.
-->... a Pozzitive production for the BEEBEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
* EldritchAbomination: The picture of Goofy that Arthur paints on the side of Martin's van is variously interpreted as "an evil hippo", the Nachzehrer (by Theresa) and "some kind of demon".
* EskimosArentReal: In "Timbuktu", Mr. Birling pays MJN Air to take him to the eponymous city so that he can prove to his wife that it exists. While Timbuktu does, in fact, exist, a civil war in Mali prevents the characters from going there, leading to the implementation of a ZanyScheme.
* EverybodyKnewAlready: Martin finally decides to confess to his family that he's a man with a van, only to later find out from his mother that they all already knew and just didn't mention it because as he never said, they assumed he didn't want to talk about it.
* ExactWords: In "Xinzhou", Douglas assures Martin he has not touched his mysteriously bacon-scented shirt. [[spoiler: He has, however, used Martin's ''iron'' to fry himself a bacon butty.]]
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Martin is surprised to learn that the King of Liechtenstein is a small child.
* ExpensiveGlassOfCrap: Carolyn gets back at one rude passenger by passing off cheap box wine as the expensive stuff he'd ordered.
* ExpospeakGag: A "rabbit of negative euphoria" [[spoiler:(not a happy bunny)]] among others.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Hercules' brothers are named Wellington and Harrier. His sister is named Sarah -- their father was "eccentric, not mad."
* FictionalHoliday: In addition to being almost unreasonably enthusiastic about Christmas and anyone's birthday, Arthur also celebrates Birling Day, Birling Day Eve, GERTI's birthday and Summer Christmas. Martin speculates that the latter might have [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInAustralia something to do with his half-Australian heritage]].
* FrenchJerk: The corrupt air traffic controller in 'Douz'.
* FriendshipMoment:
** "Fitton", while not a crowning example, is the only episode where Martin and Douglas are shown actually laughing at the same joke. And it's a joke partially at Martin's expense, to boot.
** The Christmas celebration in [[ChristmasEpisode "Molokai"]].
** In "Wokingham", the crew unites to make Martin look good in front of his family and humiliate his BigBrotherBully; Douglas even embarrasses himself to make Martin sound good.
** MJN picking Martin up after his interview in "Yverdon-les-Bains".
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** "Johannesburg" [[BookEnds begins]] with the pilots being reprimanded for "dropping a bomb" ([[spoiler:a melted-together mass of party sweets]]) that narrowly missed a BMW. It ends with them [[spoiler:"firing a missile" that does hit one (a bottle of water left inside the jet exhaust)]].
** In "St. Petersburg", [[spoiler:the episode which featured Gordon trying to steal GERTI,]] Carolyn said, "I can see the next three hours are going to fly by on gilded wings." She had no idea how right she was - it was revealed in Zurich, [[spoiler:the episode in which Gordon tried to steal GERTI yet again, that GERTI is literally partly made of gold. (her wiring)]]
** In "Zurich", GERTI gets auctioned off as Lot 42. [[spoiler:Also known as [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the answer to life, the universe, and everything.]] She turned out to be the solution to everyone's problems.]]
* FunWithAcronyms: MJN is revealed in Fitton to stand for "My Jet Now", a name chosen after Carolyn won GERTI in an acrimonious divorce. [[spoiler:In "Zurich", the reborn airline is christened "OJS" for "Our Jet Still".]]
* GetAStupidAnswer: In 'Xinzhou', they play a game pairing up {{Questioning Title}}s with ones that [[AskAStupidQuestion answer them]], such as "''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit? Film/{{Gandhi}}''," and "''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape? Film/TwelveMonkeys.''"
* GrailInTheGarbage: Central to the plot of "Zurich" part 2.
* GrandFinale: "Zurich," a two-parter.
* GretzkyHasTheBall: Birling Day involves flying Mr Birling to the "final" of the Six Nations, a round-robin tournament. By 'Timbuktu', it's been {{retcon}}ned to the final of the Rugby World Cup.
-->'''[[http://johnfinnemore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/farewell-bear-facts-edinburgh.html John Finnemore:]]''' In this episode, there's a running joke that Arthur doesn't know much about rugby. And also in this episode, Wales apparently play France in ''Scotland'', for some reason, at the previously little-known 'final' of the Six Nations. Rugby fans may at this point be able to spot where Arthur gets it from...
* HeirClubForMen: The annoying young King of Liechtenstein has six older sisters.
* HenpeckedHusband: Carolyn's brother-in-law responds to being told that they've left his wife in Helsinki with "Oh. Well done you!" He's also led his wife to believe that he's ''deaf'' just so he has an excuse to ignore her.
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: Douglas, trying to give an oblivious Martin a hint to the last of the Seven Dwarfs after promising Carolyn he wouldn't tell him the answer:
-->'''Douglas:''' Then I suggest you seek out a... healthcare professional. ''[Martin doesn't get it]'' No, Martin, ''listen'': if you have those six symptoms, I strongly suggest you seek out a '''medic'''. ''[still nothing]'' ...A quack! A ''sawbones!'' Someone who can tell you, in the immortal words of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, "What's Up?"
* HypocriticalHumour: Martin's description of an ObstructiveBureaucrat in 'Douz'.
-->'''Martin:''' He's alright really, he's just one of those little men who've got a little job so need to spend the whole time proving they're just as good as anyone else -- you know the type.\\
'''Douglas:''' It rings a faint bell.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode is the name of a town or city in alphabetical order: Abu Dhabi, Boston, Cremona, etc. They're ostensibly the setting or flight destination for that episode, but there are variations on this -- sometimes they travel there by other means ('Ottery St. Mary', 'Wokingham'), sometimes they spend the whole episode in one place ('Fitton'), sometimes they set off for a destination but don't get there before the episode ends ('Johannesburg', 'Limerick'), sometimes they only ''pretend'' to go there ('Kuala Lumpur', 'Timbuktu')...
* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Douglas's reaction to Helsinki, in the episode of the same name: "I've always thought it sounds like a sink in hell." Inverted by Arthur, who really likes the sound of Helsinki ("half helter-skelter and half twinkly"), as well as Kuala Lumpur and Timbuktu.
* IKnowKarate: Kieran in "Helsinki", right down to the classic "my hands are classified as deadly weapons" boast. He's just ''dying'' for an excuse to use it in self-defence...
* ImpossibleTask: The SwissAir candidate theory exam is so hard, it's not supposed to be possible to score more than 60%. When Martin scores 99%, they assume he's cheated.
* ItTastesLikeFeet:
** "St. Petersburg."
--> '''Martin:''' How was your soggy... brown... thing?
--> '''Douglas:''' It lived up to its promise. How was your "bowl of grey"?
** Also comes up with coffee earlier in the episode.
--> '''Arthur:''' Here you are, Skip. Nice hot cup of coffee.
--> '''Martin:''' Augh. It's cold.
--> '''Arthur:''' Nice cup of coffee.
--> '''Martin:''' It's horrible.
--> '''Arthur:''' Cup of coffee.
--> '''Martin:''' Not even sure it ''is'' coffee...
--> '''Arthur:''' Cup.
* IThinkYouBrokeHim: Douglas, on Arthur's stuttering reaction to being asked to describe his father.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In Zurich, it turns out that [[spoiler:the answer to MJN's financial problems was right there onboard GERTI the whole time. And not only that, but once the gold wire has been stripped out and replaced with regular copper wire, GERTI will be much lighter and more efficient.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Douglas and Carolyn both have ''some'' genuine affection for Martin (although it's more evident in later series).
* JustPlaneWrong: Averted, Finnemore does extensive research. His father was actually an airline pilot and was given a credit in the finale as "Aviation Consultant".
* LampshadeHanging: Third series episode Newcastle features a different actor playing Martin, owing to Benedict Cumberbatch being off sick. (In the two preceding episodes, his voice is noticeably croaky, to boot.) In a lampshade-heavy ColdOpening presumably written at the last minute, the other three cast members have a conversation about what would happen if one of MJN's two pilots were to call in sick. When the recast Martin enters the flight deck, Arthur comments that he's looking extremely well, but Douglas claims he looks exactly the same as always.
* LastSecondWordSwap: Arthur tries to lie to Martin by telling him he's been at an Italian restaurant. Thinking that sounds suspiciously like something they'd recently done together, Martin asks who he went with.
-->'''Arthur:''' Douglas and you... wouldn't know the other one.\\
'''Martin:''' What was his name?\\
'''Arthur:''' Marrr...k. Uhh... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ramprakash Mark Ramprakash!]]
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The A to Z boxset, which unlike the original series releases has the episodes in the correct alphabetical order and also includes a 32 page full-colour booklet with original artwork by Finnemore, and extra features (virtually, if not completely unheard of for a radio series) such as some deleted scenes, trailers and outtakes.
* LockedRoomMystery: A plane in flight, and a disappearing bottle of premium whisky, make for a classic example of this in 'Paris'.
* LoopholeAbuse: The resolution of "Ipswich", when Arthur's ineptitude is about to get MJN closed down: Douglas realises that there's no obligation to have Arthur on staff at all because GERTI doesn't have the minimum number of seats required for a steward to be compulsory, resulting in Arthur being downgraded to the passenger roster.
* MistakenForGay:
** After Martin gets over his animosity for the other Martin, his friendliness is misinterpreted. His frenzied reaction is quite priceless.
--> '''Martin:''' Do you live in Fitton, Martin?
--> '''Other Martin:''' Yes.
--> '''Martin:''' You want to... go for a drink some time?
--> '''Other Martin:''' Martin... look, I'm really sorry, I'm not...
--> '''Martin:''' (realising) Oh no! No!!
** Also, Linda in 'Newcastle'.
* {{Mondegreen}}: Arthur is convinced the Christmas carol goes "Get dressed, ye merry gentlemen." Martin and Douglas argue over whether it's actually [[AmbiguousSyntax "God rest ye, merry gentlemen" or "God rest ye merry, gentlemen."]]
* MoodWhiplash:
** St. Petersburg goes from word games to an impending crash and sirens going off.
** Subverted in "Wokingham"; Martin gets the rest of the crew to humiliate his brother by regaling the rest of his family with stories of what a great pilot he is. At the end, Martin's mother suggests he may have been a bit ''too'' cruel, asks him not to do anything like it again and assures him that his brother loves him. For a moment it seems like Martin is genuinely guilty... but it soon becomes clear that it was one of the most enjoyable things he's ever done regardless.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: In "Limerick," Douglas, Martin and Carolyn play a game of "real people with evil-sounding names".
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Carolyn has ''finally'' succeeded in getting Madame Szyszko-Bohusz to trust her when Martin [[ItMakesSenseInContext using the cabin address to relay the names of the Seven Dwarfs]] sets her off again.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Gordon Shappey hadn't [[spoiler:tried to steal GERTI at St. Petersburg, or]] been so nasty about how he was continually trying to get Carolyn to sell GERTI to him, then [[spoiler:when they actually needed to sell the plane in the final episode, Carolyn probably would have sold Gerti to Gordon without any fuss]].
* NonIndicativeName:
** In "Timbuktu", they don't go to Timbuktu. They go to Sardinia, and hope Mr. Birling will be drunk enough not to notice.
** "Kuala Lumpur" is set in Fitton, and gets its name from Arthur [[InherentlyFunnyWords suggesting the destination]] of the flight his ComicRolePlay with Carolyn is set on.
* NoodleImplements: Douglas puts Martin on the spot by asking him over the address system to tell the passengers the story of how he once escaped from a polar bear "using only, if I recall correctly, an egg-whisk and a pogo stick." And, to his credit, he does.
* NoodleIncident:
** In "Gdansk"
--> '''Arthur:''' "I'll bet with you, Douglas!"
--> '''Carolyn:''' "No you won't."
--> '''Arthur:''' "Oh, but mum-"
--> '''Carolyn:''' "Don't 'oh, but mum' me. Who owns your car?"
--> '''Arthur:''' "... Douglas does."
--> '''Carolyn:''' "Well then."
--> '''Athur:''' "He still lets me drive it!"
--> '''Douglas:''' "And at a very competitive hourly rate!"
** In "Kuala Lumpur"
-->'''Douglas:''' "If its any consolation, I thought you coped very well with being anchovied. You had a real, quiet dignity."
** In "Uskerty"
-->'''Douglas:''' "Peach Schnapps is to Arthur what water is to Film/{{gremlins}}."
-->'''Arthur:''' "I was ''terrifying''."
* NotSoDifferent: Martin is terribly jealous of the actor Carolyn hires to record a welcome video, thinking he makes a far more convincing airline captain than he does himself. He eventually finds out the guy is an amateur (and not very good) actor who's waived his fee in order to get some work, and who drives a taxi to pay the bills.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: When Martin makes several increasingly sarcastic requests for any doctor on board to help a patient in the galley, knowing there's a "Dr. Pryce" on the roster. The man does come forward.
-->'''Dr. Pryce''': Hullo?
-->'''Martin:''' Oh, hello! Mr. Price, is it?
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' Dr. Pryce.
-->'''Martin:''' (sarcastically) Oh, a doctor! Good lord! What a stroke of luck! The very thing were looking for. Well, this is the patient.
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' Okay, lets have a look. Okay. Uh-huh.
-->'''Martin:''' What dyou think?
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' I think probably a bridge.
-->'''Martin:''' A bridge?
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' Yeah, a tunnels obviously out of the question, but if you really need to get past him, you could use a couple of drinks trolleys and a stretcher to rig up a rudimentary cantilever bridge. That at least is my professional opinion as a [=PhD=] in civil engineering. Or has one of us made some sort of really embarrassing mistake?
-->'''Martin:''' Im so sorry. I didnt
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' Yeah. Oh, and by the way, I dunno anything about medicine, but this guy doesnt need a doctor.
-->'''Martin:''' What?
-->'''Dr. Pryce:''' Not any more!
* NotThisOneThatOne: In the episode "Newcastle", there is a subversion. A passenger asks the crew whether the plane she is looking at is theirs, in an admiring tone. Since GERTI is parked next to a much better plane, Douglas assumes that she's talking about the better plane and corrects her. She then tells him that she was talking about GERTI.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: A corrupt one in Douz air-traffic control, who keeps racking up ridiculous charges knowing that nobody can leave without his say-so.
* OnceASeason:
** The annual tradition of "Birling Day," when they fly the [[UnclePennybags wealthy Mr Birling]] to wherever the final of the Six Nations is being held, whilst Douglas steals the bottle of very expensive Talisker whisky provided for him. They take him to 'Edinburgh' in series one, 'Paris' in series three, and 'Timbuktu' in series four (it's not really in Timbuktu, but he decides he'd rather go there than Twickenham). Only series two didn't have one (although it gets a nod -- one of the stolen bottles of Talisker is a minor plot point in 'Kuala Lumpur').
** Every series except the third has had a BottleEpisode featuring as little guest cast as possible, if any, and set entirely aboard GERTI, with little plot beyond the characters' interactions with each other.
* OneSteveLimit:
** Subverted in 'Rotterdam', with the two Martins.
** Played with in 'Helsinki', when Arthur invokes the trope to conceal the fact that he has created a false persona 'Arthur Milliner' to book GERTI in secret.
--> '''Arthur:''' That was the clever bit. It's the last name you'd expect me to use, because it actually is my name!
* OppositeDay: "Timbuktu" -- "It's been a topsy-turvy sort of Birling Day, hasn't it? We flew ''away'' from the rugby, Mr. Birling got soberer and soberer, and Arthur ruined everything with his knowledge and erudition." [[spoiler: And Carolyn stole the Talisker from Douglas... or tried, anyway.]]
* OutOfOrder: Each episode's titular location starts with a different letter of the alphabet, starting with A and the the intention being for the complete series to run A-Z (see IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming above). In series 2 "Helsinki" and "Gdansk" are swapped around[[note]]"Gdansk" was due to be the series opener but was changed as "Helsinki" had Alison Steadman as a guest star[[/note]], and series 3 goes Q-P-N-O[[note]]on account of Benedict Cumberbatch losing his voice for "Newcastle", which was meant to be the series opener, and being replaced by Tom Goodman-Hill.[[/note]]. The originally intended alphabetical order was reinstated for the complete series boxset.
* OverreactingAirportSecurity: Martin, flush with self-confidence after strongarming an obstructive paramedic, tries the same tactic with one of these when he objects to Martin's nose hair trimmer. The results are predictable.
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: Douglas takes issue with an examiner's use of "glid", an archaic but otherwise legitimate past tense form of "glide".
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: In "Abu Dhabi", Martin seems to think that Cpt. Ahab (of ''Literature/MobyDick'' fame) and Cpt. Bligh (of RealLife and ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty'' fame) are friends of Douglas' from Air England, and that [[Literature/TheCaineMutiny Cpt. Queeg]] is something Douglas made up. He eventually cottons on that they're fictional characters.
* ThePreciousPreciousCar: The airstrip controller's BMW in 'Johannesburg.'
* PreppyName: [[KavorkaMan Several of]] Arthur's ex-girlfriends, who Carolyn describes as "bossy, pony-club types with Alice bands and stupid names" like Fliss, Minty, Libbett, and Pobs.
* ThePrimaDonna: The entire orchestra in 'Gdansk', but Madame Szyszko-Bohusz takes the prize.
-->'''Carolyn:''' Listen to this! This chamber orchestra were picking up listen to what their conductors put under Any Special Requirements: "The first violins will not sit together; the second violins will not sit apart. The harpist will ignore you unless your aura is orange; there is nothing you can do to make your aura ''more'' orange. The tubist must on no account be given alcohol; the conductor must at all times be given alcohol. He will also require the toilet to himself for an hour before landing. And, most importantly, the bassoonist, Madame Szyszko-Bohusz, will be working under the presumption that you are trying to kill her unless proved otherwise, so avoid approaching her with blunt instruments, sharp knives or hot liquids." Fantastic, how am I supposed to serve her dinner?\\
'''Douglas:''' ''Carefully.''
* ARareSentence: In 'Gdansk', in the midst of a game of "who can remember the names of all the Seven Dwarfs first";
-->'''Martin:''' Come on, Douglas, I've got to get my last dwarf before Carolyn does!\\
'''Douglas:''' There's a phrase you don't hear very often. Since the dwarf-hunting ban.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Martin gets one in "Boston" courtesy of an uncooperative passenger. Carolyn's sister gives her a scorching one in "Helsinki".
* RepetitiveName: Discussed and defied in 'Ipswich':
-->'''Douglas:''' Tell me, Mr. Sargent: were you in the RAF, by any chance?\\
'''Sargent:''' I certainly was.\\
''''Douglas:''' And were you a ''sergeant'', Mr. Sargent?\\
'''Sargent:''' No, sir, I wasnt a sergeant because as we just established, I was in the R.A.-bleedin-F., not the bleedin Army, so I was a ''warrant officer''. And since my name is not Warren Tofficer, this occasioned no bleedin mirth whatsoever.
* RevealShot: Finnemore has said this is one of the things he likes about radio comedy; counter-intuitively, it's easier to write visual gags, because you don't have to use artificial camera tricks to control what the viewer can "see", you just don't tell them things until the moment it's funniest to do so.
* ReversePsychology: When Martin complains that he never wins anything, Douglas bets Martin that next air traffic controller they contact will be female. Martin is suspicious of this, given that almost all [=ATCs=] are male, and bets the other way. Predictably, he loses. This makes him incredibly paranoid when it comes to the cheesecake/strudel wager... and he still takes the long shot, [[spoiler:and loses again]].
* RhymingWithItself: Several of Martin's attempts at Douglas' "rhyming journeys" game.
* RidingIntoTheSunset: In [[spoiler:Zurich]].
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Martin accuses Douglas of stealing the Talisker twice in "Paris", but doesn't actually get to find out what happened until the prospect of a thousand-pound reward from Mr Birling gets him to give it up.
* RoyalBrat: The King of Liechtenstein.
* RoyalMess: "Vaduz" features the King of Liechtenstein, which is really a principality. WordOfGod, heading off the inevitable angry letters, pointed out that this was because [[RuleOfFunny a particular joke relies on]] the regal, senior expectations associated with a "king", whereas our expectations of a "prince" would not be so subverted by TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's a small child]].
* RuleOfFunny: Madame Szyszko-Bohusz having her bassoon clearly out of its case and assembled on the seat next to her while in flight [[note]] would be ridiculous, leaving an expensive instrument vulnerable to damage - in fact a bassoon is over 4 feet long it probably wouldn't even fit in the seat![[/note]], seeing as it would be hard for Carolyn to identify it in its case.
* RunningGag: Many episodes have Douglas and Martin engaging in some kind of word game ("Brians of Britain", flights between rhyming destinations, etc) to ease the boredom, and these serve as a running gag within the episode.
* SadlyMythtaken: In-universe, it seems that ''Quest for Camelot'' ([[InNameOnly not]] [[WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot that one]]) takes quite a few liberties with Myth/ArthurianLegend, to the confusion of Martin and Douglas. For one thing, Excalibur is a LivingMacGuffin, not a sword. For another, [[spoiler:he turns out to be a vampire]].
* SarcasticConfession: After hiding the orchids Douglas is smuggling to Helsinki;
-->'''Carolyn:''' What are you all doing in here?\\
'''Martin:''' Arranging flowers.\\
'''Carolyn:''' Don't get sarcastic with me!
* SandInMyEyes: Martin insists that Mr. Leeman didn't make him cry, he just [[SecondFaceSmoke blew smoke in his eyes.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Defied when Martin refuses to bow and scrape to Mr. Birling;
-->'''Mr. Birling:''' It occurs to me that [[WrongGenreSavvy in a fairytale]] I would be so impressed by your failure to be bought, I would at the end of the trip give you an even bigger tip than anyone else. What you should know about me, though, is that I ''like'' being toadied to, and I pay people to do it... so you won't be getting a sausage. Cheerio!
* SeriousBusiness: The various word games that the crew play in many episodes to assuage boredom can get pretty intense.
* SequelHook: The BolivianArmyEnding of 'Yverdon-Les-Bains', to cover the possibilities of the series being renewed or not.
-->"[[WordOfGod It is not and never was]] my intention that Yverdon should be the last ever episode of ''Cabin Pressure''. I mean, come on guys, give me some credit. [[AlphabeticalThemeNaming A to Y?]]"
* ShoutOut:
** In 'Boston', a passenger named Mr. Leeman dies and is inspected by a Dr. Price. In episode 4 of series two of ''Series/FawltyTowers'', a guest named Mr. Leeman dies and is inspected by Dr. Price.
** In 'Douz', as they're taking the plane out of Douz airport, Martin tells Douglas [[Radio/TheNavyLark "Right hand down a bit, Number One."]]
** In 'Fitton', the majority of the episode is spent on stand-by waiting for a passenger named [[Theatre/WaitingForGodot Goddard.]]
** In 'Gdansk', Douglas and Martin bet on [[Theatre/GuysAndDolls which is more popular between cheesecake and strudel.]]
** In 'Johannesburg', Martin wears a pair of Aviators and Arthur mentions that he looks like [[Film/TopGun a certain other vertically challenged pilot]]. Being Arthur, he gets the name of the movie wrong, causing Martin to express his dismay at being likened to [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]].
** In 'Kuala Lumpur', during a "Mystery Passenger" roleplay, Arthur refers to a Scottish passenger he has created as [[Creator/EddieIzzard Mrs. Badcrumble]].
** In 'Molokai', Russian oligarch Mr. Alyakhin owns a company which sells "[[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook massive yachts]]". As a special bonus reference Mr Finnemore himself wrote many sketches for that show including all the massive yacht ones.
** 'Paris' is basically one big shout out to BBC's Series/{{Sherlock}}, on which Benedict Cumberbatch stars.
* ASimplePlan: 'Ottery St. Mary'. Drive van to house; pick up piano; drive piano 200 miles to destination. Looking at that plan, you'd be stumped as to how they manage to involve an aeroplane in it at all.
* SmartBall: Invoked in "Timbuktu", where Arthur ends up "[[SpannerInTheWorks ruining everything with his knowledge and erudition]]".
* SnipeHunt: As part of a scheme to steal Mr. Birling's Talisker in "Edinburgh", Douglas sends Arthur onto the roof of the plane to adjust the aerial.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Arthur. "It has long been a maxim of MJN Air that when Arthur [[UnwantedAssistance stops helping]], we can do anything."
* StealingFromTheHotel: Douglas has been in his room at the Excelsior Hotel for five minutes when Martin informs him they can't afford to stay there:
-->'''Douglas:''' I've got things to pack.
-->'''Martin:''' You can't have unpacked already.
-->'''Douglas:''' I didn't say they were ''my'' things.
* StoryArc: The thread of Martin's [[spoiler:possible move to Zurich]] runs through series four, including his [[spoiler:romance with Theresa and his application to work for Swiss Air]].
* SuddenMusicalEnding: "Ottery St Mary". The cast sings "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines".
* SueDonym: "Arth... nold... man. Err... cat... sir... man."
* TakeOurWordForIt: Frequently, since we only have the characters' reactions to judge anything by. This is often abused for RuleOfFunny.
** The size and elaborateness of Martin's hat apparently has to be seen to be believed.
** Arthur demonstrates two different bows, and asks which of them is more suitable for greeting the King of Liechtenstein. The second one involves a significantly longer pause, is described as "a bit fancier", and apparently involves his hat falling off.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: First Officer Douglas Richardson. If the cast picture is canon, Creator/RogerAllam's Douglas is certainly dark-haired, and in dialogue he is described as much taller than Martin. And Douglas's snark is well-documented.
* TheTeetotaler: [[spoiler:Douglas]], revealed at the end of series 1. [[spoiler:A recovering alcoholic, he fakes it at social events to keep up his reputation. He likes apple juice - it looks like whisky.]]
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Martin compares his and Douglas' respective flying styles this way, lamenting that he doesn't have the innate feel for flying that others do... but that needing to make up for that weakness has forced him to devote every fibre of his being to improving his piloting skills in every other respect, leading to his ability steadily progressing.
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** At the end of "Ottery St. Mary", in which Arthur's stupidity has been [[ButtMonkey repeatedly and particularly cruelly pointed out to him]], it's revealed that he was right about giving a set of keys back to Douglas, thus making the majority of the episode's hijinks Douglas' fault.
** At the end of "Vaduz", Martin [[spoiler:has scored a date with a real-life princess who]] happens to be a bit of an aviation geek.
** A couple of [[PetTheDog in-universe examples]];
*** At the end of series 2 Douglas [[spoiler:actually lets Martin win one of their games. However, the alarm of Martin's "genuine" Patek Philippe [[YankTheDogsChain kind of ruins the moment.]]]]
*** After winning a whole series of bets to Martin (and then finding out that he doesn't have a salary), Douglas gives Martin a hint to a quiz, letting him come in second to Carolyn.
* TongueOnTheFlagpole: Arthur gets his hands stuck on the hold doors in St. Petersburg, and when he's freed he tries to put his gloves back on and puts the keys he was holding in his mouth. This is a ChekhovsGun for how they later teach a lesson to Arthur's dad.
* TripleShifter: In "Wokingham", Martin adds looking after his sick mother to his already full schedule of piloting and moving furniture, and becomes so sleep-deprived that Carolyn refuses to let him fly.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: "''I'' am Her Serene Highness Princess Theresa Gustava Bonaventura of Liechtenstein, Countess of Spondheim and Protector-Extraordinary of the Cantons of Nim. ''Who'' are ''you?''"
* TheUnpronounceable: There is no such word in Carolyn's dictionary (and if there were, she'd make damn sure she knew how to pronounce it). Witness the pride she takes in being able to say "Szyszko-Bohusz" in 'Gdansk' and "Qikiqtarjuaq" in the episode of the same name.
-->'''Douglas:''' Where ''is'' this Kicky-Tarry-Jack, anyway?\\
'''Carolyn:''' Are you referring to Qikiqtarjuaq?\\
'''Douglas:''' ''[long pause; frostily]'' ...You're really ''proud'' of yourself for learning how to say that, aren't you?\\
'''Carolyn:''' ''[smug]'' Yes!
* VerbalBackspace:
-->'''Arthur:''' The miniatures?\\
'''Carolyn:''' Do not tell me you left Douglas alone with all those miniatures of very expensive whisky!\\
'''Arthur:''' ...No...\\
'''Carolyn:''' Then why were you saying "the miniatures" like that?\\
'''Arthur:''' I wasn't! I was... singing.\\
'''Carolyn:''' What were you singing?\\
'''Arthur:''' "[[WaxingLyrical ...The minute'cha walked through the door...]]"
* WaxingLyrical: One of the first series' {{Cold Open}}s has Douglas and Martin making tannoy announcements bearing a suspicious similarity to "Fly Me To The Moon" and "Come Fly With Me".
* WellDoneSonGuy: Understated (it's a comedy after all), but Martin harbors some angst over the fact that his father, who was frustrated with his son for "wasting" thousands of pounds re-taking failed aviation training and exams, died a scant four months before Martin qualified and got his first job as a pilot. He also keeps it a secret from his family that he's been using the van his father left him to run a side-business as a delivery man, only to discover that his father had left it to him for precisely that reason (to his older brother's considerable jealousy).
* WhammyBid: In "Zurich", played first for drama, then for comedy.
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Uttered with heavy sarcasm by Douglas regarding the plan for Martin (who's got a sprained ankle) and Arthur (who's Arthur) to deliver a piano by van. He thinks tagging along in "a managerial role" will help matters...
* WhatDidYouExpectWhenYouNamedIt: Douglas pokes fun at Martin for naming his removals company "[[IcarusAllusion Icarus]]", "after the first bad pilot in history".
* WhatHaveIBecome: Douglas quotes this trope word for word as he, briefly, saw the world through Martin's eyes in 'Yverdon-les-Bains'.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Arthur manages a mangled Australian and Irish accent. Martin also contributes with French and equally mangled Irish accent.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Fitton. [[http://fuckyeahjohnfinnemore.tumblr.com/post/11935085281/another-take-on-locating-fitton Fan speculation]] based on the driving directions in 'Ottery St. Mary' concluded that it's somewhere between Coventry and Daventry, which was [[http://fuckyeahjohnfinnemore.tumblr.com/post/13310231635 confirmed]] by WordOfGod.
* WholePlotReference: A very subtle one, but "Boston" has a man named Mr. Leeman inconveniently dying, and the protagonists try to recruit the help of a Dr. Pryce, which is basically the plot to the ''Series/FawltyTowers'' episode "The Kipper and the Corpse", right down to the names of incidental characters. Subverted when Pryce turns out to be NotThatKindOfDoctor.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Herc is afraid of [[spoiler:sheep.]]
* WithDueRespect: When Martin insists that Douglas call him "sir" in "Abu Dhabi", he quickly comes to regret it.
* WouldHurtAChild: In 'Helsinki', Martin finally gives BrattyHalfPint Kieran the "[[DopeSlap clip round the ear]]" more than one person had threatened him with. Forgetting, of course, that Kieran is an orange-belt in karate who's been itching for an excuse to use his skills in "self-defence".
-->'''Ruth:''' I can't believe you would hit a defenceless child!\\
'''Martin:''' ''[groaning in a heap on the floor]'' He is '''not''' defenceless...
* YankTheDogsChain: At the end of "Johannesburg", Martin has solved all the problems, gotten a confidence boost and a pair of CoolShades, and is about to take off on time and under budget...when his rushed walkaround results in a wine bottle breaking the airfield manager's BMW.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Drivers in Southwest Portland area can expect a longer commute when a Sellwood Bridge off-ramp closes permanently Tuesday for construction of a new Highway 43 interchange.
Beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m., the ramp from the bridge to Highway 43 southbound will shut down. Drivers will have to travel north to a new turnaround at Southwest Taylors Ferry Road in order to access Highway 43 south.
Rush hour commuters can expect delays, and may want to consider other routes, Multnomah County said in a news release last week. It will remain closed until the new interchange and bridge are complete in 2015.
Meanwhile, bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to use a narrow path along the closed ramp in order to access the River View Cemetery.
Beginning in November, the northbound slip lane of Highway 43 that passes under the bridge will also close permanently, and all interchange traffic will run through a temporary signal.
The new interchange is part of a project to replace the aging 87-year-old Sellwood Bridge. In January, a temporary detour bridge was put in place just north of the old bridge. That will be used until 2015, when construction of a new bridge on the current alignment of the old one is expected to be complete.
The total cost to replace the bridge and renovate the interchange has been estimated at $307 million.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd., Osaka, Japan, reported that sales for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, increased 5% to $61.45 billion from $58.39 billion in the previous year.
Net income totaled $332 million, down 58% from $797 million in the prior year.
Consolidated operating profit for the year increased to $1.51 billion, up 18% from $1.27 billion the previous year. This was mainly due to sales increases in components and other segments, as well as overall cost reductions that more than offset the negative effects of the yen's appreciation and global price declines.
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In a vote that largely divided along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed measure that would compel states to design their driver's licenses by 2008 to comply with federal antiterrorist standards. Federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb Americans' access to everything from airplanes to national parks and some courthouses.
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somewhat amused that on a mountain bike forum lots of peeps choose road bikes when the going gets muddy - always thought that was part of the fun!
Depend how you define fun!
I'm all for a bit of slippery slidey action, but on my usual "spin the legs for a bit of fitness in the evenings rather than watch TV" loop there's an option to add in a few miles of bridleway. It's under a foot of mud and took me over an hour and a half to cover 5 miles and would have been quicker to leave the bike at the start, walk it, then walk back down the normal route and pick it up!* Doing that once was a bit different, a bit of an adventure, and when it wasn't calf deep in horse shit, fun. Doing it every night would be self abuse!
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VATICAN CITY - An Italian cardinal who once was in charge of the physical upkeep of St. Peter's Basilica and was a former master of pontifical ceremonies has died at age 89.
Vatican Radio said Cardinal Virgilio Noe died Sunday in Rome.
Cardinal Noe was a retired prelate in charge of the basilica and formerly ran the office that cares for the Vatican's artistic and monumental treasures in addition to St. Peter's.
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In 1970, during Paul VI's papacy, he was named master of pontifical ceremonies.
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