Planespotting II
Jul 29th 2020, 3:47 pm
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Jul 29th 2020, 3:50 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
Er yeah! It makes me wonder why there are any plane crashes.
Surely if Sully had "just been doing his job, same as anyone else would", any pilot who's plane wasn't brought down by a missile would just perform a run-of-the-mill off-runway landing on the nearest convenient flat-ish surface, and all the passengers would walk away? Or am I missing something?
Surely if Sully had "just been doing his job, same as anyone else would", any pilot who's plane wasn't brought down by a missile would just perform a run-of-the-mill off-runway landing on the nearest convenient flat-ish surface, and all the passengers would walk away? Or am I missing something?
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Jul 29th 2020, 4:24 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
What else could he have done, try to land on a city street?...When a private pilot loses his engine he's trained to immediately determine how far he can glide, it's basic... It's a simple equation (airspeed and altitude) that all pilots are trained over and over to do really fast all by themselves. He had a first officer. And landing on water is no more difficult than landing on concrete- The only danger would have been one engine hitting the water first, but that danger exsists when you land on a runway..
Please. The NTSB replicated the accident flight, under the same conditions, and a good number of those pilots in the simulator crashed the plane. That's in the NTSB report.
What is it? Jealousy? Wanting to tear down someone else for doing something that your average Joe on the street couldn't?
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What is it? Jealousy? Wanting to tear down someone else for doing something that your average Joe on the street couldn't?
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Exactly.
Perhaps because 'the largest thing you flew was a 727' is why you feel the need to knock someone else.
I'm sure you are aware that there is a massive difference between ditching a 727 and ditching an A320, right?
That's it, I'm out. That told me all I need to know right there about who I'm talking too.
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I'm sure you are aware that there is a massive difference between ditching a 727 and ditching an A320, right?
That's it, I'm out. That told me all I need to know right there about who I'm talking too.
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Jul 29th 2020, 4:31 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
Haven’t heard that, although I’d be surprised especially on landing. Operators try their damned best to do a continuous descent to save on fuel. Most airports have STARs that will have altitude restrictions built in at certain points. Descending at steeper angles would almost certainly result in stepped approaches that wound actually burn more fuel. Not saying it doesn’t happen, but it’s seems strange that they would.
SWA do seem to have a reputation for aggressive taxi speed though.
Jul 29th 2020, 4:43 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
OK, so a steep angle of descent when landing would make no sense. A google for Southwest steep takeoff angle comes up with nothing much, so maybe what I remember was an in-flight pilot joke. They are such wags.
SWA do seem to have a reputation for aggressive taxi speed though.
SWA do seem to have a reputation for aggressive taxi speed though.
Jul 29th 2020, 5:12 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
My vote for the most interesting takeoff and landing goes to Hong Kong, before they built the new airport. There must be some videos out there showing the old Hong Kong airport.
Jul 29th 2020, 5:36 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
Jul 29th 2020, 5:49 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
The scariest landing I ever experienced was LCY. The pilot aborted at the last minute due to extreme crosswind, and took off again. As we circled around for the second attempt, looking down at the City it occurred to me for the first time ever that I could well be about to die.
My vote for the most interesting takeoff and landing goes to Hong Kong, before they built the new airport. There must be some videos out there showing the old Hong Kong airport.
My vote for the most interesting takeoff and landing goes to Hong Kong, before they built the new airport. There must be some videos out there showing the old Hong Kong airport.
Last edited by Steerpike; Jul 29th 2020 at 6:15 pm.
Jul 29th 2020, 8:22 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
OK, so a steep angle of descent when landing would make no sense. A google for Southwest steep takeoff angle comes up with nothing much, so maybe what I remember was an in-flight pilot joke. They are such wags.
SWA do seem to have a reputation for aggressive taxi speed though.
SWA do seem to have a reputation for aggressive taxi speed though.