Tim 45
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 09:50 PM |
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Plane Crash
On BBC website at the moment - here...Serious credit to the pilot, managed to crash
land it, with everyone on board safe - methinks a serious payrise coming his way.
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asl
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 09:58 PM |
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Holy cow that is something else! I'm a commercial pilot and have always said that a plane would never be able to crash land on water and stay
upright. Shows what I know??? Always worth doing a youtube search for the Etheopian 767 that crash landed in the sea of the comores coast line.
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:03 PM |
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have to say, i never thought i'd see anything like this
wow! well done to the pilot  to be able to do that, safely, in the middle of new york is just amazing
[Edited on 15/1/09 by blakep82]
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Rek
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:11 PM |
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sounds silly, but I alway's check the lifejacket really is there.... and make sure I know exactly where the nearest door is!!
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RK
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:16 PM |
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He won't get any pay increases, just some more time off. Good job in a scary moment though.
Those US immigration and customs people have to do a better job obviously. Those birds just flew right past them...
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handyandy
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:18 PM |
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what an amazing escape for all those people, top job done by the crew of the aircraft.
andy.
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907
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:25 PM |
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I'm just amazed it stayed in one piece. 
Paul G
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clutch_kick
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 10:37 PM |
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Hats off to the pilots and crew!! Top Job in an extremely serious situation. On the other hand I am relieved to learn that the bloody Playstation
floats!! Coz I fly one of those to earn a living!
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richard thomas
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 11:24 PM |
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Noticed on BBC that when interviewing the Yanks '9-11' had to come into the discussion - terrorist seagulls maybe?
Also described as an 'airstrike' as opposed to a 'birdstrike'.....
Wingtanks must have been light to stay afloat that long....?
[Edited on 15/1/09 by richard thomas]
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AdamR
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 11:50 PM |
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Just incredible. This is the first and only time that a modern jet airliner has successfully landed on water.
I've always been a bit cynical about the life jackets, but it appears they could be of use after all!
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 08:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AdamR
Just incredible. This is the first and only time that a modern jet airliner has successfully landed on water.
... but isn't that due in part to the water being inland i.e. calm rather than in the middle of the ocean.
fortunate escape for many.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 08:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by AdamR
Just incredible. This is the first and only time that a modern jet airliner has successfully landed on water.
... but isn't that due in part to the water being inland i.e. calm rather than in the middle of the ocean.
fortunate escape for many.
Agreed - Ditching in the middle of the Atlantic might not be so much fun! Having said that, now there has been a successful ditching somewhere,
hopefully they can learn what the pilot did right and teach it to others - he's proven that they do float (and as it was only in teh air 3
minutes, with loads of fuel on board), there must be a way of ditching them on the ocean - training to land facing into / away from the swells
maybe?
Still a great job by the pilot!
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 08:41 AM |
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ofcourse they float - the fuselage is one huge tube filled with air..... or am I missing something here?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 08:53 AM |
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Fully loaded and still in one piece, amazed
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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asl
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 09:32 AM |
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The conditions definately helped them (inland, daylight etc) but an outstanding piece of flying!!.
This is the link to the 767 one I mentioned. They almost got away with it (not withstanding the fact the capt was being hit over the head by a
hijacker at the time!!)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7zMW8WVYU
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 09:33 AM |
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I wonder if they'll wash it down and put it back in service? or put it on ebay?
Watching the plane crash series on NatGeo there was one program where a plane crashed - flight 401
and Boeing or whoever the manufacturer was, re-used the components in the other planes -
Once the air crews got shot of this, a large number reported seeing ghosts of the dead crew - the practise soon stopped because of that.
edited: 401 not 101, with linky!
[Edited on 16/1/09 by 02GF74]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 10:12 AM |
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You will notice that a lot of the passengers dont have life jackets on.....how ever they did manage to get the duty free off with them.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 10:42 AM |
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there appears to be a BIG MOMMA still sitting at the back 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 11:54 AM |
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no wonder that plane couldn't fly, not with those big floppy ears! 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 12:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
no wonder that plane couldn't fly, not with those big floppy ears!
but thats how it can fly!...
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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johnston
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 01:52 PM |
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I read on another forum thatone of the news reports had him down as an ex fighter pilot!!
Maybe taught how to land in water incase he missed the ship.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 04:02 PM |
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Found the lake victoria ditching
707 ditch link
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JC
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| posted on 16/1/09 at 05:55 PM |
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Don't know what any of the Airbus drivers think but doesn't the computer in the A320 prevent you stalling, therefore
"simplifying" a ditching (just keep the sidestick full back!)? I say that, but still one hell of an effort by BOTH pilots and the rear
crew!
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