Wow

Roger wrote in
:

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:37:43 -0500, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in :

We had a couple of very windy days over here in Europe.
Look at a crosswind landing of an A320 at HAM, a near crash:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185

Nice pic:

http://www.airliners.net/uf/view.file?id=536882887
&filename=phpOltUW
B.jpg



Next time someone tries to tell you that airliners just "kick it
straight" when they land, like this guy did, show em this...



Bertie

I just sent this out this afternoon to our human factors people as an
example of how deeply a pilot has to fly into a problem before
realizing it isn't going to solve using existing control authority.
Absolutely amazing! This guy is on the way to a memo from the Chief
Pilot's office fairly soon I would imagine.
Glad they made it out of there.

Coming out of Logan International one day the guy beside me must have
noticed the white knuckle grip on the arm rest, when he asked if I was
OK. I just replied, "Sometimes it's better not to know what's going
on"

I know the feeling and I know it well. It's a pilot thing, I think.
We're all control freaks.

Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Roger wrote in
:

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:37:43 -0500, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote in :

We had a couple of very windy days over here in Europe.
Look at a crosswind landing of an A320 at HAM, a near crash:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185

Nice pic:

http://www.airliners.net/uf/view.file?id=536882887
&filename=phpOltUW
B.jpg


Next time someone tries to tell you that airliners just "kick it
straight" when they land, like this guy did, show em this...



Bertie
I just sent this out this afternoon to our human factors people as an
example of how deeply a pilot has to fly into a problem before
realizing it isn't going to solve using existing control authority.
Absolutely amazing! This guy is on the way to a memo from the Chief
Pilot's office fairly soon I would imagine.
Glad they made it out of there.
Coming out of Logan International one day the guy beside me must have
noticed the white knuckle grip on the arm rest, when he asked if I was
OK. I just replied, "Sometimes it's better not to know what's going
on"

I know the feeling and I know it well. It's a pilot thing, I think.
We're all control freaks.

Bertie

They showed this approach on FOX News tonight.

--
Dudley Henriques

Dudley Henriques wrote in
:

I know the feeling and I know it well. It's a pilot thing, I think.
We're all control freaks.

Bertie

They showed this approach on FOX News tonight.


Yeah, they're showing it everywhere! It's the rubberneck syndrome at it's
finest, eh?


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dudley Henriques wrote in
:

I know the feeling and I know it well. It's a pilot thing, I think.
We're all control freaks.

Bertie

They showed this approach on FOX News tonight.


Yeah, they're showing it everywhere! It's the rubberneck syndrome at it's
finest, eh?


Bertie
It's amazing how interested" the public gets in aviation when you show
them things like this.

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Dudley Henriques

On Mar 4, 9:23 am, Dudley Henriques wrote:

It's amazing how interested" the public gets in aviation when you show
them things like this.

--
Dudley Henriques

In this case, they're "interested in aviation" in the same way NASCAR
fans are interested in internal combustion -- "Gonna be a cool wreck
today??"

No matter how much reason you apply, the average person (non-pilot,
non-enthusiast) puts up with flying -- they don't like being "up
there."

And, if you think about it, you can't really blame them.

Dan

wrote:
On Mar 4, 9:23 am, Dudley Henriques wrote:
It's amazing how interested" the public gets in aviation when you show
them things like this.

--
Dudley Henriques

In this case, they're "interested in aviation" in the same way NASCAR
fans are interested in internal combustion -- "Gonna be a cool wreck
today??"

No matter how much reason you apply, the average person (non-pilot,
non-enthusiast) puts up with flying -- they don't like being "up
there."

And, if you think about it, you can't really blame them.

Dan



Well, you might not want to go quite as far as NASCAR. I know a lot of
people who are NASCAR fans. These people might be unique in racing.
If you put your theory up to them you just might get out alive by
dodging adeptly the empty Budweiser bottles coming your way.
:-))

--
Dudley Henriques

On Mar 4, 11:39 am, Dudley Henriques wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 4, 9:23 am, Dudley Henriques wrote:
It's amazing how interested" the public gets in aviation when you show
them things like this.

--
Dudley Henriques

In this case, they're "interested in aviation" in the same way NASCAR
fans are interested in internal combustion -- "Gonna be a cool wreck
today??"

No matter how much reason you apply, the average person (non-pilot,
non-enthusiast) puts up with flying -- they don't like being "up
there."

And, if you think about it, you can't really blame them.

Dan

Well, you might not want to go quite as far as NASCAR. I know a lot of
people who are NASCAR fans. These people might be unique in racing.
If you put your theory up to them you just might get out alive by
dodging adeptly the empty Budweiser bottles coming your way.
:-))

--
Dudley Henriques

True, true..

OK, SPRINT cars -- them folks i know is out fer blood!

Dan

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:39:23 -0500, Dudley Henriques wrote:

In this case, they're "interested in aviation" in the same way NASCAR
fans are interested in internal combustion -- "Gonna be a cool wreck
today??"

No matter how much reason you apply, the average person (non-pilot,
non-enthusiast) puts up with flying -- they don't like being "up
there."

And, if you think about it, you can't really blame them.

Dan

Well, you might not want to go quite as far as NASCAR. I know a lot of
people who are NASCAR fans. These people might be unique in racing.

Not might be, are unique. Though they are parallel matched with the least
complex form of professional motor racing that has mass appeal.
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