brown trousers !

Pilot Skillz!

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New pants please.

He almost lost it at the last moment. That is how they lost a plane at the New Hong Kong airport all those years ago.

On the other hand this isn't that crazy because the winds are so strong it is basically like a glider. So the plane is not going that fast relative to ground speed. The biggest risk is a wingtip planting into the ground, but the plane also isn't going 150 mph relative to the ground. I'll bet the plane was more like 40 mph and the wind was 60mph.

This is why I always stock up on those cute lil bottles of Jack Daniels... I love those little tiny bottles and guaranteed id be pouring doubles on that landing.

^ engines are still burning though, so a wing collision or even worse, a blast of wind sheer are pretty much instant crash. That landing shouldn't of been attempted really. Ballsy move, but a diversion might of been in order...unless he was running on vapors.

THERE WAS NO WIND merely fat people dancing in the back of the plane.

Anybody know if that's something pilots are trained to do or was this a near wreck?

>> ^alizarin:
Anybody know if that's something pilots are trained to do or was this a near wreck?


If I remember correctly, they are supposed to circle for a bit and hope the wind dies down enough to where it is safe to land. Failing that they have to divert to a different airfield. What probably happened here was that once he arrived at the airport, he was already too low on fuel to divert, and was pretty much forced to land. Please correct me if I'm mistaken on the procedures for something like this.

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Sulley woulda put 'er down straight. Hell, he could land a punch on Chuck Norris.

>> ^Payback:
Sulley woulda put 'er down straight. Hell, he could land a punch on Chuck Norris.


haha, nice

Coming from an senior engineering student with an emphasis in aerospace, i can tell you that cross winds makes controlling an aircraft a NIGHTMARE (at least compared to no crosswind). The wings/flaps/and air brakes all react drastically differently with the presents of crosswinds) because of the changes in the flow conditions over them.

looks to me like he tried to straighten out at about 0:14, but a gust surprised him. After that, he panicked and stuck it down without pushing the rudder much. Looks like the gear took a lot of side force... can't be good for the tires, and might have bent something.

Large airliners are designed to take side loading like that when landing in strong crosswinds because the engines hang so low they can't do a typical wing low approach. And yes, pilots train for landings like this.

>> ^sewy7d: i can tell you that cross winds makes controlling an aircraft a NIGHTMARE (at least compared to no crosswind). The wings/flaps/and air brakes all react drastically differently with the presents of crosswinds) because of the changes in the flow conditions over them.


Actually, as far as the plane is concerned, there is no crosswind, the plane is still flying straight into the wind. It's not until the plane is on the ground and lined up with the runway that wind is actually a "crosswind."

^ not true. The plane is feeling that crosswind to a huge degree. Seriously. Take a wind measurement on the fuselage and it would detect 30knot gusts to the side. It's crabbing in order to stay straight over the runway, but that doesn't mean its perceived crosswind is zero. It can definitely affect the aerodynamics of the plane, even if the wind were constant. But it's not, it's very gusty which is even worse. This landing should not have happened. You can't tell me that everything was under control. This was a danger to all those passengers on board.

Note to self: NEVER FLY INTO BILBAO.

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