Pilot retries landing in 155 mph winds.

[uno-speedo]

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/play...up/?cl=6764062

[DISCO]

Didn't know the Santa Ana's blew all the way to Germany....

[JOx2]

WOW i give the pilot 2 thumbs up and for saving a potential disaster.

[mtnbikerfred]

.... .... .... !!!

[Trizz]

Originally Posted by uno-speedo

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/play...up/?cl=6764062

I hope they had new underwear waiting at the gate for the passengers,

[Burner]

I emailed this to my buddy's dad, a long time pilot, his response:

Thanks for sending me this. I also got it from a bunch of my flying buddies and I saw it on all three network news programs tonight. The guy was lucky that he didn't crash. He made the approach the way we used to do it with the B-747, letting the airplane weathervane into the wind going down the glideslope and aligning the airplane down the runway at the moment of touchdown. When you get ready to touchdown, there is a delicate but decisive maneuver that must be performed correctly to align the airplane with the runway. You have to use the rudders (your feet) to bring the nose around to point down the runway, but you have to use the ailerons (your steering wheel) to go from neutral, to FULL right to keep that right wing from coming up on you. It looks like he relaxed the aileron from FULL right to something a little less than full and the right wing came up causing the left wing to strike the ground. Of course, the winds were gusty and strong as hell.

He was able to add full power and get out of there. His technique had that small flaw, and he saved the airplane from crashing but he did bring it back with some damage. It'll be interesting to see what happens to him. I sure wish him the best.

[Shu]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoID=29623381

[SchwinnStr8]

This reminds me o the WINDY Fontucky race...

[Waldo]

I didn't read/hear the full story - just saw the vid. IMHO (and with a whopping 146 hours in Cessnas), the pilot(s) not a hero, he/she is a frickin lunatic who never should have come close to the ground in that kind of crosswind. Unless it was an unpredicted localized microburst or wind shear, that landing never should have been attempted.

If there was something more to the story, I'll gladly eat my words and be the first to congratulate him/her.

[EMrider]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I didn't read/hear the full story - just saw the vid. IMHO (and with a whopping 146 hours in Cessnas), the pilot(s) not a hero, he/she is a frickin lunatic who never should have come close to the ground in that kind of crosswind. Unless it was an unpredicted localized microburst or wind shear, that landing never should have been attempted.

If there was something more to the story, I'll gladly eat my words and be the first to congratulate him/her.

No special training is necessary here. Trying to land in those conditions was just plain stupid.
R

[Fishysticks]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I didn't read/hear the full story - just saw the vid. IMHO (and with a whopping 146 hours in Cessnas), the pilot(s) not a hero, he/she is a frickin lunatic who never should have come close to the ground in that kind of crosswind. Unless it was an unpredicted localized microburst or wind shear, that landing never should have been attempted.

If there was something more to the story, I'll gladly eat my words and be the first to congratulate him/her.

I fully agree, even with some kind of special training that pilot got lucky at best....and he took a huge risk with 100+ lives at stake.

[El Salt]

Having lived all four decades of my life in sunny warm SoCal, and having never been on a plane that needed to be "de-iced", I find it amazing that they (whomever they are) let planes take off and land in so many conditions at all. I mean come on... The plane is covered with ice and snow, as is the runway, and lets see, we'll spray some chemicals on the thing. There you go, now it'll be safe to fly. Same with landing in heavy winds, or even ILS conditions. Unless your fuel is bingo, go someplace else.

I guess I'm just saying that I'm amazed how few accidents we have flying aircraft in weather we wouldn't drive a car, or ride a bike in.

[Burner]

Originally Posted by El Salt

I find it amazing that they (whomever they are) let planes take off and land in so many conditions at all. I mean come on... The plane is covered with ice and snow, as is the runway, and lets see, we'll spray some chemicals on the thing. There you go, now it'll be safe to fly. Same with landing in heavy winds, or even ILS conditions.

I guess I'm just saying that I'm amazed how few accidents we have flying aircraft in weather we wouldn't drive a car, or ride a bike in.

I hear you.... I recently drove 2 hrs in an ice storm just to make my flight, de-iced and we were on our way Had some windy landings lately too. I could do without all that.

[Trizz]

You should see the way the Airforce Pilots land the big C130's in Iraq, they come in like a nose dive to avoid RPG's then level out at the last minute, crazy.

[El Salt]

Originally Posted by Trizz

You should see the way the Airforce Pilots land the big C130's.

Or the way they can take off - rocket assist!

[Silva>Henderson]

god damn I would of sharted if i was on that plane

[uno-speedo]

Before everyone jumps to conclusions why not read the article?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/...ough_landing_1

[Shu]

Originally Posted by SchwinnStr8

This reminds me o the WINDY Fontucky race...

I'm sorry but I found that funny..everyone was crashing teh same way...gotta love wind....

Try doing an in ground hover(2-5' off ground) in 20 knots winds in a heli that the gross weight is 1370#'s...PITA