cantstandbush
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:41 AM
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Has anybody seen the pilots of the JetBlue incident? Are the veteren |
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piolets. Young, old? They sure did one hell of a job.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:42 AM
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1. Kept it right on the center-line |
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pretty good piloting I'd say......
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:51 AM
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6. The pilot did admit he was 6 inches off of dead center... |
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Edited on Thu Sep-22-05 11:59 AM by reformedluddite
Never mind the fact that the line must have been 3 feet wide. ;)
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:44 AM
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2. I'd bet they are a lot older today than they were before the landing |
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:51 AM
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7. Reports of the cockpit conversations with the pilot... |
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...were that he was cool and relaxed throughout the entire ordeal.
Next time I fly, I want THAT one flying my plane.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:44 AM
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They definetly earned their paycheck last night, and hopefully a nice bonuse as well.
I would love to see a picture of that runway up close there. From what I saw on television, it looks like the nosegear etched about a six inch deep groove the entire length of the runway.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:47 AM
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4. The Airbus engineers deserve a pat on the back too. |
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I can't imagine the stress on that front landing gear assembly - but it held up perfectly.
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never_get_over_it
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:52 AM
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8. Wasn't it the back gear that held up |
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and the front gear that was messed up?
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trotsky
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:55 AM
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9. Well I mean for the front gear to withstand the stress |
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of being landed on in the state it was in.
I doubt the gear problem itself was something they can be blamed for - how many A320s are in service and when has this ever happened before?
More likely a maintenance issue or just "one of those things."
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never_get_over_it
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Thu Sep-22-05 12:04 PM
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14. Thanks - now I understand what you meant - eom |
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:58 AM
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10. I imagine the engineers and mechanics are sweating right now... |
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... trying to figure out what went wrong. Or else they already know, and are still sweating...
I hope it was something entirely freaky, like maybe a bird hitting exactly the wrong place.
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Thu Sep-22-05 12:02 PM
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13. Yeah, what caused this in the first place? |
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And I understand this is the second time this has happened to the same type of airbus.
I don't think the engineers deserve a whole lot of praise here.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:59 AM
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Hey, Airbus! You're undercarriage assembly failed, but you did one hell of a job building it!
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There's a reason people in the industry call it "Scarebus"
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Thu Sep-22-05 01:14 PM
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15. Designing systems to withstand failure |
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is a sign of good engineering. We don't know yet if it was a design or maintenance problem, nor do we know if the same engineers who designed the part that may have failed also designed whatever kept the gear from collapsing during the landing. Either way, I'm just saying, it could have been a lot worse and thankfully it wasn't.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:48 AM
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5. Yeah, I'd like to see that too |
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I kept waiting for the cameras to take a long shot of the runway but they were too focused on the people leaving the plane.
I always admire a good bit of airmanship and these guys were good. Some of the reports were that they were very, very cool, calm and collected during the whole incident...even joking with the passengers over the P.A.
Good people all the way around.
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Thu Sep-22-05 11:58 AM
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... except for spelling :)
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