Just some story I thought I would share with you regarding a situation at EDI around 3:15 p.m. A NetJets H.S-125 coming from only god knows where (the most probable place is Paris Orly) declared to Edinburgh Radar that he was experiencing difficulties with the left engine and also may have a landing gear malfundtion. Said aircraft gets cleared to do a low altitude pass of runway 24 to let fire crews have look at him and tell him what was up with the plane. The pilot carries out this pass and is told by Radar that fire crews could see no problem with the gear but there was a significant amount of smoke coming out of his left engine. At this time a full emergency was declared at Edinburgh and all other planes on approach were told to go into the hold. The plane came round and did a fairly normal landing on RWY 24 at Edinburgh. At exactly 15:36 p.m. the emergency situation was lifted and ops begun again as usual. Hope you find this story interesting and feel free to comment
Regards
AJ
By: Tartan Pics - 22nd January 2007 at 17:34
Just some story I thought I would share with you regarding a situation at EDI around 3:15 p.m. A NetJets H.S-125 coming from only god knows where (the most probable place is Paris Orly)
It was flying from Dundee to Aberdeen and had a bird strike on take off from DND, happily no-one hurt.
By: PMN - 22nd January 2007 at 00:19
LOL Were can i book a ticket!!! (i note from a promo video i saw you get as much mushy peas as you can eat? 😀
Anyway some self moderation to get this back on track!!!
In all seriousness I do think airport fire fighters are fully competent in dealing with any aviation problem thrown their way. But i also would say that on the issue of the landing gear, surely all that can be checked from the ground is that it is down and locked?
I doubt it can be checked that its locked from the ground, but I’m guessing as the flight crew apparently weren’t fully aware of the problems they may have had, even being told the gear is down would be better than nothing!
Paul
By: andrewm - 21st January 2007 at 23:48
LOL Were can i book a ticket!!! (i note from a promo video i saw you get as much mushy peas as you can eat? 😀
Anyway some self moderation to get this back on track!!!
In all seriousness I do think airport fire fighters are fully competent in dealing with any aviation problem thrown their way. But i also would say that on the issue of the landing gear, surely all that can be checked from the ground is that it is down and locked?
By: PMN - 21st January 2007 at 23:35
Doesnt Air Yorkshire do freshly fried chips?? mmmm
AHEM… I do believe you will find our regional airline is called ‘Yorkshire Airlines’. And yes, we have the finest fish and chips in the land, although I did have some rather superb fish and chips in Galway several years ago, which is at least on the same landmass as you. 🙂
Paul
By: andrewm - 21st January 2007 at 23:32
Ah, yes my friend, but the day we see a chip pan fire on board a plane much confusion shall be witnessed.
Paul
Doesnt Air Yorkshire do freshly fried chips?? mmmm
By: PMN - 21st January 2007 at 23:31
What, so your saying they are trained with a bias towards aviation related incidents over, say chip pan fires! Amazing!!!!! 😮 😮 😮
Ah, yes my friend, but the day we see a chip pan fire on board a plane much confusion shall be witnessed.
Paul
By: andrewm - 21st January 2007 at 23:28
The general assumption would be that the fire crews, if indeed it was them who observed the aircraft during its low pass and I have no reason to doubt that it was, are specially trained to deal with situations other than chip pan fires and are actually able to recognise when an aircraft is configured in an unusual way for landing, or indeed, has smoke spewing out of an engine. 🙂
Paul
What, so your saying they are trained with a bias towards aviation related incidents over, say chip pan fires! Amazing!!!!! 😮 😮 😮
By: PMN - 21st January 2007 at 23:06
Are fire crews experts in aircraft engineering?
Should this not be an observation from ground crew who ever they might be stating that the undercarriage looks down?
The general assumption would be that the fire crews, if indeed it was them who observed the aircraft during its low pass and I have no reason to doubt that it was, are specially trained to deal with situations other than chip pan fires and are actually able to recognise when an aircraft is configured in an unusual way for landing, or indeed, has smoke spewing out of an engine. 🙂
Paul
By: N.P.Vibert - 21st January 2007 at 22:50
Are fire crews experts in aircraft engineering?
Should this not be an observation from ground crew who ever they might be stating that the undercarriage looks down?
By: bmi-star - 21st January 2007 at 16:08
FBO Web showing the only NJE flight coming from BRU, good to hear all went well!
FlightID: NJE731P
Status: FILED
Filed With: LLON – London
Equipment: /H25B/Q
Proposed Departure Time: 1545Z
Departing: EBBR BRUSSELS NATL
Destination: EGPH EDINBURGH
Route of Flight: EBBR..HELEN.UL179.COA.L745.TULIP.UP1.SUPUR.UL602.NEW.L602.HAVEN..EGPH/0119
ETA: 1714
Speed: 0450
Altitude: 360
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