Must have been a nightmare for him!
By: hampden98 - 11th October 2013 at 17:42
hampden98, you can have a go at landing without any experience, doesn’t mean you can pull it off successfully though. The ‘landing’ can turn into a ‘crash’ so easily.
Yes, quite agree. I just get annoyed when the press hail people in these situations as heroes or whatever.
Not trying to deride the person who did it.
By: EGTC - 11th October 2013 at 14:26
hampden98, you can have a go at landing without any experience, doesn’t mean you can pull it off successfully though. The ‘landing’ can turn into a ‘crash’ so easily.
By: Lincoln 7 - 11th October 2013 at 08:55
I think the outcome would have been very different if the A/C had been a twin, or even a Private jet.He was more than lucky.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: hampden98 - 10th October 2013 at 20:45
Is this man a hero or anything special?
While I don’t envy him and wouldn’t fancy having to do that myself what choice do you have?
Land or crash. I think most people would have a go at `Land` and try to save themselves.
Pretty scary though.
By: Spartabus - 10th October 2013 at 09:06
I read later that the ‘eye witness’ made up the prop strike and although far from a greaser, it was a good landing. Good enough for the aircraft to be flown out to Doncaster yesterday.
By: Lincoln 7 - 10th October 2013 at 08:52
According to “Look North” News, I understand an RAF helo helped to guide him in, whatever, all’s well that ends well.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: EGTC - 9th October 2013 at 16:44
Tragic news about the pilot. That is ever so sad to what was a really good outcome at first. 🙁
By: Mr Merry - 9th October 2013 at 10:18
Well done indeed, sadly the pilot has died.
By: davecurnock - 9th October 2013 at 09:47
Useful link, Charlie.
However, beware the statement given in the warnings: “… As long as the plane is in the air, you can take all the time you need to work out the rest.” Really??
Fuel is a finite resource – especially when constrained by the capacity of the on-board fuel tanks.:angel:
Not a bad landing for a first-ever attempt, though – well done that man!
By: charliehunt - 9th October 2013 at 09:29
Well done, indeed! Clearly non-aviators should all carry a copy of this http://www.wikihow.com/Land-an-Airplane-in-an-Emergency when flying!
By: Moggy C - 9th October 2013 at 08:03
I’d love to hear the r/t recording
Well done indeed, both to the ‘pilot’ and the instructors who did the remote instruction.
Sounds like a new prop and a shock load test called for – but it could have been so much worse.
Moggy
By: hampden98 - 9th October 2013 at 07:45
The news gets more and more like Viz every day.
“He said there were cheers in the airport control room as the plane landed safely on its fourth attempt.”
Followed by….
‘Heard crashing’
🙂
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