The 757 is famed for creating the strongest wake vortices of any commercial aircraft and as such is placed in the ‘Heavy’ category when technically it should be medium.

Vortices come of all parts of the wing and airframe as well as the wingtips. When flaps are deployed you get quite strong vortices off the ends which are most commonly visible on days with high relative humidity.

The 737 has no fuel dumping facility.

Whatever they get I hope they paint something interesting to look at on the arse end as that’s all we get to see every time we go to the Canaries. The Islands controllers are really bad for delaying everything else in order to squeeze in Pedro from Las Palmas on a 50 mile final while you drag it in with full flap and burning shed loads of fuel. Wouldn’t mind so much if we weren’t so damned fair back in the UK!

I would be rather keen to check the nosewheel area for damage. this sort of thing is generally referred to as wheelbarrowing.

That ATR picture makes me want too cry! Ouch!

I think if it were an Airbus the relevant ECAM action would be CTRL+ALT+DEL!!!

I believe these days under JAR you can solo a powered aircraft at 16 but you need to be 17 to get a PPL.

…and beta software!

Glad to hear it! So long as you have enough altitude to get to a ship you massively increase your survival odds.

If that first picture is 2 mile finals, I’d love to know what on earth in that field of view is considered to be a runway! 😀