plane lands safely

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:28 pm

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:38 pm

Gear locked sideways....

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:39 pm

Seconds before landing 25L...

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:41 pm

Rubber Burning off...

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:44 pm

Safely stopped directly on the runway centerline

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:45 pm

Watched it as it unfolded. That was some impressive shit displayed by the pilot. I'll bet Airbus stock just went up after that.

Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:48 pm

I just watched this live on msn.com
it was crazy how the news anchors were like all excited something was going to happen. Idiots.
"Dirty Laundry" -- D.Henley

Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Originally posted by A.M. Foxtrot
Watched it as it unfolded. That was some impressive shit displayed by the pilot. I'll bet Airbus stock just went up after that.

I watched it as it unfolded too. That was extrmely impressive. The pilot landed very safely, tires right in the middle of the runway. Just how they practice it for a situation like this. Larry King even said that the pilot seemed very relaxed as he was talking on his radio.

I'm impressed.

Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:07 pm

That was an awesome landing. Makes you wonder if pilots are really overpaid or not...

Ya, the news anchors were annoying as hell. You could almost see that they wanted a big fiery crash.

Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:15 pm

That was scary because my friend's father was on that flight.. And it was hard seeing her have to watch it all on TV, god forbid something happened and everyone saw...

Oh and you know the media was sitting there with their fingers crossed hoping it would explode on national television. Then it would give them something aside from the hurricanes to cover.

Hmm.. perhaps the media is behind all of this hurricane activity ;O

Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:27 pm

I remember, back in the day, you could sit in an airport and not watch potential crash landings...

I'll bet the bar sold a few extra drinks during the few hours that we were watching that... I know I bought a couple extra beers. The whole bar erupted with cheers when they landed.

The beers made it easier to get on my flight...

BTW. I read somewhere that the passengers on the flight actually saw footage on the in-flight entertainment....

Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:30 pm

Thanks for reminding me why I don't like to fly.

Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:36 pm

Originally posted by SHWoff
BTW. I read somewhere that the passengers on the flight actually saw footage on the in-flight entertainment....

Seriously? Thats pretty interesting.

Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:28 pm

Yah I heard on the news that the passengers were able to watch everything unfold while on the flight. I probably would have watched too..

Actually, they would have knocked me out unconscious because I'd be running up and down the aisles screaming. And I have to get on a plane again a week from now :'( Atleast it's not Jetblue.

Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:42 pm

yes jet blue has tvs you can watch.

also, that landing was smoother then ones I have been on where all the wheels WERE working.