[s-cars] Fw: Watch Narrow escape

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

OK, I have seen this video like 10 times and I must say that the pilot, in
my opinion, is a dumbass.  I'll wait for Hap to weigh in on this one, but,
here's the simple question: If you are 75 feet off the deck and 45 degrees
off-line with the runway, do you...
A) keep descending and hope the wind suddenly stops blowing and it
straightens out
B) try and go around again in similar conditions
C) find an airport nearby with a runway that is not situated 90 degrees to
the stinkin' wind direction!!!

In my world of values where my life is pretty high up on the list I think C
is better than B is better than A.

A lot of people have looked at this and said what an amazing job the pilot
did.  Yes, he did, but that's like saying I was traveling 100 mph down a
residential street and narrowly missed a kid who darted out in the
street...boy am I a good driver.  I do not pilot large commercial jets but
this just seems like common sense to me.

--Calvin




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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tom Black
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Subject: [s-cars] Fw: Watch Narrow escape


Sorry NAC.......Something to think about on a Monday.

Narrow escape

Video:
3 Mar 08: Pilots of a plane carrying hundreds of passengers narrowly avoided
catastrophe when their Airbus A320 tried to land in a storm.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137942530/bclid1155254697/bct
id1439799637



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