[s-cars] Fw: Watch Narrow escape

[Ian Duff]

Here's how you do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LE4ty_gkM&feature=related

On 04 Mar, 2008, at 10:33, Jerry Scott wrote:

> My guess is that he only had one runway available.  He was text book  
> perfect
> on the cross wind landing procedure, but didn't hold the wing down  
> on the up
> wind side after he kicked the rudder to align with the runway. Take  
> a look
> at this one done correctly:
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1647492853543566084
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Pizzimenti" <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
> To: <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
> Cc: "Tom Black" <tblack5 at cogeco.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Fw: Watch Narrow escape
>
>
>> Life is all about options.  There's nothing I've found that says the
>> crosswinds started before his descent.
>>
>> Easy to criticize from behind a keyboard.  Thankfully, no one got  
>> hurt.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:37 AM, <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tom Black
>>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:40 AM
>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> 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<http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137942530/bclid1155254697/bctid1439799637 
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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