Another fun video

a reply to: Zaphod58

Was the ILS off, or were the winds really erratic enough to mess up their glideslope THAT much?

a reply to: Barnalby

That particular runway doesn't have an ILS.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Oooof.

That explains it then.

I thought St. Maarten was a fairly straightforward approach that just was really close to a beach. That changes everything. Knowing the whole "no ILS" business, St. Maarten now seems like the closest thing (post-Kai Tak) to landing a civilian airliner on a carrier.

a reply to: Barnalby

From what I understand, when you're on final, you can't really see the runway well until you're within a mile or two. They were coming down through a storm, with no ILS, and poor visibility. They were lucky.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Talk about a pucker-inducing experience. I can only imagine coming out of cloud cover and seeing nothing but water for nearly 1/2 mile. I'm sure that was a "when your career flashes in front of your eyes" moments for that poor flight crew.

originally posted by: howmuch4another
I didn't see this one on my first run throughout the thread. Im sure some are familiar.

"Shoot 'Em If You Got "Em"

F n bad!
Just f n bad!

a reply to: Barnalby

WestJet came out and said that Flightaware showed they didn't get below 500 feet on the approach. The only thing is that Flightaware doesn't read below 500 feet for Princess Juliana.

Ive got a bit of wind, Brrrrrrrp.



Even armed with large stones (unguided concrete filled dumb bombs) its bloody accurate!

Thanks great vid

a reply to: Zaphod58

IT WAS ALL A MIRAGE, GET IT?

God, I love plausible deniability...

a reply to: Barnalby

When it comes to the airlines, plausible deinability is anything they can put their fingers in their ears and go "LA LA LA" until it goes away.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Compared to the healthcare industry, even the shadiest US airlines seem like George "I cannot tell a lie" Washington himself in terms of integrity and transparency. Talk about a house of cards...

This is what happens when ground pounders lose at tug of war.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Oh, hazing...

a reply to: Barnalby

It's always fun when the military decides to poke fun at things like that.

B-47 accident on takeoff.

May I add a video I just saw? Recognition of a good dude.