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Disaffected

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36. If you want an even more harrowing example,

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 12:56 AM

Jul 2021

check out the dramatization of the "Gimli Glider" (a 737 IIRC with both engines out). They did not have a problem with cross winds but were coming in too high and too fast for the only airport within reach, but not so much as to allow a go-around. The pilot, a former glider pilot, used a similar technique to scrub off speed and altitude (I think they called it side slipping or some-such). And, he did it without hydraulic power to the flight control surfaces and some of the instrumentation not working.

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I'm not a fan of passengers applauding after a routine landing [View all] True Dough Jul 2021 OP

Wow! n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #1

omg Skittles Jul 2021 #2

its called crabbing AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #3

Moving sideways. sheshe2 Jul 2021 #8

When I took flying lessons many years ago, we had a few situations where we "crabbed", but.... George II Jul 2021 #12

Of course, you weren't flying a highly powered jet (n/t) PJMcK Jul 2021 #15

No, it was a Piper PA-28. George II Jul 2021 #27

Interesting. Nt ecstatic Jul 2021 #14

It was beautifully performed. CentralMass Jul 2021 #30

It takes a bit of skill to crab-land like that. This one's pretty well done. backscatter712 Jul 2021 #41

That was just WOW. underpants Jul 2021 #4

And that's why they get the big bucks. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2021 #5

Sadly, that is no longer the case and colorado_ufo Jul 2021 #16

Not bad pay EX500rider Jul 2021 #21

Is it still "yaw" if you mean it? Iggo Jul 2021 #6

It looked to smooth! Dream Girl Jul 2021 #7

I would have been hurling my brains out if I had been on that flight. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #9

That's me... 2naSalit Jul 2021 #17

If that was my pilot, I'd fly with them to the gates of hell. Enter stage left Jul 2021 #10

But you'd expect the pilot to abort the landing there! True Dough Jul 2021 #24

Well, you're wrong... Enter stage left Jul 2021 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #11

I am for paying the pilot tips on that one Under The Radar Jul 2021 #13

Kudos to the pilot-flying PJMcK Jul 2021 #18

Yep Aviation Pro Jul 2021 #22

I'd be pissed that they didn't redirect the flight elsewhere. zaj Jul 2021 #19

Only one time was I on a flight where we all applauded when we landed... George II Jul 2021 #20

That is some S rank drifting vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #23

If you're flying to or from Puerto Rico, the applause at landing will happen like clockwork. tritsofme Jul 2021 #25

I was on a plane once where one enjine caught on fire....The pilot made an emergency landing Stuart G Jul 2021 #26

Where is Trof on this thread. bottomofthehill Jul 2021 #28

Wow! Incredible! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #29

No way that airplane is at or below its crosswind limitations. Bo Zarts Jul 2021 #31

The clip is apparently from 2018, Disaffected Jul 2021 #34

Probably no way to find out about the pilots' fate, if it is a foreign airline. Bo Zarts Jul 2021 #39

Thanks much for the interesting & Disaffected Jul 2021 #40

Thank you for the information and insight GeoWilliam750 Jul 2021 #44

I've departed from Bristol, but never landed there greenjar_01 Jul 2021 #32

Not new. Clip is from 2018. Grins Jul 2021 #33

If you want an even more harrowing example, Disaffected Jul 2021 #36

it was a 767 that ran out of fuel MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #37

Impressive! The pilot looks like they wouldn't have a problem landing at Keflavik in the winter. GoneOffShore Jul 2021 #38

What a landing! Amazing the way he managed to turn it when he hit the runway. Vinca Jul 2021 #42

I've Been In A Few Rough Landings ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #43