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EddieM
windy here, no trains out, but I care not as I have Monday & Tuesday off, yeah baby!!
How's the weather where you are today?
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Considering we have one or two trees in our garden i am shocked only one small one has blown over, saved me the hastle of felling it, and good reason to get the beast out and do some logging.
Ended in a nice sunset here tonight calm daan saaf.
Ended in a nice sunset here tonight calm daan saaf.
Hilarious coming in to land at Brum yesterday about 2:20pm. There was much oo-ing and aah-ing and then things got a bit more panicky as we got closer to the ground. What did it for most was not so much being tossed from side to side like a doll, but more that the plane was twisting enough so that passengers each side of the aircraft got regular views of the runway, as it veered left then right.
I did my best to stay awake.
I did my best to stay awake.
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Hilarious coming in to land at Brum yesterday about 2:20pm. There was much oo-ing and aah-ing and then things got a bit more panicky as we got closer to the ground. What did it for most was not so much being tossed from side to side like a doll, but more that the plane was twisting enough so that passengers each side of the aircraft got regular views of the runway, as it veered left then right.
I did my best to stay awake.
I have to say my pooper might well of been touching the seat a bit, despite being a frequent flyer i don't like hairy landings. I saw one flight yesterday failed to land at Brum flew to Manc couldn't land and then had to fly back and attempt a land again at Brum, unpleasant. Fair play if you can laugh it off.
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Been on a couple of hairy landings. One into Heathrow from Athens, that was bad really bad cross winds, co pilot came over tannoy to apologize for the awful landing.
The other coming into Manchester, we could see the runway underneath for ages until the pilot seemingly dumped the plane onto the deck from about 100ft. Rough as a badgers arse that one.
The other coming into Manchester, we could see the runway underneath for ages until the pilot seemingly dumped the plane onto the deck from about 100ft. Rough as a badgers arse that one.
On one occasion, my Ryanair flight to Carcassonne from Stansted was diverted to Charleroi. The landing was so severe the aircraft couldn't continue so we were there for the rest of the bloody day 
Still better than learning to play the harp though
John
Still better than learning to play the harp though
John
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Aye we had one with high wind shear close to approach, being near the rear of said aircraft it kicked and dropped so fast, what sort of took the edge off it was a vicar in the seat in front of me, as we dropped he swore his head off in high German some proper expletives along the lines of 'jesus fking Christ **** me..'
The winds were that bad out on the tarmac that it took 25 mins to attach the air bridge. It felt like we were still in the air, the aircraft was rocking so much. All of the baggage collection chutes had (fuel laced) air billowing through them causing the plastic curtains to stay vertical.
It wasn't pleasant but reassuring when you do get to speak to airline pilots about their training and the aircrafts' capabilities.
Notorious for crosswinds.
My uncles wife's' brother is an airline pilot (uncles wife is an ex trolly dolly) and he did a lot of his training at Coventry and Birmingham and is the go-to pilot when it is a bit choppy.
Our pilot yesterday was a cool as cucumber and passed the winds off as 'a bit breezy out there'.
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Bet my BiL must have seen some pretty hairy stuff, he was until last year an ATC. Not admittedly a take off and landing ATC, but area control. Responsible stuff, still, knowing him, you'd trust him, level headed guy, guess you have to be.
Good grief.
Why isn't the runway flat/level?
Why isn't the runway flat/level?
Wow that last one was a long touch and go
what happened to the one after the helicopter, the video makes it look like its turned upside down...
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Where we live, as regards to aircraft, the weather is never a problem, we're always on alert, 24/7/ 365,. Sorry, no more info to be provided
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At least you got home. My brother and his wife had their flight from Greece to Gatwick cancelled on Sat, next available flight on Weds. They're not so happy!
