Fedex crash in Japan

muppet · April 02, 2009, 04:39:56 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UEPHyrhn0&feature=related

The report has actual footage of the crash. It looks like a very heavy landing during strongish crosswinds. Both pilots died, RIP.

mylestheslasher · April 02, 2009, 07:49:31 PM

Was on rte news about a week ago i think. Not often you get to see footage like that. Thankfully was not a passenger plane

Aerlik · April 03, 2009, 04:51:32 AM

Windshear is the biggest fear of mine, especially on an instrument approach at night in shite weather.

under the bar · April 03, 2009, 08:56:50 AM

QuoteWindshear is the biggest fear of mine, especially on an instrument approach at night in shite :-\weather.

Yes. Keeps me awake at night as well. $:-\$

wherefromreferee? · April 03, 2009, 08:59:02 AM

Quote from: under the bar on April 03, 2009, 08:56:50 AM
QuoteWindshear is the biggest fear of mine, especially on an instrument approach at night in shite :-\weather.

Yes. Keeps me awake at night as well. $:-\$

Surely you know that Aerlik is a pilot UTB?

under the bar · April 03, 2009, 09:04:27 AM

QuoteSurely you know that Aerlik is a pilot UTB?

Interesting.

Any other noteworthy occupations on the board? I'm a trained Hydrometrologist myself.

wherefromreferee? · April 03, 2009, 09:18:03 AM

Quote from: under the bar on April 03, 2009, 09:04:27 AM
QuoteSurely you know that Aerlik is a pilot UTB?

Interesting.

Any other noteworthy occupations on the board? I'm a trained Hydrometrologist myself.

Interesting, although surely you mean Hydrometeorologist?

muppet · April 03, 2009, 05:09:51 PM

Quote from: wherefromreferee? on April 03, 2009, 09:18:03 AM
Quote from: under the bar on April 03, 2009, 09:04:27 AM
QuoteSurely you know that Aerlik is a pilot UTB?

Interesting.

Any other noteworthy occupations on the board? I'm a trained Hydrometrologist myself.

Interesting, although surely you mean Hydrometeorologist?

HiyBoss-ologist I'd say.

Hardy · April 04, 2009, 07:18:00 AM

No harm to pilots, but a friend of mine was once introduced by his ex-girlfriend to her current boyfriend.

Boyfriend - Hi. I'm a pilot.
My friend - Oh. Do you know Joe Byrne?

BF - I don't think so.
MF - Ah I just thought you might - he's in the same game as yourself.

BF - No. Can't place him.
MF - No Harm. No! Wait a minute. I'm wrong. It's buses Joe drives ....

Aerlik · April 04, 2009, 03:25:49 PM

Hardy, unfortunately there are a whole heap of pilots who have just started out in the industry and love to run around telling people what they do. How do you know if someone is a pilot? They'll tell you.the way things are going the industry is going to suffer an ever worse downturn than after Sept.11th. 2001. Alot of redundancies over here already. $:-\$

Trust me there is one helluva difference between driving the 115 from Coleraine to Magherafelt and taking even an ultralight up into the air.