ArcrftLvr From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 782 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3653 times:
Quoting Jm017 (Reply 1): I have seen it a few times here on a.net.
Oh great; I better delete the thread before I get yelled at...
Georgebush From New Zealand, joined Jul 2006, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3631 times:
Quoting ArcrftLvr (Reply 2): Oh great; I better delete the thread before I get yelled at...
No worries mate, I saw that on myspace this morning to and thought about posting it. I didnt for that reason lol. I wonder how much very interesting and useful information goes unshared on here becuase of how rude some a-neter's can be.
Seafleet From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 110 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3570 times:
Really pleased I wasnt on that aircraft as new underwear would be required..
Georgebush From New Zealand, joined Jul 2006, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3331 times:
Do you think they were told they were in for a rough landing?? They had to be, everyone on the left-side of the a/c would have seen how they were lined up to the runway! I wonder if the crew had everyone in the brace position??
ArcrftLvr From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 782 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3316 times:
I question the authenticity of the video because if you look at the windsock on the right side of the screen, its doesn't indicate a strong lateral wind.
Georgebush From New Zealand, joined Jul 2006, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3306 times:
Quoting ArcrftLvr (Reply 7): I question the authenticity of the video because if you look at the windsock on the right side of the screen, its doesn't indicate a strong lateral wind.
Yea but there are other pictures on this site of 747's coming in to Kai Tak at that angle...
Wukka From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1013 posts, RR: 17 Reply 10, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3150 times:
Quoting ArcrftLvr (Reply 7): I question the authenticity of the video because if you look at the windsock on the right side of the screen, its doesn't indicate a strong lateral wind.
If it were fake, it's pretty good. Watch it again and check out the spoilers flipping out first on the left wing, and even moreso on the right wing while Cappy yanks the yoke back left to get the thing on centerline as quickly as possible.
IMHO, it's not as much as the crosswind, as the approach turn may have went quite a bit too wide... so the windsock observation might be negligible.
That said, I'm sure that was quite the wild ride into good ol' Kai Tak.
LHRBFSTrident From UK - Northern Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 628 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3090 times:
Quoting ArcrftLvr (Reply 7): I question the authenticity of the video because if you look at the windsock on the right side of the screen, its doesn't indicate a strong lateral wind.
it may not have been just a crosswind issue - that last turn in front of the checkerboard was pretty devilish to judge - leaving very little room for correction after levelling out if there was any kind of balls-up at all
Flight International published a pic of an 747 (of MH IIRC) that made pretty much the identical error to this KE pilot and the #4 engine socked the runway surface - leading to general admonishment of the crew for a rushed approach and a whole discussion on inadequate CRM, etc etc -
There's also video on YouTube of an AZ MD-11 basically landing on the very edge of the runway
i can only imagine the pax reaction when the maingear 'kissed' the tarmac...
with apologies to those who have seen it a million times before
...and these all appear to be on relatively calm days - Typhoons were a bitch - the only time I have ever been shaken up by a landing was at Kai Tak in '86 on a BA TriStar in a typhoon (and first time at HKG) I still get an adrenalin rush remembering it...
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