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UNC BBall Charter Encounters Heavy Turbulence

UNCRDU From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 195 posts, RR: 3
Posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1459 times:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...tar-heels-jet-bumped-by-storm.html

Must have been terrifying, glad no one was injured.

6 replies: All unread, jump to last

upsmd11 From United States of America, joined May 2003, 799 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1418 times:

Looks like it was a 727-200 and it skirted the storm all the way down to MIA and crossed the squall line prior to final approach.

wingnutmn From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 586 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1342 times:

"Thank god for landing this plane"

Or maybe thank 2 good pilots...

Wingnut

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing! It's a bonus if you can fly the plane again!!

PanAm788 From United States of America, joined Sep 2008, 274 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1319 times:

Quoting upsmd11 (Reply 1):
Looks like it was a 727-200

Quoting wingnutmn (Reply 2):
Or maybe thank 2 good pilots...

don't forget the flight engineer

Quote: "Another of Strickland's tweets said, 'I was like 2 secs away from pushing that button and putting the oxygen mask on.'"

LOL, that wouldn't do anything and I don't even think that there is a button that releases the masks.

Glad that they made it though, maybe this will get them to play better!

heroes get remembered but legends never die

ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21026 posts, RR: 60
Reply 4, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1300 times:

Quoting PanAm788 (Reply 3):
Quote: "Another of Strickland's tweets said, 'I was like 2 secs away from pushing that button and putting the oxygen mask on.'"

Forget that button. He should have flipped the "make turbulence stop" switch. It's his own fault.

Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.

atcsundevil From United States of America, joined Mar 2010, 666 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1152 times:

Quoting PanAm788 (Reply 3):
Quote: "Another of Strickland's tweets said, 'I was like 2 secs away from pushing that button and putting the oxygen mask on.'"

There are very good reasons as to why there are no buttons for passengers to push to drop the masks...6 year olds and this guy...

If I wanted your opinion, I'd give it to you!

tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2296 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1040 times:

Probably N727NY- great looking classic bird:

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Mean looking line of storms:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/S...7/history/20110126/0000Z/KRDU/KMIA

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Direct KNOBS, maintain 2700' until established on the localizer, cleared ILS runway 26 left approach.

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