Post by CoolP on Mar 15th, 2011 at 5:48pm
Great tutorial there, Lou. Although I can only repeat that most of this stuff can be found easily on the Net (so no need to set up extra tutorials unless you have fun producing them), this was fun to read.
"Mark's Farm" definitely is a place to visit. :)
I'm impressed that you remember that TWA 707 flight landing at the wrong spot.
Reading the outcome with the removing of the seats and stuff, it doesn't sound like fun, safety-wise and for the Pilots later, having to argue with their management.
While I would laugh my a.. off when this happens to me in the Sim (it actually did some time ago), the real world thing isn't that funny. Pros on the yokes and such things happening? >:(
But, as I watched another cockpt video lately, they've approached Seattle (KSEA) and made jokes about the warnings on the charts to not mix up Boeing Field with SeaTac.
I think that was a 2009 flight, so the information seems somehow current.
In clear weather though, the danger seems to be manageable.
See Boeing Field in the front and KSEA (the planned app on 16C) in the background there.
As you say, when the navaids are operational, there's no good explanation for landing on the wrong field.
Also, the KSEA charts clearly warn crews about not to land on the Taxiway ("Tango" in this case), so, at least in bad weather, someone might have tried before. :D
Concerning the landing (and later departure) from "too" short runways, I've read this one and had to laugh again.
Quote:
Seems like the no-seats variant of this 707 referred to it. ;D
"Mark's Farm" definitely is a place to visit. :)
I'm impressed that you remember that TWA 707 flight landing at the wrong spot.
Reading the outcome with the removing of the seats and stuff, it doesn't sound like fun, safety-wise and for the Pilots later, having to argue with their management.
While I would laugh my a.. off when this happens to me in the Sim (it actually did some time ago), the real world thing isn't that funny. Pros on the yokes and such things happening? >:(
But, as I watched another cockpt video lately, they've approached Seattle (KSEA) and made jokes about the warnings on the charts to not mix up Boeing Field with SeaTac.
I think that was a 2009 flight, so the information seems somehow current.
In clear weather though, the danger seems to be manageable.
See Boeing Field in the front and KSEA (the planned app on 16C) in the background there.
As you say, when the navaids are operational, there's no good explanation for landing on the wrong field.
Also, the KSEA charts clearly warn crews about not to land on the Taxiway ("Tango" in this case), so, at least in bad weather, someone might have tried before. :D
Concerning the landing (and later departure) from "too" short runways, I've read this one and had to laugh again.
Quote:
| sumbitch flew in, sumbitch'll fly out |
Seems like the no-seats variant of this 707 referred to it. ;D