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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Terbs on 21 April 2015, 23:02:20
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For all you 'erberts that take the opps out of us UK holidaymakers and our tin tents, have a look at this, may make you change your minds about flying off to other climes ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0
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Indeed, watching that I will...
...never,never, ever fly from Birmingham :D
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Apart from the winds....Why did they not make the runway flat :o :o
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It should make a few people think twice about towing a caravan in that weather as well. Aye Terbs. ;)
(I'd pay. Wouldn't you? ;D)
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Apart from the winds....Why did they not make the runway flat :o :o
Who said anything about the wind ;)
I should perhaps add that I have flown through a thunderstorm in this box of bolts...
(http://www.planes-international.com/MAN-HS-GenA-S33-1.jpg)
If you told me back then that you would be able to fly from Gatwick to Guernsey in thirty minutes, I would have been obliged to laugh in your face.
That particular flight took well over two hours :o
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You know what I meant ;D ;D
In educated English......
Irrespective of the video showing the crosswinds, as an aside, when they built the runway at Birmingham, why did they not make it flat, rather than hilly :y
Ok Al :y
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That's good control by,the pilot. :y
They never had that much trouble getting Lancasters airborne,from there. :)
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Yeah....but the wind usually drops at night ;D :y
I like watching the wing flex ;D ;D ;D
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Nothing like a stiff crosswind to sharpen your skills. :D At least you know the guys in the office up front will be awake! ::)
This opening the throttles and going around is a bit of a cop out, though. ;)
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Nothing like a stiff crosswind to sharpen your skills. :D At least you know the guys in the office up front will be awake! ::)
This opening the throttles and going around is a bit of a cop out, though. ;)
That's bravado talking Kevin....just because you can't do it in a glider. Possibly a hint of jealousy surfacing ;D ;D :y
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That's good control by,the pilot. :y
They never had that much trouble getting Lancasters airborne,from there. :)
The bumps probaby helped :D
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Nothing like a stiff crosswind to sharpen your skills. :D At least you know the guys in the office up front will be awake! ::)
This opening the throttles and going to another airport is a bit of a cop out, though. ;)
Welcome to the Airtours SOP ;D
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This opening the throttles and going around is a bit of a cop out, though. ;)
I thought that, esp on the very first one :)
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Watching from the outside is a bit like watching a car or bike pressing on. Always feels far more controlled from the inside. :y :y :y
Carrier landing are always interesting to watch, where they are much more of a controlled crash, especially at night, in fog and rough weather and everyone is rated by the LSO that goes on the pilot's record. :o :o :o The F18 as a light fighter that lost the flyoff against the F16, gained serious weight and a beefed up undercarriage to make it suitable for carrier operations. ::) ::) ::)
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This opening the throttles and going around is a bit of a cop out, though. ;)
I thought that, esp on the very first one :)
Yeah, he could have walked away from that one with barely a limp*, I reckon. ;D
* - ok, maybe he'd be walking a little awkwardly if he got too scared. :-X