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[05omegav6]

 Needs no words...

[hercules]

bloody ell theres some stresses there when it touches down and bet it were scary on board I think I would of been a few inches further off the seat 

[b4ndit]

Amazing

[zirk]

As they say in Flight Prep School, "Theres a procedure for that", just nice to see it put to the test and without issues. 

[Kevin Wood]

bloody ell theres some stresses there when it touches down and bet it were scary on board I think I would of been a few inches further off the seat 

I'm guessing he was aiming to hold it off to the minimum speed possible, rather than follow the usual procedure of flying it onto the ground then deploying everything that increases drag and kills lift, given that the braking performance would have been a bit asymmetrical. I suspect he also had some control surfaces inoperative given that a hydraulic system had died.

Nicely done, though. Not a scratch on the aircraft, I wouldn't mind betting.

[redelitev6]

  Bet things were a tad tense in the cockpit 

[The Sheriff]

Bet things were a tad tense in the cockpit 

Hardy......fetch my brown trousers......

[redelitev6]

  What they should have done is call international rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lWNZowvWEk easy peasy 

[05omegav6]

bloody ell theres some stresses there when it touches down and bet it were scary on board I think I would of been a few inches further off the seat 

I'm guessing he was aiming to hold it off to the minimum speed possible, rather than follow the usual procedure of flying it onto the ground then deploying everything that increases drag and kills lift, given that the braking performance would have been a bit asymmetrical. I suspect he also had some control surfaces inoperative given that a hydraulic system had died.

Nicely done, though. Not a scratch on the aircraft, I wouldn't mind betting.

As I suspected yesterday, not a single spark from the bottom of the number three cowling

A fair bit of effort to maintain wings level for as long as they did too...

Autobrakes probably helped with the workload, but I wonder if the toe brakes are sided (given that they're part of the rudder pedal mechanism)

[Broomies Mate]

Yes Al, the Toe Brakes are sided.

Interestingly, there was only a slight 'puff' from the tyres as the plane came to a halt, so Auto Brakes would have been set quite low.  If they were set to Max, or anything near, the tyres would have locked up much sooner.

I think the crew would have had a fair idea that it wasn't a very serious issue judging by the way the Pilot landed without extensive use of the safety features.

I'll take nothing from the Pilot, or the rest of the crew.... very rare for anything to go wrong on a modern aircraft, so when you do get flashing lights and sirens, it must make the heart flutter a little.

[05omegav6]

Yes Al, the Toe Brakes are sided.

Interestingly, there was only a slight 'puff' from the tyres as the plane came to a halt, so Auto Brakes would have been set quite low.  If they were set to Max, or anything near, the tyres would have locked up much sooner.

I think the crew would have had a fair idea that it wasn't a very serious issue judging by the way the Pilot landed without extensive use of the safety features.

I'll take nothing from the Pilot, or the rest of the crew.... very rare for anything to go wrong on a modern aircraft, so when you do get flashing lights and sirens, it must make the heart flutter a little.

Makes sense

I do recall that it takes little more than toe pressure on both pedals to release the Parking Brake if set...

[Rods2]

A friend of mine is a BA pilot and has to have a yearly week in the simulator assessment, which he must pass to keep flying. These sorts of problems are thrown at them as part of the assessment. The worst is the progressively throw more and more problems to see what their limits for coping are.

He is converting at the moment from 777's to the Dreamliner.

When an aircraft does have serious problems and they sort it to the textbook, they have well and truly earned their day's pay.

[Andy B]

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When an aircraft does have serious problems and they sort it to the textbook, they have well and truly earned their day's pay.

Deservedly