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[Nickbat]

Had a tough time on my hols....trying to keep cool!! Temperature on departure from Thessaloniki Airport around 36 degrees. Temperature on arrival at Gatwick 13.5 degrees.

Had a couple of interesting experiences on the way out. There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Over the Gulf of Salonica, at 33,000 feet I looked out and saw a First Choice 757 whizz past in the opposite direction (so, closing speed around 600mph . The fact that I could easily see it was the First Choice markings and that it was only about 200 feet above our path and probably less than 1/4 mile away certainly made me think.    

All in all, though, a great break!      

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Had a tough time on my hols....trying to keep cool!! Temperature on departure from Thessaloniki Airport around 36 degrees. Temperature on arrival at Gatwick 13.5 degrees.

Had a couple of interesting experiences on the way out. There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Over the Gulf of Salonica, at 33,000 feet I looked out and saw a First Choice 757 whizz past in the opposite direction (so, closing speed around 600mph . The fact that I could easily see it was the First Choice markings and that it was only about 200 feet above our path and probably less than 1/4 mile away certainly made me think.    

All in all, though, a great break!      

Is that all !!!

Your making a mountain out of a molehill Nickbat..

Welcome back mate glad you had a good time..

PS..Dont mention diesel Omegas..

[TheBoy]

There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Had the same this year going to Cyprus....   ....not as dramatic as returning for France last year (flew as mv6 broke down year before) - we had to make emergency landing  

[Nickbat]

There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Had the same this year going to Cyprus....   ....not as dramatic as returning for France last year (flew as mv6 broke down year before) - we had to make emergency landing  

Boeing crank sensor?  

[TheBoy]

There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Had the same this year going to Cyprus....   ....not as dramatic as returning for France last year (flew as mv6 broke down year before) - we had to make emergency landing  

Boeing crank sensor?  

Nought too drastic, failed flaps, so had to divert to Stanstead (the UK's 'emergency' airport), and have a very fast landing.  Still offputting as you bank in to Stanstead (had to come in a angle to to coming in low and fast), you see all the emergency vehicles with lights on lining up ready to fololow you down the runway  

[Golfbuddy]

Welcome back Nickbat. Did you get any fishing done on holiday?   What did SWMBO think of the cupboard? We all think it looked brill.  

[Tony H]

A few years ago we were flying out from Manchester in January. The pilot was giving it the bifters to take off when suddenly he had to abort take off, 160 MPH emergency stop lots of screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth by the passengers. It turned out to be a false alarm warning light on in the cockpit caused by a snowed up under carridge warning switch

[Nickbat]

There I was sitting in the British Airways 737 at the gate waiting for pushback, when I look out of the window and see three BA maintenance trucks pull up alongside. Out comes a huge wheel and tyre. They then jack the plane up (full of passengers remember), change the wheel, inflate it with nitrogen, then pack up and drive off. Total time about 10 minutes. As long as they never outsource to KwikFit.  

Had the same this year going to Cyprus....   ....not as dramatic as returning for France last year (flew as mv6 broke down year before) - we had to make emergency landing  

Boeing crank sensor?  

Nought too drastic, failed flaps, so had to divert to Stanstead (the UK's 'emergency' airport), and have a very fast landing.  Still offputting as you bank in to Stanstead (had to come in a angle to to coming in low and fast), you see all the emergency vehicles with lights on lining up ready to fololow you down the runway  

Sounds scary. Were you told to adopt the brace position?

[familyman]

A few years ago we were flying out from Manchester in January. The pilot was giving it the bifters to take off when suddenly he had to abort take off, 160 MPH emergency stop lots of screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth by the passengers. It turned out to be a false alarm warning light on in the cockpit caused by a snowed up under carridge warning switch

Sounds like a scene out of airplane, who got to calm down the screaming woman! I take the abs worked okay thats a lot of metal to stop at 160

[hotel21]

A few years ago I had regular trips between Edinburgh and Amsterdam every other week on a charter plane.

One particular landing at Edinburgh (it can be a draughty place sometimes) I was looking out the window at the runway in front of me as we approached.  We were getting closer and closer to the ground and I could still see the runway in front of me.  Could still see it at circa 150 feet from touchdown.....  The scary thing was I was not driving but looking out the side window.    

At the last moment, the 'driver' popped it round and executed an almost textbook landing after a side slip approach.

The cheers from 120 plus Police and Prison Officers when we touched down was unreal!!    

[Tony H]

A few years ago we were flying out from Manchester in January. The pilot was giving it the bifters to take off when suddenly he had to abort take off, 160 MPH emergency stop lots of screaming, wailing and gnashing of teeth by the passengers. It turned out to be a false alarm warning light on in the cockpit caused by a snowed up under carridge warning switch

Sounds like a scene out of airplane, who got to calm down the screaming woman! I take the abs worked okay thats a lot of metal to stop at 160

It wasn't just the women screaming I just resigned myself that theirs "stuff all "I can do about the situation and sat there fingers crossed 8-)

[JamesV6CDX]

I had an extremely scary expereince once on a KLM flight from Schiphol (Amsterdam) to UK.

Relatively small aircraft, it was the KLM Cityhopper service, and the aircraft was a Fokker F-70.

Taxi-ing down the runway giving it some welly, at almost takeoff speed, there was an almighty series of "jolts"  the aircraft veered violently to the right, pilot managed to ditch it back down and abort the takeoff, mind you we stopped on the grass!!

The Stench outside the plane was overpowering.

They then sent emergency vechicles, followed by busses, to retrieve all of us, and take us back to the terminal building.

Once another aircraft was sought, and we were all loaded back on, the (same) captain, announced that the brakes on the right hand side of the undercarriage had seized on the previous aircraft, hence the aborted takeoff etc.

All we could think was thank goodness we hadn't actually taken off - because landing with an undercarriage like that would have had VERY interesting consequences!

Interestly, I also recently had a simelar (but much less severe) situation and aborted takeoff at Edinburgh.

I wouldn't have liked to have been the peron responsible for checking that undercarriage, prior to takeoff..!

[JamesV6CDX]

[Martin_1962]

My flights - 1 Comet, 4 BAE146

The BAE146s accelerate well and have good brakes

[bob.dent]

Good to see you back in one piece Bet you just love the weather you've come back to!!