Recent British Airways Flight 11-23-'09

[thongd4me 69]

I think there were a few soiled bottoms on this one...

WOW!

(I think the audio was: "Qui a donné les contrôles a Madame Sarkozy?")

(Who let the French President's wife try to land the plane?)

Edited December 18, 2009 by thongd4me

[Ladylethal 12]

About the video, that's actually a very good pilot there. There are a ton of videos about landing in bad weather with lateral wind and they all show planes coming in diagonal (saw one where the plane was pretty much perpendicular to the runway) and fixing itself at the last second or after touching the back wheels. Wind on this one was just too much and the pilot had great control to actually take off again from there.

[thongd4me 69]

About the video, that's actually a very good pilot there. There are a ton of videos about landing in bad weather with lateral wind and they all show planes coming in diagonal (saw one where the plane was pretty much perpendicular to the runway) and fixing itself at the last second or after touching the back wheels. Wind on this one was just too much and the pilot had great control to actually take off again from there.

I absolutely agree with you, but I couldn't resist the Sarkozy crack because the videographer was French.

I know it was Lufthansa landing in Hamburg.

[Ladylethal 12]

Well if the French President's wife was piloting it I'd definitely ####### my pants!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I absolutely agree with you, but I couldn't resist the Sarkozy crack because the videographer was French.

I know it was Lufthansa landing in Hamburg.

It was indeed taken in Hamburg and it was indeed a LH flight. While the videographer may have been French, he was actually speaking in German. As was the other person that he spoke to there. A northern dialect of German to boot. Which would lead me to believe that the guys that took the video were actually from Hamburg and hence, Germans.

[thongd4me 69]

I absolutely agree with you, but I couldn't resist the Sarkozy crack because the videographer was French.

I know it was Lufthansa landing in Hamburg.

It was indeed taken in Hamburg and it was indeed a LH flight. While the videographer may have been French, he was actually speaking in German. As was the other person that he spoke to there. A northern dialect of German to boot. Which would lead me to believe that the guys that took the video were actually from Hamburg and hence, Germans.

I couldn't make head or tail of it but the accent DID sound French; I'll have to give it another

listen when I have time. If you can make a northern dialect of German from that, God bless you.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I absolutely agree with you, but I couldn't resist the Sarkozy crack because the videographer was French.

I know it was Lufthansa landing in Hamburg.

It was indeed taken in Hamburg and it was indeed a LH flight. While the videographer may have been French, he was actually speaking in German. As was the other person that he spoke to there. A northern dialect of German to boot. Which would lead me to believe that the guys that took the video were actually from Hamburg and hence, Germans.

I couldn't make head or tail of it but the accent DID sound French; I'll have to give it another listen when I have time. If you can make a northern dialect of German from that, God bless you.

I was born and raised in Germany. German is my native language. Take my word for it, the dudes are German.

[thongd4me 69]

I absolutely agree with you, but I couldn't resist the Sarkozy crack because the videographer was French.

I know it was Lufthansa landing in Hamburg.

It was indeed taken in Hamburg and it was indeed a LH flight. While the videographer may have been French, he was actually speaking in German. As was the other person that he spoke to there. A northern dialect of German to boot. Which would lead me to believe that the guys that took the video were actually from Hamburg and hence, Germans.

I couldn't make head or tail of it but the accent DID sound French; I'll have to give it another listen when I have time. If you can make a northern dialect of German from that, God bless you.

I was born and raised in Germany. German is my native language. Take my word for it, the dudes are German.

Is Angela Merkel certified to fly one of those big suckers?

[scotinmass 588]

About the video, that's actually a very good pilot there. There are a ton of videos about landing in bad weather with lateral wind and they all show planes coming in diagonal (saw one where the plane was pretty much perpendicular to the runway) and fixing itself at the last second or after touching the back wheels. Wind on this one was just too much and the pilot had great control to actually take off again from there.

Yes a lot of pilots would have landed that regardless with probably disaterous concequences. That pilot had the brains and the skill to realise that the landing was gonna end in tears and got it back up in the air again. I hope the second attempt went without a hitch.

[thongd4me 69]

Yes a lot of pilots would have landed that regardless with probably disaterous concequences. That pilot had the brains and the skill to realise that the landing was gonna end in tears and got it back up in the air again. I hope the second attempt went without a hitch.

Here are a few more - not all appear to be cross-wind cases but one looks like the pilot did a sharp turn just before landing (with no wind) because of the angle of approach to the runway.

I'm sure the standard procedure is to lift up instead of attempt to land when the orientation of the plane vis. a vis. the runway is too far off for a safe landing.

With regard to the size of the aircraft, it would logically be a lot harder to lift up at the last second for the big-uns.

[thongd4me 69]

Here are some that didn't make it and the Concorde:

Extended story of a plane crash:

[thongd4me 69]

I thought I'd add these to this thread previously created:

Airline Announcements:

United Flight Attendant announced, 'People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!

************ ********* ********* *******

On landing, the stewardess said, 'Please be sure to take all of your belongings.. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have. '

************ ********* ********* *******

'There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane'

************ ********* ********* *******

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a 'Thanks for flying our airline.' He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally, everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane.

She said, 'Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?'

'Why, no, Ma'am,' said the pilot. 'What is it?'

The little old lady said, 'Did we land, or were we shot down?'

************ ********* ********* *********

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 'Whoa, big fella, WHOA!'

************ ********* ********* ********* ****

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, 'Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.'

************ ********* ********* *******

Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: 'We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.'

************ ********* ********* *******

Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo , Texas on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo ... Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!'

************ ********* ********* *****

'Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments. '

************ ********* ********* *****

'As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses..... ...except for that gentleman over there.'

************ ********* ********* ********* ***

Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City . The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 'That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt.'

************ ********* ********* ********* *

After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix , the attendant came on with, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.'

************ ********* ********* ********* *

Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: 'We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways..'

************ ********* ********* ********* *

Heard on a Southwest Airline flight - 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em.'

************ ********* ********* ********* *

A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom; 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles . The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax.... OH, MY GOD!'

Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!'

A passenger in coach yelled, 'That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!'

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A man boarded a plane with six kids. (gutsy guy!)

After they got settled in their seats a woman sitting across the aisle from him

leaned over to him and asked, "Are all of those kids yours?"

He replied,

"No. I work for a condom company. These are customer complaints. "

I WISH I COULD THINK THAT QUICKLY.