One reason NOT to try and grease your landings

[nharwood]

I know Toncontin has one of the hardest approaches in the world but I still think a go around was in order



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJoXMcehrYo

[Eugenio Leal/1878]

I don't know why a pilot would take such risk!

I would have gone around.

great video! thanx for shaering.

[Tom_H]

TIme for new brakes and tires!!

[Brogs]

Jaysus what a Cowboy !

[yoni63]

Fur sure on thayat Mike LOL

[John Khan]

Yeah, and check out the reception commitee waiting for them.

I hope the "Captain" was dragged out of the flight deck, his bars and licences were torn off, and he is never allowed near anothr aeroplane in his life, - after spending some time in prison.

But the way things are nowadays he will probably be flying again next week.

We have had this sort of thing happen near us in Indonesia where their airline, - Garuda - is infamous for, so called, pilot doing the stupidest things and, at times, killing lots of people. Just Google - 'garuda crashes'.

They say - "any landing you walk away from is a good one......" - I wonder how the people on this would have walked out of that aircraft, pretty shakily I imagine, and some would not realise how close they came to who knows what? Probably just as well for their peace of mind.
John

[rav72]

Though sometimes the rwy is too short...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2o0acI ... r_embedded

Ralf

[nharwood]

Yeah, runway is to short, especially when you leave 2/3 of it behind you after contact!

[AmundRe]

Yeah, runway is to short, especially when you leave 2/3 of it behind you after contact!

I couldn't agree more Nathan. THe whole time I was watching this I actualy started saying to the monitor: "C'mon set her down, set her down. Set that plane down!" I'm kindof glad everyone in the house was asleep or I might've had some explaining to do.
But it certainly had me biting my nails, especially when he touched down with over half of the runway under his wake. I'm glad it was a safe landing though.