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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 06:34 PM Original message |
Plane in Germany tries to land in 155mph winds |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's like that "Day After Tomorrow" film, except the strange weather isn't destroying landmarks |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. those pilots are hardcore |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. those pilots are hard headed |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Its A F-IN A-320 Airbus Gorn |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. heh |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. hey Gorn |
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LadyoftheRabbits (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. My worst nightmare |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Boy do I hate it for the folks on that plane! What a nightmare. n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. That looks scary |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. a little bit of damage |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Imagine the guts it took to do the second approach. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Lots of questions that have been ignored, like |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. He used a different runway on his 2nd approach n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That answers one question, but why wasn't the flight directed to that runway originally? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I did a little googleing and found out that I misremembered some |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I heard the winds were nearly equal on both runways, but this one had all the automatic |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. 155 mph winds? |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I could not get the MSNBC feed on my puter |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. The *plane* was traveling at 155 mph, not the wind |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. 155 mph? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. less than that. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I defer to you, of course |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-03-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
23. Balls of steel! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-04-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. Scary. Apparently the travelors just sat quietly for a few momments once they |
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