BeechTalk - BT - NWA 747-400 story

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 09:13

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2izPzE/ja ... =true&s=i/

:bugeye:

So who would have like to have been on this flight if it were flown by a single pilot....... or remotely from a ground station?

:popcorn:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 12:10

Those things only happen to airbus, right ?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 12:22

Yea, Air France could have used that crew over the South Atlantic. Great job under those conditions with no help from the manuals or the "maintenance guros" :thumbup:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 12:23

At first glance, I believe this is the same flight that was discussed here:
http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=62659

This thread had a link to an interesting video, a dramatization of the events from that flight: http://youtu.be/NSyD46-Xgx4

- Martin

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 15:23

Username Protected wrote:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2izPzE/jalopnik.com/5629528/how-i-saved-a-747-from-crashing?skyline=true&s=i/

:bugeye:

So who would have like to have been on this flight if it were flown by a single pilot....... or remotely from a ground station?

:popcorn:

Yeah, this is the case where the pilots saved the day. On the other hand, if I was on the AF447 or Colgan 3407 - or many other flights where the pilots made a smoking hole out of a perfectly good plane - I'd much rather have that plane flown by a computer.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jan 2012, 15:25

Username Protected wrote:

Those things only happen to airbus, right ?

No, but when this happens to Airbus, the tail comes off. :rofl: