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Re: Write your own Daily Mail aviation incident drama

#101 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Sat May 16, 2020 1:53 am

EX-A. Once took some VIP Major Domo from the Middle East into Heathrow and as we turned into the stand I braked and held position. Eventually our engineer came on the R/T and asked what the problem was ? No problem, I replied, but until that member of our VIP passenger's local office welcoming party waiting down there, stops smoking his pipe on the apron under the aircraft, I ain't moving anywhere. Suitable conversations and gestures towards the flight deck ensued, and the offending H'Offical clearly refused to stop smoking his pipe, so was eventually escorted away from the welcoming party.

Nairobi ? ... Cold night, wearing jackets, ATC advised temperature in excess of 80 F. !! Stn.Mgr. present and heard that, and agreed with me that we weren't going to get airborne at any fuel load / weight to go anywhere beyond maybe Uganda, let alone Europe. Mgr. had a car available and suggested that we visit the tower. Climbing to the top we were met by a NR local ATC radio operator wearing an army greatcoat, balaclava, and gloves with the fingertips missing. What is the surface temp. we asked, pointing to the operations desk ? No, no, over here, he replied, pointing to a domestic wooden thermometer hanging on the wall over a 2 bar electric heater he had plugged in because he was that cold !

We noted the "official" Temp. Pressure and W/V readings from the instruments on his desk, and left.

On another occasion I took off on the reciprocal runway to the one assigned as the duty runway 'cos ........ the one they insisted we use had a significant crosswind, as evidenced by our observation of the windsock, and comments made by a landing aircraft that had only just managed to stop on the downwind runway that he had been obliged to use. But ... At The Subsequent Court Of Inquiry, had there been an incident, on both occasions the Captain had disobeyed the ATC instructions.

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#102 Post by Capetonian » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:15 am

AIR SCARE Extreme turbulence leaves plane passengers screaming in terror as panic spreads through cabin
Tom Michael
10:49, 12 Jul 2020Updated: 16:13, 13 Jul 2020
PLANE passengers screamed in terror when their jet was hit by severe turbulence this weekend.

Harrowing footage shows seats violently shaking on the IndiGo flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Kashmir, India, on Saturday.


Passengers grab on as the seats shake violentlyCredit: Mirror Online
Panic gripped those on board as the jet began to shudder around ten minutes before it was due to touch down, Mirror Online reported.

Passengers can be heard screaming as the aircraft suddenly lurches.

One person on board said: “A couple of times it shook dangerously, which panicked passengers – especially the elderly who lost their balance despite having seatbelts on.”

They told how fear spread through the cabin as the crew desperately tried to keep people calm.

The shaking is said to have continued for two whole minutes with more than one dramatic lurch.

PRAYING
The passenger added: “(Those on board) were seen loudly praying and amongst them women cried when the plane shook heavily.

“Many recited verses from the Holy Quran.”

When the flight eventually landed safely at Srinagar's Sheikh-ul-Alam Airport, some of those on board shed tears of relief, it’s reported.


A spokesperson for the airline told Sun Online: “An IndiGo flight 6E 9822 experienced a turbulence while flying from Riyadh to Srinagar shortly before landing.

“The cockpit crew followed the laid down standard operating procedures to ensure safety of all passengers on board.

“There were no injuries reported and the passengers were safely de-boarded at Srinagar.”

The whole plane suddenly lurches as people are heard screaming in terrorCredit: Mirror Online
Turbulence is a change in the air that can rock a plane.

There are many kinds of turbulence that can occur during a flight, from the “clear air” type to “wake turbulence”.

Most of the time weather conditions such as thunderstorms are the cause of disruption during flights, but jet streams caused by large aircraft can also impact a journey.

Jet streams from planes can stretch for thousands of miles long and a few miles deep.

Turbulence is relatively common and is usually harmless, but it can be a scary experience for passengers caught in it.

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#103 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:46 am

Most of the time weather conditions such as thunderstorms are the cause of disruption during flights, but jet streams caused by large aircraft can also impact a journey.

Jet streams from planes can stretch for thousands of miles long and a few miles deep.
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#104 Post by Capetonian » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:04 am

The whole thing is a complete and utter load of *****.
“A couple of times it shook dangerously, which panicked passengers – especially the elderly who lost their balance despite having seatbelts on.”
Really? I would question whether the writer has even seen an aeroplane let alone been on one.

All they missed out was the ages of the passengers and the values of the houses they lived in

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#105 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:20 am

Capetonian wrote:
Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:04 am
The whole thing is a complete and utter load of *****.
“A couple of times it shook dangerously, which panicked passengers – especially the elderly who lost their balance despite having seatbelts on.”
Really? I would question whether the writer has even seen an aeroplane let alone been on one.

All they missed out was the ages of the passengers and the values of the houses they lived in
I honestly wonder if The Daily Mail produces such drivel on purpose. The newspaper certainly takes its readers for dumb asses and in that they are probably right!
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#106 Post by Capetonian » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:15 am

I think that was the Scum. I saw it on a newsfeed

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#107 Post by Woody » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:30 am

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#108 Post by Woody » Thu Apr 08, 2021 5:37 pm

We haven’t had one of these for ages :D

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sage-field
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#109 Post by Woody » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:11 pm

Must be running out of Coronavirus stories to run, so it’s back to aviation :-o

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... melessDM_0
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#110 Post by Boac » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:35 pm

What's a 'tail flap'?....................................

Good old Mail.

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#111 Post by Woody » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:37 pm

Boac wrote:
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What's a 'tail flap'?....................................

Good old Mail.
Maybe you should ask that on TOP :ymdevil:
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#112 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:42 pm

Well let's hope it is not like a Terry flap!


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#113 Post by Boac » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:45 pm

Maybe you should ask that on TOP
- nah - PN can do it. :))

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#114 Post by tango15 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:48 pm

Woody wrote:
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:11 pm
Must be running out of Coronavirus stories to run, so it’s back to aviation :-o

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... melessDM_0
Good to know that the aircraft landed safely on the tarmac, eh? Is that why the 'Brace, Brace' announcement was made? :)

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#115 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:59 pm

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#116 Post by Woody » Wed May 05, 2021 4:03 pm

Here’s this week’s offering from an aviation expert :((

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... l#comments
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#117 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 05, 2021 4:14 pm

Woody wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 4:03 pm
Here’s this week’s offering from an aviation expert :((

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... l#comments
Here is the AAIB report...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aaib ... ck-airport
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#118 Post by Woody » Wed May 05, 2021 5:12 pm

TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 4:14 pm
Woody wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 4:03 pm
Here’s this week’s offering from an aviation expert :((

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... l#comments
Here is the AAIB report...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aaib ... ck-airport
Not as entertaining as the comments section :((
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#119 Post by Woody » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:55 am

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#120 Post by Ex-Ascot » Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:24 pm

Woody wrote:
Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:55 am
It’s time for another one folks :))

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... uency.html

Yes indeed Woody. Earlier on the pax were horrified by the jets. Later it says that they were unaware. Anyway this shouldn't happen. You dial up the new frequency on your other box and go back to other frequency if you get no reply. Happens many times. If correct idiot pilots.
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