My OperaAfraid of Flying?
Monday, March 3, 2008 8:51:11 AM
Man, that was close!
This weekend - Saturday I think - an amateur photographer and plane-spotter was standing just outside an airport in Hamburg, Germany filming incoming planes.
There was a heavy crosswind at the place and the plane therefore had to compensate by landing with a difficult angle to the runway. And it was about as close as could be to a major catastrophe - without actually becoming one.
The plane-spotter uploaded the footage for all to see - and had it not been for that, we wouldn't have heard of it.
This makes me nervous. I will definitely have this in mind next time I'm flying anywhere.
Good grief.
Watch the footage here, if you dare.
This weekend - Saturday I think - an amateur photographer and plane-spotter was standing just outside an airport in Hamburg, Germany filming incoming planes.
There was a heavy crosswind at the place and the plane therefore had to compensate by landing with a difficult angle to the runway. And it was about as close as could be to a major catastrophe - without actually becoming one.
The plane-spotter uploaded the footage for all to see - and had it not been for that, we wouldn't have heard of it.
This makes me nervous. I will definitely have this in mind next time I'm flying anywhere.
Good grief.
Watch the footage here, if you dare.
LawrenceNFGman # Monday, March 3, 2008 9:19:38 AM
Perhaps he ran out of runway...
Loiscakkleberrylane # Monday, March 3, 2008 1:38:09 PM
Richardmusickna # Monday, March 3, 2008 1:41:26 PM
Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl # Monday, March 3, 2008 4:22:36 PM
I wasn't 'til I watched the video. Thank goodness it wasn't a crash.
I'm sure though that the incident will be investigated and hopefully it will prevent it happening again.
Stardancer # Monday, March 3, 2008 5:51:42 PM
Allanricewood # Monday, March 3, 2008 7:56:06 PM
Sometimes people on a plane applaud when the plane touches ground in the good old ordinary way.
Maybe people should applaud in situations like this instead?
Asgeirmisund007 # Monday, March 3, 2008 10:23:31 PM
The pilot must have had nerves of steel, that could have end really bad.
hungryghost # Tuesday, March 4, 2008 5:56:24 AM
ALLY G.ALLY_G # Tuesday, March 4, 2008 5:17:17 PM
RamuciukeSaron # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 8:45:45 AM
Warmly, Ramute
RuneSB # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:09:22 PM
Edward Piercyedwardpiercy # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 8:48:24 PM
As the pilots say, "any landing you walk away from is a good one."
And they really do say that. Which should tell you something right there.
Allanricewood # Wednesday, March 5, 2008 10:45:53 PM
According to a Danish newspaper, the plane was landed by a trainee co-pilot. The "real" pilot took over at the point where the wing of the plane touched the ground - after which he went around and landed the plane safely by himself.