[freeper12]

>>"American 2421 heavy is aborting


Just curious...what does "heavy" mean in this context?

[leadpenny]

Thank goodness the crew was not in posession of any guns or nail clippers when they made an almost routine decision to abort the take-off. /s

[Henchman]

In re: near collision with convoy of trucks... two of the five most serious close calls in 2001 occurred at D/FW Airport. I want to know if these are truck loads of illegal Mexicans or are they driven by illegal Mex's?

[WaterDragon]

By reporting himself as "heavy" the pilot was indeed identifying his craft as one of the biggies....an apt warning since he'd be trying to stop the monster before reaching the trucks. And who knew where those trucks might wander while he was trying to stop. The controllers should have been able to scream at the truck drivers to get the he** off the runway fast....or die. Good pilots don't panic. They are dedicated to good, safe operation of their craft.

Which we could all take a lesson from. When we take time out to throw hissie fits, the important work doesn't get done. Which makes it more understandable why the emotion-centered liberals never accomplish anything.

[libertylover]

Last year my wife and I flew to London and the pilot aborted the landing. As we went around he explained the reason for the abort was that there was another plane on the runway. Then he added, "Don't worry. There's no charge for this extra flying".

[Chad]

It doesn't matter that these pilots averted a disaster with their quick actions, and potentially saved hundreds of lives as well as hundreds of millions of dollars for their company. These union thugs are still way too overpaid. Imagine that the captain of this aircraft makes over $200,000 a year!!! How dare he expect to be compensated on the level of, say, an attorney, senior CPA, MD or junior VP?