AVIATION PING!.....................
Title is incorrect. The collision occurred on the ground.
” Haneda airport was closed immediately following the crash but is expected to reopen as soon as possible”
...I know it’s safer to fly than drive but I’d be very hesitant to catch a flight there anytime soon.
That pic has GOT to be after they got out. It’s completely engulfed in flames.
The cabin crew must have had their act together. So did the Japanese passengers.
It’s the passengers’ behavior that saved them. Look how they acted during the earthquake yesterday or the day before.
379 passengers on a Dash 8?
That is quite a feat!
A senior ‘check-airman’ flight instructor for a major airline tells me Air Traffic controllers are understaffed and overworked, making mistakes. Says private jet jockeys are bad news, unsafe practices, using cellphones during flight, inexperienced etc. He caught a flight home in a jumpseat behind the co-pilot of a small jet recently, who was playing games on his cellphone the entire flight. He said he wanted to tap the guy on the shoulder and say, “So, if you lose an engine right now, which airport would be your best bet?”
The video shows the main gear on ground, nose gear still up at point of collision.
🔴 The EZ decoder ring sez (in part)
379:
"סימן הניצחון"
Japan airliner inferno: Miracle as all 379 on board are evacuated...
JAL flight 516:
Hatikvah ["הַתִּקְוָה"]
Perhaps something will change, but as of now these are simply the two numbers being announced together front and center on the news reports.
379 + 516 = 895 =
"The word of the Lord came unto Moses, saying"
"וידבר יהוה אל משה לאמר"
occurring 70x, as 70 verses. 🔴
Wiki:
Japan [日本]
The characters 日本 mean "sun origin",[12] which is the source of the popular Western epithet "Land of the Rising Sun".[14]
***
日 - used for "Day"
"A thermostat on a home furnace -- is that supposed to go to 5,000 degrees, you think?"
~ Art Weingartner
Wow. You could tell me that everyone died in the tube of fire and I would believe you.
I assume Japanese Coast Guard? It wouldnt surprise me if our Coasties were there helping.
At least their luggage won’t be in Zimbabwe or someplace!
LEX
There are a lot more fatties in the US.
There are some who in the US would try to save their carryon’s.
Given the fire was in the back, it would be interesting if they unloaded them first, and worked their way forward or got as many out as fast as possible.
It would also be interesting on how they handled the handicapped. Are they removed first or last or in order? IDK. If it takes 1 minute to remove a handicapped passenger, and 5 seconds to remove a regular passenger, what is the order? IDK.
have they called Tom Hanks yet?
Is Japan hiring ATC controllers based on other-race instead of merit too? This is no “freak incident” — someone is to blame.