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Breaking: Jet Blue emergency landing, Long Beach, CA (UPDATE: Plane Landed Safely)
KABC Channel 7, live broadcast

Posted on 09/21/2005 4:21:43 PM PDT by kingu

A Jet Blue aircraft just did a low altitude flyby of Long Beach airport after reporting some concern with their forward gear. The television helicopter caught an image of it - the gear is turned sideways and tilted.

Aircraft is heading out towards the ocean to drop fuel, will turn around, and attempt a 'soft field' landing, keeping the nose up as long as possible.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: a320; airbus; airbust; airlines; bur; burbank; california; canyonblue; flight292; jetblue; landinggear; lax; lgb; longbeach; losangeles; messierdowty; prayers; safelanding; scarebus; socal
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To: kingu

Caller to MSNBC who was also on the plane: "It was undoubtedly the smoothest landing I've ever felt."

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lol.

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That pilot deserves all the kudos !!!!


1,341 posted on 09/21/2005 6:48:41 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Dan Nunn

You don't have a stake in this, bug out.


1,342 posted on 09/21/2005 6:48:51 PM PDT by CedarDave ("I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter" -- Lt. Gen. Honoré)
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To: doug from upland
Better Blamed than )
1,343 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:05 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: smonk

yeah. the shower one was a bit out of place and certainly a pain for those who still in the 1900's.


1,344 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:05 PM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: Senator Pardek
Have you figured out yet what three letters are represented by *** @ reply # 1147?

I'm inclined to go with LUV.

1,345 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:29 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: meyer
---He needs a bigger cache - or broadband.

Granted, I do quite a bit of digital photography so my idea of high-resolution is considerably different than his.---

clarification. I wasn't bitching. I was sympathizing. and I appreciate photos in threads. they're bland otherwise.

1,346 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:42 PM PDT by smonk
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To: smonk

It's an old one... era 2000 or so.


1,347 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:42 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: BurbankKarl
They even had two USFS helos leave a brush fire and hover in the area.

I saw them. There were many dozens of paramedic vans, and two mobile surgical teams (motorhome) size just off camera. Was that LAFD?

1,348 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:54 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: doug from upland

There is still rubber on the front wheel. Surprising. Looks like only the part that contacted the runway was ground away.


1,349 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:58 PM PDT by Riley (STOP CASTING POROSITY!!)
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To: smonk

who still **live**


1,350 posted on 09/21/2005 6:49:58 PM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: CedarDave

Oooh, testes tonight, aren't we?


1,351 posted on 09/21/2005 6:50:16 PM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: kingu

They have more buses at that plane than Nagin used to evac N. O.


1,352 posted on 09/21/2005 6:50:36 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: magellan

"Thank you for flying Jet Blue. This plane was overhauled by low-wage mechanics in El Salvador"

http://www.gregspotts.com/main/2005/01/thank_you_for_f.html


1,353 posted on 09/21/2005 6:50:41 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: BurbankKarl

You have a good point there.........

As an ex-pilot, I had practiced landings similar to that, many many times. Just keep the nose a little high and hold the main gear a couple inches off the runway. As the plane slows, you have to add a little power to keep the mains from touching down. You can make some smooth landings with a little practice. Of course this was done at an airfield with not much traffic.


1,354 posted on 09/21/2005 6:50:55 PM PDT by Inge_CAV
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To: Central Scrutiniser

"irrational hatred of a plane because of the french is just stupid."

No, no, I have a hatred of the french because of an irrational plane.


1,355 posted on 09/21/2005 6:51:03 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: CedarDave

I know you're stressed, Dave, but we're all friends here. Hug your wife/kids/dog, go for a walk, have a drink, and check back in a few. We're all catching our breath now.


1,357 posted on 09/21/2005 6:51:35 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Dan Nunn

and made Netscape Navigator crash!


Upgrade to 4.76 :)


1,358 posted on 09/21/2005 6:51:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: BurbankKarl

Sun setting. This guy had the westbound sun in his eyes too.

I'd give him a big kiss, and I was in no danger.


1,359 posted on 09/21/2005 6:52:03 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Dan Nunn

upgrade to windows 3.1.


1,360 posted on 09/21/2005 6:52:34 PM PDT by smonk
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