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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
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To: al baby; All
421
posted on
09/21/2005 5:15:46 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
To: kingu; All
Questions for anyone in the know:
Are JetBlue mechanics unionized?
Is it possible this problem is sabotage?
To: NormsRevenge
Did they leave the main gear down on purpose or is there a problem there also?. It would help burn fuel I guess. If there is one positive of this Crissy Mathews on msnBC was preempted...
423
posted on
09/21/2005 5:15:50 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(OK...Whom stole my tag line???)
To: bill1952
"I'm a pilot."
On MSNBC, the 'expert' said that this type of landing (f'd up front gear) should have high degree of success. Would you agree?
424
posted on
09/21/2005 5:15:51 PM PDT
by
frankjr
To: NormsRevenge
425
posted on
09/21/2005 5:16:15 PM PDT
by
pitinkie
(revenge will be sweet)
To: kingu
Praying for as safe a landing as possible...
To: Petronski
CNN says Rita's eye pressure is 898! 898!Rita Crosby!!??
J/K - that is incredibly low, and strong. Scary!
427
posted on
09/21/2005 5:16:32 PM PDT
by
meyer
(The DNC prefers advancing the party at the expense of human lives.)
To: nicmarlo; kstewskis; smonk; Army Air Corps; BurbankKarl; All
Are they tryping to put foam on any of the runway?
Wouldn't that help?
428
posted on
09/21/2005 5:16:37 PM PDT
by
onyx
((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
To: tubebender
I'll bet he's chompin' at the bit right now.
429
posted on
09/21/2005 5:16:37 PM PDT
by
bonfire
(dwindler)
To: tubebender
the gear is down to slow the plane down, and burn fuel faster...they cant dump fuel from this model
To: Petronski
An amateurs opinion. The nose gear will collapse due to increased stresses but the Captain will do a great job and all will be well. And I've said a prayer that that is what happens.
431
posted on
09/21/2005 5:16:55 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
("Don't get stuck on stupid!" General Honore to twit reporter)
To: NormsRevenge
by the gulf of santa catalina
432
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:01 PM PDT
by
pitinkie
(revenge will be sweet)
To: frankjr
433
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:02 PM PDT
by
Black Tooth
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: Lokibob
They just said they will land in 15 minutes.
434
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:06 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: kingu
Cant imagine having family on that plane. I can relate. My husband just called after landing safely in Chicago. My heart dropped when the story broke on Fox, knowing he was in the air. I pray for all involved. God is with them.
435
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:10 PM PDT
by
del4hope
(Freedom of the Press is not a license to manipulate the public)
To: TankerKC
LOL! That turns a touch and go into a catastrophic crash if everthing won't straighen out.
One chance. Lower fuel, raise the nose, fly the ils slow and low.
Thats it.
436
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:18 PM PDT
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: kingu; All
437
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:23 PM PDT
by
Blue Champagne
(Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri?)
To: Cboldt
438
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:25 PM PDT
by
relee
To: KylaStarr
Thanks for the ping Kyla. Hope & pray they land safely.
It's nice to hear the local LA NBC anchors, I miss them. Sorry it has to be under these circunstances.
439
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:30 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
(NOLA "Don't worry be happy" TEXAS "Git R Done" [shamelessly borrowed from a FReeper])
To: maineman
Roger. Ref post 374.
ABC now interviewing Michael Barr, USC Aviation Safety Expert who also confirms that same situation. A320 has no fuel dump so the alternative is to maximize drag (cut in flaps, keep gear down, throttle up engines) to burn off fuel as rapidly as possible. Once the aircraft is below maximum landing weight, they can make the call as to just when they want to bring it in.
440
posted on
09/21/2005 5:17:34 PM PDT
by
HKMk23
(Today's game: The FR Patriots v. The Hatriots)
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