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‘Nerves of steel’: She calmly landed, just as you’d expect of a former fighter pilot(trunc)
WP via MSN ^ | 4/18/2018 | Samantha Schmidt

Posted on 04/18/2018 7:32:46 AM PDT by sodpoodle

Edited on 04/18/2018 8:35:24 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

The pilot

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KEYWORDS: aviation; fantastic; hero; southwest1380; tammiejoshults
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To: Moonman62

http://www.wadenelson.com/gimli.html

Six miles out Pearson began his final approach onto what was formerly RCAFB Gimli. Pearson says his attention was totally concentrated on the airspeed indicator from this point on. Approaching runway 32L he realized he was too high and too fast, and slowed to 180 knots. Lacking divebrakes, he did what any sailplane pilot would do: He crossed the controls and threw the 767 into a vicious sideslip. Slips are normally avoided on commercial flights because of the the tremendous buffeting it creates, unnerving passengers. As he put the plane into a slip some of Flight 143’s passengers ended up looking at nothing but blue sky, the others straight down at a golf course. Says Quintal, “It was an odd feeling. The left wing was down, so I was up compared to Bob. I sort of looked down at him, not sideways anymore.”

And sadly Air France Flight 447


101 posted on 04/18/2018 10:30:34 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: A Navy Vet
Afore wing would be completely different than aft wing

You are correct, The trailing and leading edge flaps and slats being damaged would definitely change flight characteristics differently depending on the site and severity of damage.

102 posted on 04/18/2018 10:31:56 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Magnatron
He found the job boring, which is what many military jet pilots learn.

After you have been flying B-52s 200 feet off the deck at 350 Kts through mountains and valleys. Spent innumerable hours trying to hook up to a small hose dangled from the end of a boom on a KC-135 to get gas, all while moving at 400 Kts or so, flying passengers around can get a bit boring. Fighter pilots the same way.

103 posted on 04/18/2018 10:48:16 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Reeses
the stupid government ATC hirelings

Thank you for posting the audio. You owe the ATC folks an apology.

104 posted on 04/18/2018 11:01:24 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Maybe he is a non-aviator who doesn’t understand that everything ATC said on that recording was professional and necessary.


105 posted on 04/18/2018 11:03:46 AM PDT by youthphil
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To: EveningStar; SkyDancer

Ping


106 posted on 04/18/2018 11:09:04 AM PDT by wastedyears (Americans are dreamers too.)
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To: youthphil
Maybe. Probably.

The conversations went just the way I would expect them to, and everybody was calm and professional.

107 posted on 04/18/2018 11:09:58 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ealgeone
Let's change the scenario....there was a thread last week (?) about a AA dude in the Navy who was cut from fighter school because his score wasn't good enough. IIRC, he barely got in with a score of 50.4 on a minimum of 50 needed. Who do you want landing the plane? Her? or Him?

Sounds like John McCain

108 posted on 04/18/2018 11:15:45 AM PDT by montag813
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To: sodpoodle

We haven’t gotten around to seeing, ‘Sully’ but I rented it for later this week.

Maybe we should wait for the, ‘Tammie’ movie instead? LOL!

Our local Talk Radio was playing audio clips of how things unfolded; she was cool as a cucumber! The guy on the GROUND sounded pretty rattled! ;)


109 posted on 04/18/2018 11:19:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Flick Lives

I didn’t say “easy”, I said “easier”.
Perhaps I should have said “less difficult” for those who don’t understand what “easier” means.


110 posted on 04/18/2018 11:26:44 AM PDT by expat2
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To: ealgeone

Affirmative Action, I believe.

Or, Anti-Aircraft. Maybe.


111 posted on 04/18/2018 11:41:02 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: expat2

Those are my questions as well. No doubt she is a fine and capable pilot. But if she was working the radio, isn’t it most likely she wasn’t flying the plane? Running checklists and communications, yes. Flying... probably not, unless it was a situation like 232 where both pilots plus a third jumpseater had to physically keep the plane straight.


112 posted on 04/18/2018 11:58:18 AM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: simpson96

That sound you hear is the keyboards of a thousand screenwriters, each rushing to finish 90 pages of script before they lose the race to the studio.


113 posted on 04/18/2018 12:32:37 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: sodpoodle

114 posted on 04/18/2018 12:34:41 PM PDT by ethom
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To: expat2

I didn’t say “easy”, I said “easier”.
Perhaps I should have said “less difficult” for those who don’t understand what “easier” means.

Perhaps you should wave off on your approach.


115 posted on 04/18/2018 12:43:57 PM PDT by Flick Lives (F*ck the FBI)
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To: Sacajaweau

Yup...while the Romney boys stayed home, along with so many others.


116 posted on 04/18/2018 12:56:50 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: A Navy Vet

This works as long as we are flying against defeated third world nations. We will rue the day this has happened when we are in a large grounds war against a competent enemy.


117 posted on 04/18/2018 12:58:16 PM PDT by MSF BU
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To: ponygirl

Sully was on the radio and flying his airplane too.


118 posted on 04/18/2018 1:52:34 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: montag813

I’m rewatching Denzel Washington’s movie FLIGHT.

This pilot not only brought the plane to the ground, but was flying inverted with over a hundred passengers just before crash landing, plus his blood alcohol was ten times over the limit and he had snorted coke to clear his head. Six people died, and he’s the hero of the movie. LOL


119 posted on 04/18/2018 1:58:25 PM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: wastedyears

I’m friends with other crew of other airline but hadn’t the chance to meet her, yet. A lot of it is a nod or a little wave but that’s about it since we’re all hustling to the next departure gate.


120 posted on 04/18/2018 1:59:12 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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