This is a great report from NYTimes on the best landing since Air Transat flight 236 in 2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_236).
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#12Nicely done! Long Live the NYTimes!
The NY Times does some very good things, but they also keep publishing Maureen Dowd and William Kristol.
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#13A common mistake by small plane pilots is to try and make a U-turn and glide back to the airport. It usually doesn't work since you lose so much altitude during the turns. This pilot seemed to do an amazing job of finding the best glide rate and not turning too much - and then somehow figuring out how to land the plane in the water.
And you really lose a lot of altitude in the stall you induce in that turn, or trying to extend a glide by back pressure, engine(s) out.
When in doubt, land straight out.
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#15This just proves that AI would not be soon here! The pilot did an amazing job, no AI can't beat theat.
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#16A common mistake by small plane pilots is to try and make a U-turn and glide back to the airport. It usually doesn't work since you lose so much altitude during the turns. This pilot seemed to do an amazing job of finding the best glide rate and not turning too much - and then somehow figuring out how to land the plane in the water.
And you really lose a lot of altitude in the stall you induce in that turn, or trying to extend a glide by back pressure, engine(s) out. When in doubt, land straight out.
One of the articles I perused mentioned that the pilot was a glider pilot as well. I wonder if he acquired some transferable skills!
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The NY Times does some very good things, but they also keep publishing Maureen Dowd and William Kristol.
I don't mind being down modded, I stand by what I said. But I am honestly curious who here is a fan of Dowd's and Kristol's writing?
not me. They sound like broken record player, repeating the same stuff over and over. And Dowd is a misandrist, but that's ok, as it is trendy nowdays.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
And you really lose a lot of altitude in the stall you induce in that turn, or trying to extend a glide by back pressure, engine(s) out. When in doubt, land straight out.
One of the articles I perused mentioned that the pilot was a glider pilot as well. I wonder if he acquired some transferable skills!
Ex-glider pilots have been known to do awesome and unorthodox things in order to save a jetliner. This tale of the "Gimli Glider" is another example of grace in an extreme situation.