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> The pilots had been taking passengers from Pisa in Italy to Prestwick in Scotland on Friday evening, but wind speeds of up to 100mph meant they were unable to land. > After three failed attempts to touch down, the pilots of Ryanair flight FR3418 issued a mayday emergency call and raced to Manchester, where the weather was calmer. #1 - if Prestwick had wind speeds up to 100mph, then why the h*ll was the airport not…
Between overworked, understaffed ATC and undertrained pilots, I'm expecting some major disasters in the coming years.
> The pilots had been taking passengers from Pisa in Italy to Prestwick in Scotland on Friday evening, but wind speeds of up to 100mph meant they were unable to land. > After three failed attempts to touch down, the pilots of Ryanair flight FR3418 issued a mayday emergency call and raced to Manchester, where the weather was calmer. #1 - if Prestwick had wind speeds up to 100mph, then why the h*ll was the airport not…
> The pilots had been taking passengers from Pisa in Italy to Prestwick in Scotland on Friday evening, but wind speeds of up to 100mph meant they were unable to land. > After three failed attempts to touch down, the pilots of Ryanair flight FR3418 issued a mayday emergency call and raced to Manchester, where the weather was calmer. #1 - if Prestwick had wind speeds up to 100mph, then why the h*ll was the airport not…
Looks like they tried two attempts to land in Prestwick over two hours, then flew to Edinburgh and made one aborted landing, then finally went to Manchester. What a nerve wracking experience for those pilots. I wonder if on the final attempt they knew they had to force it down no matter what.
He was low in fuel and also frustrated with Kennedy ATC because he declared "minimum fuel" earlier and was still getting vectored around. (I know "minimum fuel" is not an emergency and has a very precise meaning).
They must have been very close to running out. But it was a valuable lesson learned in speaking up before you get to that point.
Between overworked, understaffed ATC and undertrained pilots, I'm expecting some major disasters in the coming years.
A US gallon of Kerosene weights approx 6.5 lbs
Between overworked, understaffed ATC and undertrained pilots, I'm expecting some major disasters in the coming years.
One of the problems with modern internet discourse is there is an implicit assumption that the problem of one country is automatically the problem of another country.
Looks like they tried two attempts to land in Prestwick over two hours, then flew to Edinburgh and made one aborted landing, then finally went to Manchester. What a nerve wracking experience for those pilots. I wonder if on the final attempt they knew they had to force it down no matter what.
Assuming it wasn't just luck, it seems impressive they managed to maximize their (landing attempts/fuel reserves) ratio like that.
[1]: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F... is the US rule, EASA has a similar rule.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of the problems with modern internet discourse is there is an implicit assumption that the problem of one country is automatically the problem of another country.
Flights operate internationally?