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It annoys me when I see planes landing and taking off in such concitions. They should be diverted - end of. It's only the greedhead money men that are prepared to take risks with other people's lives to keep their schedules up to date. Bristol was on the edge of a very destructive storm.
You have mission in life to hold out your hand,
To help the other guy out,
Help your fellow man.
Stan Ridgway
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Some Skill by this Pilot. on 19:05 - Oct 15 with 2978 views
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 18:58 - Oct 15 by Private_Partz
It annoys me when I see planes landing and taking off in such concitions. They should be diverted - end of. It's only the greedhead money men that are prepared to take risks with other people's lives to keep their schedules up to date. Bristol was on the edge of a very destructive storm.
Losing an airframe worth tens of millions of pounds, having your stock plummet and compensating the families of hundreds of dead passengers would be far more expensive than paying a few thousand pounds in extra fuel to divert somewhere else.
I'm sure if there was even the remotest possibility of a crosswind landing being dangerous they'd divert. Instead this happens hundreds of times everyday around the world with no trouble.
Losing an airframe worth tens of millions of pounds, having your stock plummet and compensating the families of hundreds of dead passengers would be far more expensive than paying a few thousand pounds in extra fuel to divert somewhere else.
I'm sure if there was even the remotest possibility of a crosswind landing being dangerous they'd divert. Instead this happens hundreds of times everyday around the world with no trouble.
That’s right. Today’s pilots are not only highly skilled in flying, they are also experts in risk assessment.
Everyday occurrence in many airports. Crab landings the norm is crosswinds like this, if there was any problem the pilot would have gone around (aborted landing) and either tried again or diverted, all of these are potential outcomes factored into every flight.
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 18:58 - Oct 15 by Private_Partz
It annoys me when I see planes landing and taking off in such concitions. They should be diverted - end of. It's only the greedhead money men that are prepared to take risks with other people's lives to keep their schedules up to date. Bristol was on the edge of a very destructive storm.
This above post 👆proves you don’t know what you are talking about.
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Some Skill by this Pilot. on 06:53 - Oct 16 with 2720 views
Losing an airframe worth tens of millions of pounds, having your stock plummet and compensating the families of hundreds of dead passengers would be far more expensive than paying a few thousand pounds in extra fuel to divert somewhere else.
I'm sure if there was even the remotest possibility of a crosswind landing being dangerous they'd divert. Instead this happens hundreds of times everyday around the world with no trouble.
There are horror stories everywhere. I have heard one from a punter on a flight to Homg Kong. Two people died on the flight and the aircraft landed and was scrapped at the airport as a result of the damage it sustained. I agree there are massive risks if there is a crash but risks are taken nonetheless to keep schedules up to date.
You have mission in life to hold out your hand,
To help the other guy out,
Help your fellow man.
Stan Ridgway
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Some Skill by this Pilot. on 09:56 - Oct 16 with 2653 views
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 18:39 - Oct 15 by peenemunde
I’ve never seen people clapping, on landing. Is this another urban myth ?
Its a Welsh thing, its nice to go but even nicer to come back and why not when you are coming home to the greatest country in the World. Everytime ive returned to Rhoose airport there has been huge rounds of applause on landing, when on returning flights to the occupied territories [England] there has been the occasional ripple of applause [no doubt Welshies].
Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 12:47 - Oct 16 by trampie
Its a Welsh thing, its nice to go but even nicer to come back and why not when you are coming home to the greatest country in the World. Everytime ive returned to Rhoose airport there has been huge rounds of applause on landing, when on returning flights to the occupied territories [England] there has been the occasional ripple of applause [no doubt Welshies].
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Some Skill by this Pilot. on 18:11 - Oct 16 with 2501 views
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 09:53 - Oct 16 by Private_Partz
There are horror stories everywhere. I have heard one from a punter on a flight to Homg Kong. Two people died on the flight and the aircraft landed and was scrapped at the airport as a result of the damage it sustained. I agree there are massive risks if there is a crash but risks are taken nonetheless to keep schedules up to date.
Some Skill by this Pilot. on 09:53 - Oct 16 by Private_Partz
There are horror stories everywhere. I have heard one from a punter on a flight to Homg Kong. Two people died on the flight and the aircraft landed and was scrapped at the airport as a result of the damage it sustained. I agree there are massive risks if there is a crash but risks are taken nonetheless to keep schedules up to date.
Air travel is the safest mode of transport by far.
The number of 'horror stories' are minuscule compared to the number of flights that happen per year.
Also, I think that people go over the top with their stories...generally people are nervous or apprehensive flyers, and a bit of turbulence can be made to sound like a horror flight.
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