Philippines plane off runway as Pope departs
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Aircraft off the runway in Philippines.
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Philippines plane off runway as Pope departs
This excursion happened in stormy weather after the Pope's visit to the Philippines.
BBC News - Philippines plane misses runway after Pope departs
BBC News - Philippines plane misses runway after Pope departs
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The Usual Confusion
1/ heavy rain
2/ non grooved runways
3/ Pilots determined to land
= trouble
2/ non grooved runways
3/ Pilots determined to land
= trouble
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The Pope had cut short his visit to Leyte on the advice of the pilots of the plane carrying him; they had expressed concerns about taking off due to the increasing wind. This was a chartered aircraft carrying Government officials - crosswind take off.
Plane off the runway in Philippines
A plane carrying politicians leaves the runway at Tacloban in poor weather.
The precceeding flight a few minutes earlier was "Vatican One".
Looks like it was a good call by the pope's pilot to demand(?) the pontif curtail his visit to the Phillipines and leave early due to worsening weather.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-9985269.html
http://youtu.be/Ctzm_VlwW_U
The precceeding flight a few minutes earlier was "Vatican One".
Looks like it was a good call by the pope's pilot to demand(?) the pontif curtail his visit to the Phillipines and leave early due to worsening weather.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-9985269.html
http://youtu.be/Ctzm_VlwW_U
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The predictable media with their knee-jerk cliché "...a small passenger plane..." Yes, one that weighs around 45 tons at take-off..
Notice on the video Crash Fire Rescue crew are spraying chem on the port wing. Post incident fire? Fuel leak?...or an over reaction?
Notice on the video Crash Fire Rescue crew are spraying chem on the port wing. Post incident fire? Fuel leak?...or an over reaction?
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Yes, one that weighs around 45 tons at take-off..
Looking at the wind, must have done a 180 in the grass. Would've been an interesting ride...
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Operated by SMC, is what the media says ...
the Pope's 320 had the call sign Shepherd One !!!
None of them in the skidded jet were of Pope's entourage .. they were govt officials tailing the Pope's 320 !
the Pope's 320 had the call sign Shepherd One !!!
None of them in the skidded jet were of Pope's entourage .. they were govt officials tailing the Pope's 320 !
As stated above by mickjoebill:
A very professional and difficult call by the pilot of the Pope's aircraft, and sensibly accepted by His Holiness.
A very professional and difficult call by the pilot of the Pope's aircraft, and sensibly accepted by His Holiness.
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This picture in Dailymail shows something else went wrong .. post skidding or pre-skidding ??
the caption in Dailymail says "a boy and .. a police man look .. " or something like that
Now only if DM knows the "BOY" looks like a Asian sized MAN !!!
the caption in Dailymail says "a boy and .. a police man look .. " or something like that
Now only if DM knows the "BOY" looks like a Asian sized MAN !!!
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Looks like a port winglet, would explain the foam being applied to the port wing on youtube due to fuel pouring out. Are there any reports of a runway incursion and impact with something causing it to detach ? that may also explain the report from the pax that a loud bang was heard.
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CISTRS As stated above by mickjoebill:
A very professional and difficult call by the pilot of the Pope's aircraft, and sensibly accepted by His Holiness.
A very professional and difficult call by the pilot of the Pope's aircraft, and sensibly accepted by His Holiness.
Commander is god no ? Sense of hierarchy then