Well the article did say Aeroplane, ie summat wi wings that is pushed or pulled along by a engine with flight surfaces to supply lift ie Planes, Helicopters are indeed aircraft, they are not not aeroplanes. So there.
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There is no doubt that is was probably terrifying for the few seconds the plane went sideways, but at least straight after the incident the pilot explained why he had done it, which for me is the most important thing here.
One minute I was looking down at the engine, the next minute I was looking up at the engine - the engine was above me," he said.
I don't understand who kept moving the engine about. It should have stayed in the same place relative to the SLF's position irrespective of the aircrafts attitude.
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The report in the Belfast Telegraph can only be described as a "classic of the genre"......surely, it can only be a matter of time before pastures new beckon.....Sun, Express, Mail, Sky News perhaps?....she can name her own salary no doubt....a truly magnificent talent has been discovered here....
" miraculously averted"..........and "on the same day as the Air France jet was lost".....outstanding in terms of the most tenuous link possible....
I am surprised though that, given her location, the lady from Andersonstown was even remotely perturbed at the event...
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Well the article did say Aeroplane, ie summat wi wings that is pushed or pulled along by a engine with flight surfaces to supply lift ie Planes, Helicopters are indeed aircraft, they are not not aeroplanes. So there.
A few years ago I had to stand my aircraft on its wingtip because of a close encounter with a Turkish Mil aircraft who thought the rules didn't apply to him.
Luckily for me and about 75 pax and crew, London Mil were very much on the ball. Spilled a few G&T's, tho'.
Understandably everyone's thoughts are currently focused on the terrible tragedy of flight AF447 but it would seem only the skill of the pilot at the controls of a flight from Dalaman to Belfast avoided a second aviation disaster on the same day.
Click here to read a report about the incident in the Belfast Telegraph.
I know from some of the posts on PPRuNe over the years many of you aviation professionals don't have a very high opinion of the press and feel journalists over dramatise incidents in the air. However, as a Belfast based journalist myself I'm sure this report accurately reflects what occurred.
Over dramatised sensationalist reporting. Passengers think they're 'going to die' remarkably easily, especially when being interviewed by a journalist.
Bet the flight crew didn't.
Sounds like a TCAS RA with a manouever flown after the opposite a/c was aquired visually.
Everybody on the plane was screaming and shouting, grown men were crying. It was terrifying. Everybody thought they were dead.
A bit over the top if you ask me. Why do the press always sensationalise these reports and thereby reduce any credibility they might have? Screaming passengers, heroic flight crew .
Hyperbole aside, this appears to have been an incident that will be investigated by the relevant authorities.
For the Record, it wasn't me who wrote "(total cows testicles dept)" This post has obviously been Moderated and ejected to Jet Blast by a Mod with a Hare up his @rse!
The incident happened on the same day as the Air France jet was lost over the Atlantic
(relevant in what way?)
All of the above quotes seem a little sensational. Of course it wouldn't sell as many copies if the crew reacted in a timely fashion to TCAS RA/TA .
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However, as a Belfast based journalist myself I'm sure this report accurately reflects what occurred.
The Belfast Telegraph...or belly laugh as it is sometimes referred to does its best to flog advertising space....doesn't seem especially cool and calm journalism to me.
.....and "on the same day as the Air France jet was lost".....outstanding in terms of the most tenuous link possible....
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