Congratulations to the crew on doing a fine job - in all probability wearing smoke goggles and oxy masks.. .Every professional airman works towards achieving the same successful outcome that you didon "the day". Again,
Well Done!!!!. .. .And now to our sensationalising journalistic friends. You certainly do very little to endear yourselves to our profession when you indulge in the type of material written wrt this incident.. .. ."
A BRAVE airline pilot battled flames in the cockpit of his passenger plane as it approached Edinburgh last night. . .. .The drama in the skies prompted a full-scale emergency on the ground as the plane neared the Capital. . .. .The blaze broke out in the insulation of the EasyJet Boeing 737 shortly before 9.30pm. . .. .Although the pilot managed to extinguish the flames prior to landing, airport fire appliances backed up by the Lothian and Borders fire brigade and four ambulance crews braced for the worst on the runway. . .. .The EasyJet flight - which is believed to have originated at London Luton airport - had 94 people on board at the time of the near-disaster. . .. .All of the passengers were checked out by medical personnel while on-board before being a clean bill of health and removed. . .. .No casualties were reported.". .. .Any wonder you find aircrew reluctant to discuss ANYTHING aviation-related with you!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" />