Originally Posted by bfisk
Hi all,
Norwegian newspaper VG reports today that a A321 landed safely in Seoul after recieving heavy hail damage. (URL with picture:
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=119240).
VG makes a scene about the amazing job of landing the bus without
radar. Now, why would a radar be essential to flight? I take it it's the WX radar that has been knocked out, given the picture and what they write.
Am I mistaken, or is the WX radar about as important to the landing phase as a box of cookies?
Cheers,
bfisk
One would get the sense that the weather radar wasn't working well before either, otherwise how would they have flown into a hailstorm of that magnitude. They may be looking for awards for a heroic landing, but they might also be looking into an inquiry as to how they put themselves in that position in the first place.
Patrickal