Originally Posted by white44
Having had to plant an old Herald (What's that I hear) without nose gear, I would definitely prefer somewhere long, and smooth(ish) - sorry about the centreline lights Cardiff.
I was thinking F27, but same difference, really.
Also, in any emergency give yourself a second or so to think. It's better to do the right thing calmly but not too slowly, than the wrong thing very quickly, as any pilot who has shut down the only remaining (ie good) engine like greased lightning will agree!!
BA038 had only about 50 secs, and they must have used up several of those to figure out what was happening.
I agree, "Houston, we have a problem" was a bit verbose. But then they DID have more than 50 seconds to sort it out.