Originally Posted by
Nubboy
Sorry whbm, but had a straight to left base from LAM the other friday evening. Less traumatic than a Westcott snatch, but still good fun and quite challenging to get the height and speed off. Even Nigel managed it a few callsigns behind us. All adds to ther drama of the place, what
No need to apologise for a straight in approach
I've had one or two there as pax myself. Of course when it happens it's then annoying to come within cricket ball-throwing distance of the gate at T5 and then wait 20 minutes for the ground crew to saunter up.
However, Nubboy, was that you coming overhead my house (close to LCY) late last Friday with the speedbrakes all thrown out, and quite audible from the ground - like a Stuka !
In passing, didn't BA 38 (the 777 accident) unusually get a straight-in approach and so ran right down to finals with things throttled back, rather than some laps round Lambourne at warmer low level with the power on ?