If you like this true story, give me a job!

[Jetheat]

This is a true story!

A pilot was taking off in a passenger filled aircraft when suddenly after Vr, a wheel of the aircraft actually fell off!
The fuel tanks were full and the pilot didn't want to land above Maximum Landing Weight, so he kept circling through some heavy turbulence.
When he finally made his way onto Final Approach and touched down, he managed to tilt the aircraft, balancing it on only two tyres until it almost came to a standstill. The aircraft settled down and nobody was hurt.

As the pilot came out of the cockpit to see if everyone was alright, the passengers noticed his name tag.

It read "Bond".


Do I deserve that F/O job now?

[I Kid]

Hmmm !!!!

[Hot Dog]

Is it me, or does anyone else know wot the f*ck hes going on about????????

[LAVDUMPER]

Yes, you DO deserve a job - if your name is Bond and you landed that airplane...

[justinzider]

I would stick to sending your CV mate!

Good luck.

[James J Wallace]

Jet Heat.
At least you earned an all-pilot response.Methinks the aircraft wasn`t a C46.

[PorcoRosso]

I remember seeing a TV show, few years ago; kind of "funniest/silliest home made videos" but dealing with A/C crashes or similar.
One of the video was about a 707 (not sure) performing exactly what JetHeat described; but there was no clue about the pilot's name.

Anybody with more details ?


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Flying is not dangerous, crashing is

[411A]

A PanAmerican Captain landed a B707 at JFK years ago with the right main landing gear side brace failed, and rolled out without the gear collapsing. The old boy had around 10,000 hours command in the type I believe. Many photos appeared in the newspapers at the time.

[G-SKIP]

A British Regional Pilot (Nick Davies) landed and atp at manchester last year on two wheels, as one side failed.

G-SKIP

[Dudley]

Jetheat

Reading your post I assume you are not an F/O ... yet
So why have you written "First Officer" on the Occupation section of your profile ?

... Confusing...

[Jetheat]

Dudley,

It always pays to be positive! Think potential!

Hot Dog,

In reply to your post, I think it's you!

[Sensible]

Heavy turbulence, England, December? something doesn't quite add up here!

[old-timer]

go around, hit the TOGA switch quick,
this thread is way too confusing for me...
whats it all about ??????

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[ExSimGuy]

Another example of the same sort of thing was in the mid-70's when a BA pilot on a (Vangard/Viscount - I can't remember which) had the left leg refuse to go down.

Nigel managed to hold up the right for so long that when it finally came down (on the left prop!) it hardly left the runway and everyone was quickly but calmly evacuated without a scratch.

As the pilots walked away from the 'plane, the pax, standing away at a distance, gave them a round of applause and a cheer!

Well done Nigel ;)

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What Goes Around . . . . .
. . often makes a better landing

[fly4fud]

Dudley, I agree with you!

Jetheat, "It always pays to be positive!", come on, gime a break...

Honesty is IMHO one of the first qualities required to be a F/O. By pretending, you are the last person on the planet one would employ http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/frown.gif

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* cut my wings and I'll die *

[Jetheat]

Would it make u happy if I said that I was an F/O for a single crew aircraft?

[Knold]

I’d get quite worried me self if that’s yer view on yer role as pilot

Ahrrrg

[fly4fud]

Then why not name yourself CMD? At least it would make sense :)

Anyway, good luck ;)

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* cut my wings and I'll die *

[Jetheat]

Ok, Commander it is! Thank you.