Virgin hard landing yesterday at YMCY
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Virgin hard landing yesterday at YMCY
My son flew into Sunshine Coast yesterday on Virgin (VA481?). Flight was a bit delayed, no idea why. Weather was fine, light winds, nothing exciting at all. When he walked into the airport he complained of a sore spine, and said the landing was very hard. We overheard another passenger saying the same thing. Both were sitting over the wing. Son said the plane actually bounced. He chewed his way through a significant quantity of pain killers, and commented several times during the day about how painful it was - and as a professional athlete he's not a wimp!
FO doing their first landing on a B738? I can't think of anything else that would explain such a hard bump on a nice day. As far as I know, the plane flew out again, so apparently no damage to the gear.
Puzzling.
FO doing their first landing on a B738? I can't think of anything else that would explain such a hard bump on a nice day. As far as I know, the plane flew out again, so apparently no damage to the gear.
Puzzling.
It’s a prick of a place to land at. Short and narrow runway means no room for error. My last landing there was a clanger. In our case we spoke to maintenance and they were able to do a remote download of the data whereby it was determined it wasn’t a hard landing. I thought it surely was!
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Some Airlines in OZ (I know of one) have in their SOP's YBSU is Capt's only Landing due narrow Rwy. We've all done heavy landings I'm sure. I suggest to the poster that your son get medical advice by way f having a medical check up on record in case of latter issues.
Heavy and hard you would have crinkled skin before a pax injury.
Sounds like a everyday 737 landing to me.
Sounds like a everyday 737 landing to me.
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Not uncommon to have a thumper touchdown at Sunshine Coast! Narrow, short, flukey SE QLD wind.
Slouching in the seat doesn't help - Jetstar were providing WHS training for F/As to sit up straight.
Slouching in the seat doesn't help - Jetstar were providing WHS training for F/As to sit up straight.
Lots of 737s flying around with evidence of heavy landings, just look for the oil canning on the lower fuse aft of the flaps, pretty easy to recognise from a distance if you know what you’re looking for.
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Thanks to the posters who have given helpful and informative replies. I have paxed into SC a couple of times but wasn't aware of its rep.
I'll also pass on Lancer's tip.
I'll also pass on Lancer's tip.
Doesn’t the autopilot do all the flying for us nowadays?