Excuses for a bumpy landing?
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Excuses for a bumpy landing?
Hiya,
Just wondering what the best and worst excuses people have come up with for pax to explain firmer than normal touchdown?
Mine is "a firm touchdown is actually better than a greaser because less rubber is worn off the tyre since it immediately comes up to speed on contact with the ground and doesn´t skid".
Crap eh?
Just wondering what the best and worst excuses people have come up with for pax to explain firmer than normal touchdown?
Mine is "a firm touchdown is actually better than a greaser because less rubber is worn off the tyre since it immediately comes up to speed on contact with the ground and doesn´t skid".
Crap eh?
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Try these:
In wet weather - "we had to land hard to avoid aquaplaning"
Anytime - "One in every few landings needs to be "firm" to keep the suspension working properly"
My favorite - "There was bad windshear on final approach - it always means a good pilot has a firm landing. A less experienced pilot would probably have crashed"
Edited so it made sense!
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In wet weather - "we had to land hard to avoid aquaplaning"
Anytime - "One in every few landings needs to be "firm" to keep the suspension working properly"
My favorite - "There was bad windshear on final approach - it always means a good pilot has a firm landing. A less experienced pilot would probably have crashed"
Edited so it made sense!
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"...and after that "flare", as we call it, we enter something called ground effect, which is designed to suck the aeroplane very hard onto the ground. As you saw, the effect is quite pronounced as long as the "flare" is flown skillfully."
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Not strictly an excuse, but it made me laugh:
Inbound to Heathrow, sitting down the back, we hit the wake of an aircraft which had left the stack ahead of us.
The cabin crew chap who was collecting the empties just said, very casually, "Ooops, watch the kerb..."
Well, I think it's funny
Inbound to Heathrow, sitting down the back, we hit the wake of an aircraft which had left the stack ahead of us.
The cabin crew chap who was collecting the empties just said, very casually, "Ooops, watch the kerb..."
Well, I think it's funny
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After the second bounce, with full power to start a go-around: "Well, you said you were always nervous about landings. So I thought I'd show you that flying is very safe; if you cock it all up you can go round again and have another shot".
Rather quick thinking on my part, I thought.
Rather quick thinking on my part, I thought.
Why do it if it's not fun?
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Another one that's not an excuse but very funny. Was in the operations room at White Waltham watching an aircraft land very long on runway 25. Finally came to a stop at the far end of the runway, left the runway and called "G-XXXX clear of the active, can you send the courtesy bus to collect us please."
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Whirly:
How badly did that bend your skids? <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.
How badly did that bend your skids? <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.