Boeing 747 Dreamlifter lands at wrong airport
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if anyone knows what happened after similar "diversions" - what will happen to these pilots?
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TWA, UAL, PAA, WAL, DAL, EAL all have landed at the wrong airport at one time or another during the 60's. Some of these airlines have done it more than once.
Wrong Way Landings By Commercial Airliners
Question, if anyone knows what happened after similar "diversions" - what will happen to these pilots? is this a career ender, or will they get back after up after some retraining (assuming an otherwise clean record)?
Either way, unless the CVR shows total disregard of procedures, my guess would be that the feds will pull their tickets temporarily (and check airman letters if applicable), they will be retrained and put back on the line after sim training and a line check.
Anybody at 5Y willing to comment on whether it was indeed an Atlas IBT crew?
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More coverage from the other side of the runway with closeup (live) of the B747;
AirlineReporter.com « DOH! Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Lands at Wrong Airport
AirlineReporter.com « DOH! Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Lands at Wrong Airport
Given how long it took them to figure out where they were, why didn't someone telephone Beech or Jabara to ask if they had a Dreamliner on their runway?
Pretty easy to spot.
Pretty easy to spot.
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Given how long it took them to figure out where they were, why didn't someone telephone Beech or Jabara to ask if they had a Dreamliner on their runway?
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For those of you worried about the runway length. Here's a takeoff video of a 747-200 scheduled service from Bournemouth (UK) to New York, with presumably a ton more weight, and less performance than a 400, on a runway of about 7400 ft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJiOareZnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJiOareZnA
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BTW - for these one of a kind take offs with no passengers, will the FAA ever waive V1 requirements?
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And run the risk of losing a Dreamlifter with an engine failure? I doubt whether Boeing would be willing to take such a "PR" risk. And a N-1 ferry flight for a 747 does have a V1. The permit applies more to the training of the pilots who make the ferry flight I guess.
landing Brussels instead of Frankfurt
If I remember correctly the passengers were watching the inflight map and saw that they were landing at Brussels while the Crew announced the landing in Frankfurt!
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not as good as a US airline 747 landing in Brussels(Belgium) instead of Frankfurt (Germany) some years ago , speeding up the cleaning and the cabin because of course they were 45 minutes ahead of time, just to realize on final that it was not the proper runway...
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Deleted my post as I was certainly tipsy when I wrote that! Forgot it was Atlsc crew but the gist of the post is valid despite the bull written by the one that ****! Gee, I am still tipsy but recruitment by Boeing of non rated guys to rplace AMPA guys was revealed a long tome ago.....
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Comparing this photo to the runway, he got off in less than 4000 feet. Wasn't even as dramatic as that famous Bournemouth video...
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Currently, only 737's are flown from Renton.