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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

25th Apr 2011, 07:43

Replies: 25

Go Arounds

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Posted By Smithm

Go arounds

Thank you all for your comments and explanations. I do understand the situation much better now and realise that it was a common procedure.

Just a final word, it would be great if flight crew...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

24th Apr 2011, 21:15

Replies: 25

Go Arounds

Views: 3,501

Posted By Smithm

Go arounds

As we were coming in for the second approach after the go around the Capt made a brief announcement that he had made the decision to go around as there were birds and that in the light of that...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

24th Apr 2011, 12:35

Replies: 25

Go Arounds

Views: 3,501

Posted By Smithm

Go arounds

Thanks both for the explanation. That certainly seemed to my untrained eye what happened, as we did appear to float along the runway for some time. As I said in my original post I even had the time...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

24th Apr 2011, 10:10

Replies: 25

Go Arounds

Views: 3,501

Posted By Smithm

go arounds

Sorry to be untechy Nigel but what is an extended float?

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

24th Apr 2011, 09:08

Replies: 4,611

LUTON - 6

Views: 1,004,591

Posted By Smithm

Re birds at Luton

Thanks for that info. Makes it even more interesting as to 1. Why the pilot told us categorically that the airport had been closed for 30 mins and 2. Why he said that his go around was due to...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

23rd Apr 2011, 19:49

Replies: 25

Go Arounds

Views: 3,501

Posted By Smithm

Go Arounds

Yesterday I was on an easyJet flight from Nice which landed at Luton Airport, weather was good although we did appear to be coming in a bit fast. Appeared to be making a normal landing and I...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

23rd Apr 2011, 12:23

Replies: 4,611

LUTON - 6

Views: 1,004,591

Posted By Smithm

Re Birds at Luton

Re the 'over the top reporting' of Beds on Sunday I was on the easyJet flight yesterday and it was EXACTLY as reported in the press. The EJ Capt said at Nice that the outward flight had been delayed...

Forum: Tech Log

19th Jun 2009, 19:38

Replies: 4,593

AF447

Views: 3,290,236

Posted By Smithm

A simple question

I have followed this thread as much as possible and understandably much is quite technical but I have a simple question, can bad weather alone bring down a modern airliner?

I just a member of...

Forum: Rumours & News

17th Jan 2009, 08:42

Replies: 2,015

Plane Down in Hudson River - NYC

Views: 1,059,847

Posted By Smithm

Headlines

As a public relations officer I am often asked during training sessions why the media don't like good news stories and my reply is 'Planes landing safely don't make front page news' - I am pleased to...

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