British Airways rejected takeoff in Cape Town (video)
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British Airways rejected takeoff in Cape Town (video)
About 2 years I took this video on takeoff from CPT bound for LHR. Not hugely dramatic but interesting to catch nonetheless ->
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Better the mods move it over to Spectators which they will asap- ever thought 777fly it could be a young enthusiast simply posting here, with no need for the venom ?
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Not in the least bit interesting or worthy of comment. I hope that the moderators will delete your post right now.
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A video which has received 120,000 hits on YouTube can hardly be described as "Not in the least bit interesting".
That was an EXTREMELY gentle manoeuvre.
One day at Paris I had an engine surge in a B747 freighter at the beginning of the take off roll. That makes a series of VERY loud bangs. (and I'm ex artillery)
We taxied off the runway and the First Officer, Flight Engineer and I discussed the problem. We agreed that we would have one more attempt and then, if the engine surged, it was back to the ground engineers. All went well and we had a beer in Dubai as planned.
If I had been flying a passenger aircraft the decision would not have been as simple. We would have been very aware that a surge, with the accompanying bangs and flames from the front and rear of the engine, is a frightening experience for the passengers. I would have explained the technicalities and asked the cabin crew how the passengers were taking it and included that in my decision making.
Engines, at lower altitudes, sometimes stop surging when the air is going straight in the hole at the front. There's a great youtube clip of one which didn't. If I can find it I'll append it.
One day at Paris I had an engine surge in a B747 freighter at the beginning of the take off roll. That makes a series of VERY loud bangs. (and I'm ex artillery)
We taxied off the runway and the First Officer, Flight Engineer and I discussed the problem. We agreed that we would have one more attempt and then, if the engine surged, it was back to the ground engineers. All went well and we had a beer in Dubai as planned.
If I had been flying a passenger aircraft the decision would not have been as simple. We would have been very aware that a surge, with the accompanying bangs and flames from the front and rear of the engine, is a frightening experience for the passengers. I would have explained the technicalities and asked the cabin crew how the passengers were taking it and included that in my decision making.
Engines, at lower altitudes, sometimes stop surging when the air is going straight in the hole at the front. There's a great youtube clip of one which didn't. If I can find it I'll append it.
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I was crew on that...talk about a total non-event!!!! I didnt even realise we had started the take-off role and slowed down until the captain made the PA!!! You do realise that if there had been a full breaking of the aircraft at high speeds your camera may very well have become a missile in the cabin causing injury??? One of the reasons we say not to use and to safely stow away electronic devices during take off/landing!!!
Now try an emergency breaking on a 777 in KIN after a reaching a high speed! That was SCARY! And lets not mention a go-around in LHR sitting at the back of a 747-400!!!! Thats always fun!
Now try an emergency breaking on a 777 in KIN after a reaching a high speed! That was SCARY! And lets not mention a go-around in LHR sitting at the back of a 747-400!!!! Thats always fun!
Ouch! Sorry if that is how you feel. A video which has received 120,000 hits on YouTube can hardly be described as "Not in the least bit interesting".
As stated above, what part of "ALL electronic devices must be turned off" did you not understand.
Oh and don't forget the FS2004 sequals - the FSX re-runs and the dramatic MSMoviemaker bad music overlay.........
No - I too was sad enough on a lay-over to actually think this was worthy of a view, but alas I lost a few valuable minutes of my life too
Does anyone else think these "non event" videos, and more especially ALL the FSX and armchair drama queens are a complete waste of time and bandwidth
Radar0976 - don't let me catch you ever video one of my flights and ApaddyinUK - spit in his tea next time.....
No - I too was sad enough on a lay-over to actually think this was worthy of a view, but alas I lost a few valuable minutes of my life too
Does anyone else think these "non event" videos, and more especially ALL the FSX and armchair drama queens are a complete waste of time and bandwidth
Radar0976 - don't let me catch you ever video one of my flights and ApaddyinUK - spit in his tea next time.....
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My God what is this utter tosh and total boredom up here for? Steven Spielberg it ain't! Maybe lots of people watched hoping for something at least interesting!
I have a little statistic for you. 120,000 people watching 2 1/2 minutes of paint drying = 300,000 minutes = 5000 hours = 208 days.
You have wasted 208 days of your fellow humans lifetime, equivalent to January to about August of one person's life, with this utter rubbish. Mods, please do not assist! And can I have MY 2 1/2 minutes of life back please? Save a life- delete this trash! He seems determined we are to constantly be force fed this uninteresting waste of time. It's old FGS!
I have a little statistic for you. 120,000 people watching 2 1/2 minutes of paint drying = 300,000 minutes = 5000 hours = 208 days.
You have wasted 208 days of your fellow humans lifetime, equivalent to January to about August of one person's life, with this utter rubbish. Mods, please do not assist! And can I have MY 2 1/2 minutes of life back please? Save a life- delete this trash! He seems determined we are to constantly be force fed this uninteresting waste of time. It's old FGS!
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After watching twice I can see where the poster in coming from....at around the 1min26sec mark of the video one of the water droplets smashes into another one on the window resulting of the forming of a new water droplet.
You were so lucky to catch the beginning of a new life.
I wouldnt mind betting that the 120000 people who have watched were all scientists from the atom smashing experiment in Switzerland.
You were so lucky to catch the beginning of a new life.
I wouldnt mind betting that the 120000 people who have watched were all scientists from the atom smashing experiment in Switzerland.
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To be fair.....
120,000 people watching it do not know what they are going to watch so the number of views is completely irrelevant to the standard.
posting it on here is another matter....that was just silly.
120,000 people watching it do not know what they are going to watch so the number of views is completely irrelevant to the standard.
posting it on here is another matter....that was just silly.
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YouTube has plenty of garbage, especially of the "near miss" variety. Presumably that's what the cretins want, but it's of little interest to aviation professionals.
