Simviation Forum - Kai Tak at LaGuardia, anyone?

Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 1:37pm

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Woah. 8) Hats off to the pilot
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Reply #1 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 2:14pm

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Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 3:11pm

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Why does it look like he's performing a side-step manouever? (despite no runway to step to)
He corrects his lateral alignment with the runway rather late?
Is that a standard procedure or did that pilot just make a poor job dealing with the crosswind?

Nice slamdunk, tho

Edit: Not saying I could do it better myself but it just looks odd from the spectator point of view. perhaps he had his reasons

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Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 4:00pm

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James says the pilot was making an s-bend approach to allow traffic to depart on the runway.

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Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 5:27pm

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Now THAT was cool Shocked

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James says the pilot was making an s-bend approach to allow traffic to depart on the runway.

That would probably be right; as the camera follows the 737 over the treeline and watches it land, you can just see another aircraft departing the airport.

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Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 6:09pm

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James says the pilot was making an s-bend approach to allow traffic to depart on the runway.

Is that common? I'd think the FAA would object to something like that.

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Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 7:08pm

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Thanks for clearing that out Craigy!

I kinda had the feeling something weird was going on, looked so awkward, like "oh darn it, there's is the runway I was looking for" Grin

Chris_F, as long as the manouver is perfectly safe and doesnt push the flight envelope, I see no problem with that...but you never know with the FAA

BTW who the heck is James? ???

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Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 7:22pm

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BTW who the heck is James? ???

Well, James is flyboy's real name. I think Craig might be a tad confused. This is the comment with the vid. Quote:

This plane coming in on Expressway Visual 31 was instructed to execute an S-turn due to departing traffic, and he came in very off-center. One of my wildest clips, for a second I didn't think he was going to make it.

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Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2006 at 10:13pm

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Well, James is flyboy's real name.

You can't prove anything! Shocked

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Reply #9 - Jun 23^rd, 2006 at 7:38am

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I was on one flight that executed a maneuver kinda like this. The pilot ended up aborting the landing and we went around for a second go. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why he approached the way he did, but now I guess I know.

The last couple seconds before abort were really interesting. The pilot used a TON of roll to try to regain the centerline. I could've sworn we were going to gid a wing tip in to the ground.

Of course it's awfully hard to get a feel for the attitude/elevation of a plane while looking out the side window. I'm sure it wasn't nearly as nasty as it seemed from seat 13D.

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Reply #10 - Jun 23^rd, 2006 at 12:53pm

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You can't prove anything! Shocked

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Reply #11 - Jun 23^rd, 2006 at 12:55pm

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What's the problem? ISn't that a normal approach? At least, that's the way ALL of mine look..!!! Cheesy

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Reply #12 - Jun 23^rd, 2006 at 6:38pm

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Very nice.

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Reply #13 - Jun 23^rd, 2006 at 6:43pm

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Well, James is flyboy's real name. I think Craig might be a tad confused. This is the comment with the vid.

confused? no.
James sent this video to me via messenger, I mistook it for the canarsey approach into JFK without reading the description, J then proceeded to correct me by telling me Wink

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