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Dec 7th, 2009 at 6:20am

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Reply #1 - Dec 7th, 2009 at 6:53am

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omg - insane!
 

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Reply #2 - Dec 7th, 2009 at 9:56am

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...And it probably didn't help that there was a 30-40 knot crosswind...
 

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Reply #3 - Dec 7th, 2009 at 5:14pm

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Can't think of a better time for such an emergency...on short final!  Grin 
 

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Reply #4 - Dec 7th, 2009 at 7:42pm

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I would at that point initiate a go-around, retract the gear, get some altitude, then figure out a smoother way to get it down.
 
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Reply #5 - Dec 8th, 2009 at 2:24am

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DaveSims wrote on Dec 7th, 2009 at 7:42pm:
I would at that point initiate a go-around, retract the gear, get some altitude, then figure out a smoother way to get it down.


Hmm...according to the books, it is probably the best option. But maybe there was a cute flight attendant on board and the captain wanted to impress her......
 

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