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The only problems I've encountered were a couple of times having to circle before landing due to the weather conditions, and once the plane I was in had an aborted take-off due to a door that wasn't properly closed. We had to taxi back to the gate and wait there about a half hour for the air brakes to cool.

2007-02-28 01:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by johnsredgloves 5 · 0 0

Airliners have 2 or greater engines - An plane such because of fact the extensive-unfold 737 flies completely nicely with in basic terms one engine. that helps the pilots to choose an airport to make a touchdown. If ALL engines stop - airplanes ought to nevertheless pick the flow - one 12 months in the past, a US Air A-320 glided into the Hudson river in huge apple. some years in the past, an Air Transat A-330 glided to Lajes, Azores for touchdown. For those airplanes, the two engines did stop - and each thing went ok... I guess the pilots did sweat lots... i might have - I used to fly the 747 - what might ensue if the 4 engines did stop...? it would pick the flow as solid - besides the undeniable fact that it extremely is a "huge" plane. At cruise altitude - say 35,000 feet, a 747 ought to pick the flow approximately one hundred twenty miles - it extremely is two hundred km while you're a metric man or woman... for records to the pilots who examine this - The 747 pick the flow ratio is 20 to a million... lots greater desirable than a Cessna or Piper...

2016-11-26 20:15:04 · answer #2 · answered by noto 4 · 0 0

Was on Continental Airlines from LAX to HNL on Christmas eve. 2006. The aircraft, 767-400, fully loaded was barrelling down the runway, and at the point when lift off should happen, the aircraft came to a sudden jolting stop. There was dead silence in the cabin. Finally the captain came on to announce what we already knew, we had aborted the take off and would be headed to the Continental maintenance hanger. Seems we wobbled back as the aircraft blew three tires and we now needed to have the tires replaced, but before that the brakes had to be cooled. We arrived at the hanger with fire trucks and emergency vehicles waiting. We left via the rolling stairways and were bused back to the terminal. We left, in the same aircraft, after it was refueled, recatered, and re-tired. This took 9 hours!
Seems the captain forgot to properly close the cockpit window and it started to come in on him. Of course we didn't hear this officially from Continental, but a flight attendent let it slip out.
Oh Continental was good to us, no one was rebooked on another airline, (other airlines fly out of LAX to HNL), no compensation, but we did receive a $10 meal voucher that did not cover the complete cost of an airport meal.
I did speak to a NWA pilot out of HNL who chuckled and said that pilot error would be the only way for that window to pop, and there is a standard check list that must be followed. Additionally he mentioned that on a fully loaded aircraft, the last thing a pilot is trained to do is abort! The possibility of fire and crashing is too great.......instead they should take off, drop the fuel and come back in........oh well.

2007-03-02 13:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by Glendale Flyer 1 · 0 0

I've landing in a rain/wind strom in Milwaukee once and dropped 200 feet on approach. Crucial!! Midwest Express.

Landed in Hong Kong During the after effects of a Hurricane .... Serious wind shear (United)

2007-02-28 01:58:08 · answer #4 · answered by Big Bean 2 · 0 0

I once landed with the wings on fire- which is really bad since all the fuel is kept in the wings-but since we were landing there wasn't much fuel left- and I have probably had 7 or 8 aborted landings...but again- I work in the industry so my odds are higher then most

2007-02-28 02:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by banana 3 · 1 0

On take off they aborted just before the point of no return because they thought they blew a tyre. The stop was harsh and things went flying in the galley.

2007-02-28 05:40:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jason Bourne 5 · 0 0

I had a child vomit on me.

Other than that - NOTHING bad happens on airplanes. Just put your trust in the pilots. They want to get home as bad as you do, and they would be the first ones that would feel the impact of a crash.

2007-02-28 02:37:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

no not at all

2007-02-28 02:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by soccerknocker199 4 · 0 0

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