MooneyMitch Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 If you have not read this article, it might be interesting to do so. What the article fails to convey after all the hoopla, is that thanks to wonderful modern technology and thanks to those wonderfully trained pilots and flight crew, all passengers and crew members are alive and well . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Were you going to attach a link to the article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpilot Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said: Were you going to attach a link to the article? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/united-airlines-plane-makes-a-terrifying-emergency-landing-after-engine-overheats/ar-BBAjr3J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Whoops! Thank you for adding the link.......fear sensationalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orionflt Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 ???? this is written like some kinda satire, the engine overheated,(like my grandfathers old Ford use to?) we were crashing into the ocean but the pilot pulled up.... how about the news starts reporting things accurately with proper details vs sensationalism and fiction, Sorry about the rant, just fed up with the poor journalism of the day. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Really what was wrong with the other engine, new's just has to be sensational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 All that "news" article is doing is reprinting the twitter feed from one of the passengers... who "flies a lot"... like twice maybe. The whole thing sounds like a non-event to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 god knows a 737 just can not make it to an airport on one engine! we almost died! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75_M20F Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Another endless example of "Fake News". There is no story here at all, make something out of nothing to print some copy and get some clicks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Scranton Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I land with one engine all the time. Anyway, this article as with many others, is remarkable. What I find even more interesting are the comments below the article. One dude suggest that the wool is being pulled over our eyes--that engine outs are so common we even have SOP to deal with them. Jesus. I've never been in a nuclear blast either but I know to "duck and cover." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL757 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nothing to see here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Sensationalism at it best or worst whichever way you wish to view it. Oh and after the almost crash they flew around for an hour burning off fuel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I think there are two dynamics at play here: first they are taking a stab at UAL following that pax incident a couple weeks ago. Second they are using it to also attack ga. The general public who feeds on this bs are the same ones who want us grounded. You know the types...the ones who buy a house near an airport and then complain about it and want to push the airport out! It doesn't matter that airport was there first, they just want it closed. Or the types who complain about leaded fuel, etc, etc. They don't care that this is a nonissue. They just care to spread fake news because it serves their agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 What is the big deal???? They had to shut down an engine and then they landed...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy0681 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Somewhere in all of the eyewitness accounts is what really happened. The guy who said he flies a lot is a sports reporter, so he probably does. Others said the wing dipped as they were about to land and nearly hit the runway. I'd be interested in seeing the METARS from that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 So this "reporter"had his phone on during all this ,or was he tweeting about his adventure hours later while at his hotel bar.A few more drinks ,and next he will be recalling how his expert advice to the pilots "saved the day"and caused them to land safely! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Somewhere in all of the eyewitness accounts is what really happened. The guy who said he flies a lot is a sports reporter, so he probably does. Others said the wing dipped as they were about to land and nearly hit the runway. I'd be interested in seeing the METARS from that time. Not surprised Liberia in Costa Rica is a rather windy airport. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisk Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, PTK said: You know the types...the ones who buy a house near an airport and then complain about it and want to push the airport out! It doesn't matter that airport was there first, they just want it closed. I've never understood this. I grew up near a military airport. When a jet fighter flies over, the house shakes and you have to quit talking because the other person will not hear you. In comparison, commercial jets produce much less noise and piston GA aircraft are comparatively down right quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Oscar Avalle said: Not surprised Liberia in Costa Rica is a rather windy airport. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Only been once but it was ok both days In fact I don't remember any wind in guanacaste at all. Nice place. I do remember their radar sitting on two shipping containers... On top of two more shipping containers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, peevee said: Only been once but it was ok both days In fact I don't remember any wind in guanacaste at all. Nice place. I do remember their radar sitting on two shipping containers... On top of two more shipping containers... Depends on the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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