COOPERVANE
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Surprised this hasn't been posted here yet!
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=136570
http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=136570
Must have been some regional pilots at the controls. We all know the Ones Who Wear Double Breasted Jackets could NEVER do anything like this.
The "best of the best" never makes mistakes....Only inexperienced "commuter" pilots do things like this...
Careful where you go throwing your rocks everybody.
They had declared a medical emergency, hence the request/clearance to land on the runway closer to the terminal. The captain is authorized to deviate from any rule to the extent required to meet an emergency. Since apparently the FAA (ATC) agreed that moving over a few feet was in the best interests of saving precious seconds, I contend that they would also agree that moving over a few more feet would save even more seconds, and therefore the PIC is authorized to do so. So there you go.That's going to have to be one helluva story to justify that one.
I guess that ASA incident several years ago was "expunged from their records."The FAA said:The FAA adds that to their knowledge, no aircraft has ever landed on a Hartsfield taxiway before.
They had declared a medical emergency, hence the request/clearance to land on the runway closer to the terminal. The captain is authorized to deviate from any rule to the extent required to meet an emergency. Since apparently the FAA (ATC) agreed that moving over a few feet was in the best interests of saving precious seconds, I contend that they would also agree that moving over a few more feet would save even more seconds, and therefore the PIC is authorized to do so. So there you go.![]()
Wonder if anyone has seen the tires marks on M yet??? I'm sure DL wants the city to go out there today and pressure wash them away ASAP. Speaking of ASAP does DL have this program?
In their defense, they may have been looking in the mirror during the landing phase...