Landing In A Tornado

[MJG]

Ran across this article today.

What do you mean I can't land in a tornado?

Pilot Suspended For Tornado-Landing Attempt

A Northwest Airlines pilot who attempted to land at Sioux Falls Airport last year near a tornado has had his certificate suspended by the FAA for 45 days. But Michael Hughes gets to keep flying while he appeals the suspension. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported that the FAA found that Hughes violated regulations by ignoring warnings about severe weather, including an approaching twister. Despite the warnings, Hughes continued his approach and asked for a clearance to go lower. The report says wind shear finally caused the plane to go briefly out of control. The pilot then diverted the DC-9 to Omaha, where it landed safely. At least one passenger on the plane said she's glad Hughes is being sanctioned. "What they put people through that night. I'm glad something was done," Chris Wright told Keloland Television. But she also said she didn't think Hughes deserved to have his certificate pulled permanently, although she personally wouldn't take any chances with him. "I really don't know if I'd fly with him," she said.

 

[Catbird]

Captain Hughes shouldn't worry. If by chance he loses his throne at NWA he will find employment. Mesa will send a RJ to pick him up and place him into a training position muy pronto. In no time he will head the department with his dam the torpedo's full speed ahead logic.

 

[Crizz]

I'm sure we know everything about this pilot, and the weather conditions at the time of the incident, and the information he had avaliable to him at the time. Please, by all means take your shots at him along with the Mesa scum.

Honestly...

 

[MJG]

Read On....

Tornado

 

[General Lee]

What's wrong with that? Just add 10 knots and take one notch of flaps out----easy as pie!

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[gordon24]

Delta pilots would've said, "wind-check" three or four times on that approach. Sorry General...couldn't resist!

 

[General Lee]

You're right----I am sure the gusts would increase dramatically during entry of the funnel cloud....

Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Palerider957]

Easy folks, none of us were there.......we've all had less than brilliant moments in the cockpit.

 

[Ailerongirl]

Did any of you catch what that Doctor.......Dr Timmerman (a general surgeon and director of trauma for Sioux Valley Hospital.) said??

t felt like the pilot gunned the engines and used one of the updrafts to lift the plane, Timmerman said

'Gunned the engines'?? Is that a technical term that I'm unaware of?? Or just (yet again) crappy journalism by USA Today, because a DR sounds credible talking about anything right??

 

[Stifler's Mom]

What's wrong with that? Just add 10 knots and take one notch of flaps out----easy as pie!

Bye Bye--General Lee

I can just hear the callouts on final... Ref +20... Ref +10... Ref -30... 1 dot high... 2 dots low... Auntie Em... Auntie Em.

 

[Catbird]

"I can just hear the callouts on final... "

"Go Around, Max Power"-

"Commodor Hughes, I did that 1 mile ago"

"Why are we still descending"

"Whoop, Whoop, Pull Up,.....Oh Sh*t...(silence)"

 

[Simon Says]

After Harmon's call to the tower, one of the air traffic controllers told the pilots that if they don't get any response, it means the controllers have left the tower and taken cover themselves.

"That's just a worst case scenario," the controller told the pilot.

"Roger that," she replied.


Thats my favorite.

 

[Catbird]

How about this-

"We're left to conclude that it wasn't that hairy of a ride for anybody," he said."-Edward Davidson, a Northwest pilot and director of flight safety.

Well Eddy what about this- Dr. Timmerman said"One of the pilots didn't talk, but another member of the crew did, he said.

"She was visibly shaken. I didn't talk to her," Timmerman said of the pilot. The other pilot said: "'Doc, that was close.'


Looks as though Eddy Davidson the NWA Director of Flight Safety has potential for a ALPA National Position. Duane will be sending the Limo for your coming out party.

I hereby nominate Eddy Davidson as a Candidate for Special Assistant to ALPA President Duane Wuerth- Regional Pilot Communication Specialist.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

A Northwest DC-9 attempting an approach in the vicinity of a tornado.....

And this belongs on the regional board for what reason? Oh yes, so you can all sit high and mighty and remind yourself how much better pilots than those two you are.

You people are worse than the tabloids. Next time you do something dumb in an airplane I hope it ends up on this board so I can watch everyone crucify you as well.....

 

[JJJ]

From this point forward, no one is allowed to be critical of anything, even journalist. You will be tolerant of everyones behavior, and required to attend diversity and sensitivity training.

That is all for now.

 

[KCSO780]

"And this one time at band camp............."

 

[Ailerongirl]

From this point forward, no one is allowed to be critical of anything, even journalist. You will be tolerant of everyones behavior, and required to attend diversity and sensitivity training.

That is all for now.

Even journalists??? C'mon now JJJ, there's got to be some slack somewhere!!!

 

[AA717driver]

At least if AA had reported moderate turbulence...

They would have been right for once! TC