Plane forced to abort landing in high winds

[DUBLINFLYER]

06 December 2013

http://www.independent.ie/world-new...-to-abort-landing-in-high-winds-29816503.html


A pilot trying to land a plane at Birmingham Airport was forced to abort the manoeuvre at the last moment due to heavy winds.

The Emirates flight from Dubai was due to touch down yesterday at 11.50am

Meanwhile a separate Flybe flight from Jersey, due to land at the same time, was diverted to East Midlands Airport because of the same problem.

 

[densoo]

06 December 2013

http://www.independent.ie/world-new...-to-abort-landing-in-high-winds-29816503.html


A pilot trying to land a plane at Birmingham Airport was forced to abort the manoeuvre at the last moment due to heavy winds.

The Emirates flight from Dubai was due to touch down yesterday at 11.50am

Meanwhile a separate Flybe flight from Jersey, due to land at the same time, was diverted to East Midlands Airport because of the same problem.

Nice go around. Great judgment. No drama. Be safe.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

Saw it on TV multiple times today, BFD! It's what we get paid to do! I don't fly the "Big Boys" but what is the "Demonstrated crosswind limitation" of the type (think it was a 76 but video I saw was grainy.)? Was wondering if hand flying would've made a difference. don't know about that carrier but some of the foreign carriers pilots are not known to have the best piloting abilities! (Ie. San Fran a few months ago!)

Later,
KBB

 

[IBNAV8R]

Media: A plane narrowly avoided disaster - possibly killings thousands of passengers and people on the ground and possibly inciting a global meltdown from the post crash fire.

Pilots: Yawn, yeah, we went around.

 

[kwick]

Nice go around. Great judgment. No drama. Be safe.

? It looked like a private pilot making his first crosswind landing.

He needed to use the rudder to straighten out, and put it on the ground!

 

[waveflyer]

Emirates and flybe go to Birmingham?
Am I missing something?

 

[Saluki Dawg]

The one in England that the General goes to Wave. Not the hotspot you and I fly into in Alabama.

 

[FlyingPieceOfSt]

The pilot did an excellent job of having the starboard pax enjoy a spectacular view of the oncoming runway!

 

[waveflyer]

The one in England that the General goes to Wave. Not the hotspot you and I fly into in Alabama.

Shh, Don't ruin it

 

[tankerhead]

Yep, those are just footrests down there. Rudder? My boat has one.