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#324079 - Thu Sep 01 2005 08:10 PM http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/edit.gif Edit http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/reply.gif Reply http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/quote.gif Quote
Holding short of 34R today in KSLC I witnessed the worst commercial airline landing I've ever seen. A Skywest commuter plane develops an extremely high sink rate in the flare...hits HARD!!!...(can't believe damage wasn't done...no wait...can't believe they didn't crash)...bounces 20' in the air....hits HARD a second time....bounces 20' in the air and begins to porpoise at 20' to 30' for about 1000' down the runway....touches down....bounces again!....this time 10' above the runway and porpoises some more before finally putting the wheels down to stay for good on the fourth attempt....and only 5000' down the runway.
I'm embarrassed as a professional pilot that the paying public had to endure that performance...and under the banner of my employer.
Go Around....for cripes sakes...and try it again. Unbelievable.
B767Driver
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#324079 - Thu Sep 01 2005 08:10 PM http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/edit.gif Edit http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/reply.gif Reply http://jetcareers.com/forums/images/quote.gif Quote
Holding short of 34R today in KSLC I witnessed the worst commercial airline landing I've ever seen. A Skywest commuter plane develops an extremely high sink rate in the flare...hits HARD!!!...(can't believe damage wasn't done...no wait...can't believe they didn't crash)...bounces 20' in the air....hits HARD a second time....bounces 20' in the air and begins to porpoise at 20' to 30' for about 1000' down the runway....touches down....bounces again!....this time 10' above the runway and porpoises some more before finally putting the wheels down to stay for good on the fourth attempt....and only 5000' down the runway.
I'm embarrassed as a professional pilot that the paying public had to endure that performance...and under the banner of my employer.
Go Around....for cripes sakes...and try it again. Unbelievable.
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