Southwest Goes Off Road'n In Chicago

[densoo]

and while your at it take out John Wayne as well.

...and reopen El Toro Air Station.

3/21 3,900' Asphalt
7L/25R 8,000' Asphalt
7R/25L 8,000' Asphalt
16L/34R 10,000' Concrete
16R/34L 10,000' Concrete

The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park. The site is currently used as a filming location for the History Channel show Top Gear. (wikipedia)

A recreational area?! A filming location?! While 200K# planes land and takeoff on a 5000' runway.

Geez!

 

[flint4xx]

Amazing how a some are condeming SW before the facts are in. In any other event there would be demands for patience while an investigation is done. Maybe they blew a tire, runway breaking report incorrect, etc...or yes maybe the pilots screwed it up.

Lucky, don't be a hater. You sound like a couple of other tools on here. Or are you new to flying?

 

[On Your Six]

Amazing how a some are condeming SW before the facts are in. In any other event there would be demands for patience while an investigation is done. Maybe they blew a tire, runway breaking report incorrect, etc...or yes maybe the pilots screwed it up.

Lucky, don't be a hater. You sound like a couple of other tools on here. Or are you new to flying?

Things happen, but for God's sake get established as early as possible on speed and don't always take the first highspeed, especially in bad weather or slick runways. What's the hurry? Every airline has incidents, but this type is getting almost commonplace at a certain airline.


OYS

 

[OurMoney1]

You all can go on and on but it all boils down to LUV's culture.

SWA has stressed its airframes for years doing more with less.

And now the consequences of those actions have resulted in two airframes popping their tops with half a dozen more cracked way before Boeing said they should after having been flown aggressively.

And now SWA in a timely fashion is showing the NTSB why these accidents are happening to SWA.

SWA is the problem. It is not the NTSB. It is not MDW. It is not Boeing. It is SWA doing what SWA does as a norm.

Ridiculous sensational nonsense.

 

[dojetdriver]

AGAIN? Were they hurrying to make the ontime for the schedule? Did they only have 20 minutes until they had to push for CLE, and they were hungry? Jay Leno and others will have another field day on this.

At least they didn't land on the taxiway...

Best/shortest comeback, good job.

You all can go on and on but it all boils down to LUV's culture.

And it's been said by DAL pilots, that landing on the taxiway in ATL was a DAL culture problem. "Get there itis" and "we've been there, done that, let's get the job done".

Things happen, but for God's sake get established as early as possible on speed and don't always take the first highspeed, especially in bad weather or slick runways. What's the hurry? Every airline has incidents, but this type is getting almost commonplace at a certain airline.


OYS

Wow dude, I'm impressed with your response to this. Considering all the SW haterade you've been drinking and spewing onto FI lately.

But your points are well taken. For God's sake, when you declare an emergency, DON'T let the controller switch runways on you multiple times. They're working for you at that point, NOT the other way around. When you have a certain runway/approach programmed/briefed, fly it, it's usually easier. Especially after a 10 hour flight, and you VOLUNTARILY elected to continue without an IRO. When you're on short final, it's usually a good idea to look for things like runway numbers, piano keys, TDZ markings, the CORRECT lighting that designates a runway vice taxiway, etc. The 767 has enough lights on it to where that kid of crap should be visible. They weren't on fire, there wasn't an old man in the back having a heart attack, they weren't facing fuel exhaustion, there wasn't a woman giving birth in the back, etc. Going around WOULDN'T have hurt ANYONE. You get the picture.

See, isn't it fun to throw other airlines and they're mistakes under the bus?

DAL in ATL = lucky, NOT good. SW in MDW = unlucky.

 

[contrail67]

Another classless post by the village idiot!

Landing on the taxiway and overflying MSP come to mind?

Remember...that was Northwest that missed MSP

 

[dojetdriver]

Remember...that was Northwest that missed MSP

NW may have had a taxiway landing incident. But the one we're all referring to here happened in ATL, with a DAL 767.

 

[CA1900]

1st MDW is MDW.

Exactly. Send the airlines to ORD, and leave Midway for us.

 

[General Lee]

At least they didn't land on the taxiway...

And your guys couldn't get onto one. Do you want to bring up Chevron jokes? I can do that for you, a couple different times.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

NW may have had a taxiway landing incident. But the one we're all referring to here happened in ATL, with a DAL 767.

Did they pull up to a Chevron for gas? I didn't think so. Let's keep it going, shall we? How about some Tuna Can jokes. Leno has made plenty.


Bye Bye---General Lee