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Check out this British Airways go-around at LHR during winter storm Erik

Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:30 pm
Posted by When in Rome
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:30 pm
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We are live now on our Elite Channel from #Heathrow and witnessed this insane #TOGA ! Well done pilot! @British_Airways #BA276 #StormErik
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:31 pm to
changed his mind, left the lights on at home.
Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:31 pm to
Needs to put a "Nope, nope, nope" in there
Posted by LSUBoo
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:31 pm to
Touch and go!
Posted by roguetiger15
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:32 pm to
Nice job by pilot there. Tough tough conditions.
Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:32 pm to
You know that pilot shite his pants.

"This is your captain speaking, we need a pant change in the cockpit! Your ETA just got extended by 30 minutes. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks."
This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 2:34 pm
Posted by When in Rome
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:33 pm to
I would think that the passengers were sweating more than the pilot there at least he has control of the situation and has trained for something like this.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:33 pm to
Had to do a go around at BTR in really bad weather once. It was way worse the second go round too. My palms were soaked
Posted by auzach91
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:33 pm to
no thanks
Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:34 pm to
quote:

I would think that the passengers were sweating more than the pilot there at least he has control of the situation and has trained for something like this.


That is why I drink on flights.
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:34 pm to
He looked great until he got hit with the mother of all wind gusts at the very end.
This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 2:35 pm
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:34 pm to
Did a touch and go in Denver once... plane landed but the brakes didn't engage, so he just took off the other side and came back in on a longer emergency runway.
Posted by When in Rome
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:34 pm to
If anything, this reinforces my trust in the ability of commercial aircraft and commercial pilots. I like seeing their capabilities in action
Posted by cypresstiger
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Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:35 pm to
This happened to me on Korean Air trying to land in Houston in a violent rainstorm. Front wheel, starboard wheel touch, pilot gunned the engines—I mean roaring—we circled for 30 more mins before landing for good.
Posted by Tigeralum2008
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:36 pm to
Paging 777Tiger...
Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:36 pm to
Geez, check out the bend on the far wing after the touch and go.
Posted by When in Rome
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Did a touch and go in Denver once... plane landed but the brakes didn't engage, so he just took off the other side and came back in on a longer emergency runway.
quote:

Had to do a go around at BTR in really bad weather once. It was way worse the second go round too. My palms were soaked
In these cases, how did all of the passengers react? Did it get really quiet, or did people start praying/screaming/asking questions? How long did it take the pilot to get on the PA? I have so many questions.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Did a touch and go in Denver once... plane landed but the brakes didn't engage, so he just took off the other side and came back in on a longer emergency runway

Did another at SFO. Almost touched down but there was another plane on the runway. Felt like we went damn near vertical
Posted by jimbeam
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