Circus Stunt Flyby in an A330

[SeanD]

Not sure this was such a good idea but it looked pretty awesome.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/18/pilot-pulls-risky-landing-stunt-in-jet-carrying-200-passengers/

 

[amorris311]

Not sure this was such a good idea but it looked pretty awesome.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/18/pilot-pulls-risky-landing-stunt-in-jet-carrying-200-passengers/

In a few days they will all be looking for work. Also with the camera rolling something tells me this was prearranged.

 

[Skåning]

“It was a strange feeling when the A330 came right at us, as we did not know before that it would do a honorary lap,” she said, the UK’s Mirror reported.

Air Berlin said the crew had gotten permission to perform a left turn in case of an aborted landing.

“We wanted to make a mark — a dignified and emotional goodbye,” the unidentified pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF, Reuters reported.

Control tower personnel clapped as the plane taxied and the captain said in German that Air Berlin would “cease its long-distance flights tomorrow.”

Meh. Seems like a non-event and a subtile tribute to a long storied airline that's now gone teets up

 

[NovemberEcho]

Ugh Deutsch is a terrible language

 

[HuntFlyer]

Just watched a segment about this on the Today show. Not sure they could have done a worse job explaining it if they had tried. Managed to squeeze in a quote from an “airport worker” (not ATC) that said go-arounds are only initiated after advising/permission from staff.


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[Soku39]

Looked like 15 whole degrees of bank. While I'm sure not sanctioned, not the most extreme thing I've seen.

 

[BravoHotel]

This is news?

 

[RDoug]

This is news?

Not to me. Back in the '80s, Continental 727 pilots used to bank hard left off RY26L right over the terminal here in El Paso all the time. This looks tame in comparison.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Newark go arounds are more entertaining than this on a daily basis.

 

[AAPalmTree]

Didn’t retiring us carrier guys buzz Waikiki on their last flight out of HNL?

 

[Roger Roger]

I'm surprised Le Boos let them instead of "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" right into the trees off the runway end.

 

[fast89pony]

Damn it thats twice! I want some butts!

 

[SeanD]

My biggest question is how on earth did he manage to wrestle that much bank out of an Airbus without it wanting to correct itself?

 

[NovemberEcho]

The synopsis I've seen on a couple different news channels are just painful to listen to

 

[Beefy McGee]

Heard a CNN guy say that stuff like this must be why the airline went out of business.

 

[CFI A&P]

Until it rolls with a load of passengers over Toulouse

Yawn.

 

[Nark]

My biggest question is how on earth did he manage to wrestle that much bank out of an Airbus without it wanting to correct itself?

67*

 

[bp]

Newark go arounds are more entertaining than this on a daily basis.

Is that how they look from your ATC TOWER

 

[Boris Badenov]

I don't want to fly in a world where this is considered a great big hyooge deal. Change it back, Butthead.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Is that how they look from your ATC TOWER

I wouldn't know, but when you're staring at a radar scope and watch the tower turn the go around from 04R to the left a lot of pens suddenly get dropped.