O'hare flooding

[CamYZ125]

Got these in an e-mail.. crazy! The 737 engines are inches from the water! Was anyone up there during this a couple of weeks ago?

 

[WindyCityPilot]

I wasn't at O'Hare but my house is about 5 miles from O'Hare and I was taking a lot of water in my basement. I think I counted around 15 homes on my block that had wet carpet on the curb the day after. Crazy! We got around 10" of rain.

 

[Gonzo]

I was at the airport. The basement was under water. The blue line stopped running. The water made the airport into an island.

 

[JumpWake]

Has anyone noticed that the two quarrys on about a 5 mile final for 4R in O'Hare are now full of water whereas a couple weeks ago, (before the flooding I'm assuming) there was a couple hundred feet of open space in them? Amazing how fast they filled up...

 

[SRA_kbad]

I'd hate to be the one doing a preflight

 

[SeanD]

I'd hate to be the one doing a preflight

Come on man, you would look sweet wearing some waders.

 

[JA Yawd Bwoy]

I'd hate to be the one doing a preflight

True haha:yup:

 

[coa787]

I'd hate to be the one doing a preflight

I'd do the preflight with a full fishing outfit - tackle box, fishing pole, waders, the hat with fifty hooks.

 

[Scandinavian13]

Looks like my kind of day on the ramp...
Not kidding.

 

[SRA_kbad]

Come on man, you would look sweet wearing some waders.

Yeah baby!!!

 

[Cav]

How in the world does one see the taxiway centerlines?

 

[Scandinavian13]

Height advantage?

 

[TallFlyer]

How in the world does one see the taxiway centerlines?

Yeah, that was my first thought as well.

 

[Foxcow]

Has anyone noticed that the two quarrys on about a 5 mile final for 4R in O'Hare are now full of water whereas a couple weeks ago, (before the flooding I'm assuming) there was a couple hundred feet of open space in them? Amazing how fast they filled up...

Are you talking about 4R?

 

[woutlaw]

How in the world does one see the taxiway centerlines?

Funny, when I first saw those pics I thought they were stationary. When I realized they were actually taxiing I thought the same thing.

So, what's the limitation on water depth for operating a 737? I mean, that deal looks like a FOD nightmare.

 

[MirageCM]

Why are they still taxiing in that amount of water? Were some of the runways still open?

 

[JumpWake]

Are you talking about 4R?

Yup. Take a look next time...crazy stuff. Nature is cool.

 

[EineBeBoP]

They cant actually take off in that can they?
Wouldn't the water resistance make takeoff rolls 10x longer?

 

[ATC RET 2003]

They cant actually take off in that can they?
Wouldn't the water resistance make takeoff rolls 10x longer?

They put a treadmill under the water. :bandit:

 

[coa787]

No, they do what they do on aircraft carriers.