FlyWhiteSox
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Thanks for the pics. How is your training going, are you still at ATP?
Plane off runway at MDW
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Mavmb
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FlyChicaga said:
Yep, that's what I always have to say!
Kingairer
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I landed in ORD about 30 min after this accident. To say the weather was bad was an understatement. The weather upstairs was quite nice, but it was very apparent that when you broke out it was winter time. Ceilings at 200 OVC and visibilty 3000 RVR with blowing snow. Winds werent much to contend with and about 10 knots. It was basically one of those landings where you but it in between the row of lights. Most the centerline markings were completly covered. I didnt see pavement the entire time i was there. Slow going on the taxiways. Fun NITE!
IndianaPilot
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yeah AzBigDog them houses on that corner are really close. the lady in one of the houses was out there talkin about it. she said after it happened...she told her husband.......hun there is a jet in the backyard ! he didnt believe her until he turned the news on...then he was like........HOLY !!!!!
greaper007
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MDW is a capt only landing for some other airlines, but not for SWA. The only SWA Capt landing that I've heard of was Detroit City....
Maximilian_Jenius
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greaper007 said:
Besides the city of DTW being ghetto and the possibility to buy/sell drugs and get shot,mugged or worse...Why would DTW be a captains only landing? What exactly makes the approach to landing and landing phase their so harrowing?
-Matthew
flygirl813126
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The news coverage of this has been rediculous. One reporter showed pictures of the plane after it had been out all night, and mentioned if the plane had that much snow on it, then maybe it shouldn't have been flying. Short sound clips yesterday mentioned the out of control SWA plane at OHARE. I would think these simple things would be able to be correct.
Joe
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Did anyone else see the NBC Nightly News last night when they were discussing the issue of "short runways," and they compared MDW's 6,500 feet with DEN's 16,000? I guess I can't expect the non-flying public to be experts in concepts such as reduced aircraft performance at high altidude airports, the effect of density altitude in the summer months, or the fact that the larger aircraft that serve DEN require longer runways than the 737s that serve MDW, but the last thing we need is people thinking that any airport with a runway shorter than 16K is unsafe...
AlexF
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Joe said:
I've learned to just "screw the news", if soo much of what they say about aviation is wrong, imagine what else is wrong about subjects you may not be well informed in?
I hope people don't think 10,000 - 12,000 feet is unsafe, if so there goes all the major LA airports.
Anyway, I was reading the newspaper, and now the interview with the crew may suggest that the reverse thrusters did not deploy when they activated them. Although this was just their statement, and hasn't been backed by any mechanical evidence, it seems entirely possible because I know many airplanes require a certain pressure on the wheel, or speed, or some other factor before you can use the brakes, so it sounds feasible. All I know is that, IMHO a 6,000 feet runway, poor braking action, heavy snow and a huge jet doesnt sound like a good combination, but then again, I don't know much about SWA's planes except that have leather seats :rawk: