Virgin Atlantic pilot perfectly lands 747-400 with a stuck main landing gear

[midnight rambler]

Very nicely done.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zLpRu1EzyGE#t=49

[Ares]

You think the pilot will go on a speaking tour per 50k an engagement?

Like Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger?

[Publico]

Better that than flying into a building.

[midnight rambler]

Some folks actually deserve accolades* for their actions resulting in saving souls -

*one of the best metrics for this is monetary compensation


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0tQg2Gt3M

[midnight rambler]

Some folks actually deserve accolades* for their actions resulting in saving souls -

*one of the best metrics for this is monetary compensation
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ViWSQPwAI

It's worth noting that in the above case of the DC-10's complete loss of hydraulics subsequent to that crash forty different flight crews attempted to successfully get a DC-10 back on the ground in one piece in a flight simulator - all forty crews failed to even come close to what the crew of UA 232 managed to do.