Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
by ryandrake on Thursday June 29, 2023 @01:38PM
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And when there is not a tower nearby, you, uhh... find a way. My buddy was flying into one of the many uncontrolled airports in NorCal, and there was a guy in a single-engine retractable gear circling the airport. When Buddy made his downwind call, the Guy radioed "Hey I'm not getting any indication whether my gear is down or not, can you fly by me and tell me if it's down?" It was down, so Guy ended up attempting the landing with a bit more confidence than he started out with.
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Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
by duxup on Thursday June 29, 2023 @02:34PM
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I recall a mid air collision that occurred that way once. I forget the exact crash name, but IIRC a civilian aircraft was trying to spot for damage on another aircraft and they got too close.
Not that people shouldn’t help but you gotta be careful with maneuvers you don’t typically make, even if trying to be helpful.
Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
by failbuffer on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:36PM
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That rings a bell... I think the civilian craft was a helicopter, but my google-fu ain't finding the incident.
Re:Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
by coldcode on Thursday June 29, 2023 @03:29PM
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I was on a commercial plane where the pilots could not tell if the gear was completely down and locked and got someone on the ground to look as we flew by slowly at low altitude. It appeared to be down, but they still landed very gingerly. Thankfully it was fine.