Recently I was on a flight to Seattle and there were some strong winds which caused the plane to rock violently back and forth, in fact as we were coming in to land it felt like the tip of our wings were going to hit the trees below. Across the aisle next to me sat a gentlemen who was afraid to fly and was actually on a plane for the first time. He was an absolute mess but thankfully next to him was a calm elderly gentlemen who said he had been in aviation his entire life as a pilot and an engineer. Once we landed everyone broke out in applause and nervous laughter as relief sat in, the elderly gentlemen leaned over and said "That was a serious situation, the pilot earned his wings with that landing."
This is footage of an Airbus 320 trying to make a landing in Germany this past weekend. There were some obvious fierce crosswinds that made for a close call but thank God the pilot was able to save the day. Can you imagine being on that plane??
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Thanks for blogging. I would be scared out of my brains, I think.
cry about it, saddle bags
Yeah...I saw this on TV this morning. This comes out just as our travel schedules are about to be ramped up - Happy Travels :)
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