...to watch planes battling with the wind at Heathrow again.
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- Jul 6, 2011
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I blame the PGMOL for this.
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BA flight from San Diego seems to have abandoned the idea of landing at LHR after two failed attempts and is heading NE now.
Imagine having a 10-hour overnight flight back from the US and ending up in East Midlands or Leeds Bradford or similar.
Imagine having a 10-hour overnight flight back from the US and ending up in East Midlands or Leeds Bradford or similar.
5Ways Gull
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That Loganair turbo prop looked a bit scary.
Hove Lagoonery
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- Dec 16, 2008
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Could be heading for Stansted.
Or maybe Silverstone race course.
Or maybe Silverstone race course.
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Everyone should be as happy at work as Jerry is.
AmexRuislip
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Radar being run by VAR.
5Ways Gull
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If I was on a plane coming into land and the pilot came on and said we were aborting I'd be a tad nervy
When I was at BA I worked in hangar 6, during lunch when it was windy we would go and watch the aircraft land from the comfort of a van, we could get close to the maintenance taxiway which runs adjacent to the runway.
slimes
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After reviewing the video. I don't see any wind 
Shropshire Seagull
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Unlikely, even with two up-front.
Pilot mantra is: aviate, navigate, communicate in that order of priority.
Non flying pilot would have only told ATC "missed approach"
Airfield control tower would then hand them back to West Drayton [LTCC] for some directions to a safe holding pattern or a new destination, depending on next 30 mins of weather prediction. Try again or go somewhere else - the try again option reduces options for a later divert.
It's weather like this that shows an ATPL pilot who's worth his/her stripes ....
Passengers will have seen the ground get close, hear the roar of the engines thrusting-up and the ground disappear - they will have worked it out for themselves.
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I was on a Monday morning commute to Edinburgh, when the landing was aborted in fine weather. It wasn't until we had climbed away that the pilot told us there was a plane on the runway. Not really a problem - we just circled round and came in again.
Si Gull
Way Down South
Used to fly into Gibraltar a lot and were occasionally diverted to Málaga due to side winds. On several occasions the pilot circled the Rock a couple of times, hoping the wind would ease, before giving up and heading off to Málaga. On one flight the pilot actually attempted to land twice, aborting close to the runway both times. People were crying. Not a pleasant experience
Had similar in Gib, and also in Jersey…….worst aborted landing though psychologically was on my first trip back to New York after 9/11 (was there when it happened). I was a bit anxious anyway, but when we were almost down there was a big engine roar and we pulled up very sharply I’m sure I almost soiled myself. Turns out it was a minor problem with the landing gear.Used to fly into Gibraltar a lot and were occasionally diverted to Málaga due to side winds. On several occasions the pilot circled the Rock a couple of times, hoping the wind would ease, before giving up and heading off to Málaga. On one flight the pilot actually attempted to land twice, aborting close to the runway both times. People were crying. Not a pleasant experience
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Is it possible to have a minor problem with the landing gear?
I feel like that's the sort of thing that either doesn't have a problem, or has a serious problem.
Well we landed ok, so I guess it was
