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How Air-Traffic Controllers Sound When They Have to Close the Airport
Since most things about the modern airline experience are so unpleasant for most of the traveling public most of the time, it's worth noticing how smoothly these professionals do their work. (www.theatlantic.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
All it would have taken was a bad right wheel transducer .
I'm not trying to change the subject but it has to do with Delta 1086 at LGA. Has anyone entertained the thought of "Tail-Banking/Rudder-Banking? Crosswinds were not favorable nor the conditions on the runway. Not suitable for the "Mad Dog". Thrust reversers with that type of A/C tend to list left. "MadDog is an unforgiving A/C.
Too much weight in the rear...not stable. In my opinion they took the word from prior aircraft as far as braking. But I have to challenge the A/C in those conditions.
Too much weight in the rear...not stable. In my opinion they took the word from prior aircraft as far as braking. But I have to challenge the A/C in those conditions.
In contrast to the author of this piece, I don't think the ATC handles this so great. It takes him several seconds after being told the runway and the airport are closed to first request repeat of this information and then act on the information. At the least, he should tell the planes to go around first and then make sure he got it right. The delay could have been a big problem if there was a hazard on the runway itself. It's like he's not prepared to handle unexpected information.
Shoulda, coulda, woulda. The fact that the next inbound took a go around tells me he had enough time. You got to understand that LGA is kinda busy.
The idea at the end of the article that somehow if the next plane had touched down that would have been a disaster, makes no sense. The crashed plane was far off the runway, there's no chance of hitting it. And the incoming flight could touch-and-go even if it's too late to go around without landing.
Tower couldn't see it and there was a massive fuel leak. Next plane probably would have cleared but nobody had a way of knowing. Inbound couldn't have seen it if it had been an obstruction until too late. Personally, why take the chance.