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Pilot urges prayers as 'technical issue' forces turnaround
An AirAsia X flight to Malaysia from Perth, Australia, was forced to turn back Sunday after the A330 aircraft began shaking due to what the airline called a "technical issue." (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Not much you can do with a windmilling engine that is out of balance. Just sit back and order another Martini " shaken, not stirred! "
The LAST thing I want to hear from a professional pilot is to ask for prayers......TWICE! How about calming my butt down and letting your training do its job?
He may not be a professional, just a career pilot...
Ain't no non-believers who spent any time at a yoke or stick
I don't usually fly 330's, but when I do and the engine's shaking violently, I usually shut it down...
I was thinking, why didn't they shut the left engine off when it was causing the plane to shake like that? I understand that the engine was still producing thrust, but the plane could have flown fine on just the right engine, and keeping the left engine on would have maintained the risk of a dangerous uncontained engine failure.
I used to fly Saudia a lot in the early 90s in country and internationally. EVERY flight had a prayer before takeoff. usually a pre-recorded one that the FA would play, but sometimes when the player was inop they would have to say the prayer themselves...followed by "doors to flight and crosscheck"!