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Jet Lands with Cracked Windshield After Hailstorm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A US Airways jetliner flew through a hailstorm on its descent into Philadelphia on Thursday and landed with a cracked windshield, the airline said. Only one layer of the multilayered windshield was cracked and Flight 768 en route from Orlando, Florida, landed safely, airline officials said. No one was injured. The flight landed as hail — some reportedly the size of tennis balls — was falling across parts of eastern Pennsylvania, cracking car windshields, breaking windows and… (bigstory.ap.org) Más...I guess this is preferable to failing to land with a cracked windshield...
One thing for sure, there is always only 1 alternative to landing... Because we have a 100% record with planes.... We never did get one stuck up there in the air that we cannot get down... They either come down and land, or come down and do something less desirable.
Right. They land or they don't. I thought my post was fairly obvious. Thanks.
Yes, and I was complimenting your statement...
You have an interesting way of doing so. Cheers.
My point was simply if you have a cracked windshield and you don't land... Your only choice is to crash, because you are not going to stay up there forever.... Landing is a much better option...
Why The Crew Did Not Request A Different Approach To Get Away From The T-Storm??