Re: Jetstar "white knuckle" orbit during MEL storm

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Re: Jetstar "white knuckle" orbit during MEL storm

09 Mar 2010 22:42

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/jetstar-flight-stuck-circling-for-nearly-an-hou
r-during-weekend-hailstorm/story-e6frf7jo-1225838695157

> The journo, other than having poor grammar skills, doesn't say why this flight
> was a "white knuckle" experience.

I couldn't work out what was supposed to be white knuckled about it either.

> You know what IS a white knuckle experience? Approaching JFK and you're in cloud
> or fog all the way in from 30,000ft til touchdown, and it's bumpy all the way
> in...

JFK is easy, though the Canarsie is a bit odd. Just take lots and lots of
gas, 'cos your flight plan and the actual route you fly are unlikely to
have much of a relationship.

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Marts

09 Mar 2010 20:05

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/jetstar-flight-stuck-circling-for-nearly-an-hou
r-during-weekend-hailstorm/story-e6frf7jo-1225838695157

The journo, other than having poor grammar skills, doesn't say why this flight
was a "white knuckle" experience.

Was the aircraft IN the storm and trying to find a way to land, or was it merely
orbiting outside of Melbourne waiting for a break to commence its approach?

You know what IS a white knuckle experience? Approaching JFK and you're in cloud
or fog all the way in from 30,000ft til touchdown, and it's bumpy all the way
in...

Re: Jetstar "white knuckle" orbit during MEL storm

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