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creator2003 wrote:

QUOTE (creator2003 @ Jun 9 2011,4:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

must of been going out over the motorway side and at that height a loss of power like that could have had a really different outcome, i know when ive had problems in my sim at low level or on takeoff most times i bail hard at some point ...lucky

Remember you are just relying on the eye witness account of joe public. So its hard to interpret their version of what "power loss" and "bank heavily" mean. Not the greatest time to have an engine failure, but everything seems to have worked as it should after it occurred.

Yup ,i think i watch to much aircrash investigation and my simming experience "not great " has had some bad encounters very similar climbing out which in my case end up pretty bad bouncing into the earth ,most cases i still have two engines and the autopilot switch is on or im just way to heavy and a bad climb angle ,ah thats why im not a pilot and they are luckly for the residences of south Auckland ..

deaneb wrote:

QUOTE (deaneb @ Jun 9 2011,4:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Remember you are just relying on the eye witness account of joe public. So its hard to interpret their version of what "power loss" and "bank heavily" mean. Not the greatest time to have an engine failure, but everything seems to have worked as it should after it occurred.

Good call there Deane - I happened to be working on radar during the emergency and whilst not controlling the aircraft, I listened in on the frequency. The pilots appeared calm and collected throughout and there was no evidence of extreme manoeuvring on the radar screen. The pilots said they had a 'suspected severe compressor stall on the left engine' which would account for the "fireballs" reported by the public. I wandered out to our crewroom which looks out toward the threshold of 05R, just in time to see the 767 make a textbook assymetric landing, closely followed by a veritable parade of Rescue Fire vehicles!!

spongebob206 wrote:

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jun 9 2011,3:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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Wonder if it was the one I flew on last week to Sydney? We had a lighting strike on the left wing at about 10000 ft decending into Sydney. Very impressive to watch, bright blue. The noise was so loud.

I enjoyed it but I think the other 200+ passengers poo'ed their pants One was actually sick after it.

I was on that flight! First time i've come across a lightning strike like that - my av-geek brain was telling me 'no problem, these things are designed to cope' :-)

I remember the chunderer too!

husker wrote:

QUOTE (husker @ Jun 9 2011,5:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was on that flight! First time i've come across a lightning strike like that - my av-geek brain was telling me 'no problem, these things are designed to cope' :-)

I remember the chunderer too!

Awesome aye, what an experience.
Poor lady though, no lining left