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PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:39 am
by brownbox
A Freedom Air 737 has just made an emergency landing at Hamilton Intl (my local airport), after its nosegear failed to go down on landing.

[Admin edit: around this time every year, there are stories, some funny, some bizarre, some stupid. Some engender fear or panick.]

See here for the full story
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/sto ... d=10431920














































































































April Fools!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:40 am
by ZK-Brock
Brownbox, your gonna havta watch your back for the next whole year after that! :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:22 am
by Matthew
Good one, you really tricked me :P

Have a Happy April Fools! :D

Matthew

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:04 am
by Ian Warren
Had u mentioned it was an airbus BB , ya would have had me ! :o :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:27 am
by Zöltuger
damn, I had $5 riding on that Sheila

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:30 am
by Brennanx
:o You guys talk about airbuses and their bad auto pilots but its mostly boeings crashing lately. Have a look at Garuda. :plane:

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:36 am
by victor_alpha_charlie
yeah but no matter what type of plane it is, if it's garuda its going to crash. :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:44 pm
by Mattnz
Grr...I promised myself I wouldn't get tricked this year!!! :lol:

And I though that Freedom Air no longer fly the 737!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:04 pm
by Ian Warren
victor_alpha_charlie wrote:yeah but no matter what type of plane it is, if it's garuda its going to crash.  :lol:

The Aussie's are following up on the Garuda incident , there News last week mentioned not 1 off their planes past inspection ! I hav'nt seen or followed up on this , due to that I will never fly Garuda :D had my moments years back , brother had even worst experience , 2 in one family mmmmm "G" I don't think so :rolleyes:

Garuda's advertising logo " Where the bloody hell are ya! " :lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:12 pm
by Chookie
Just heard on the news that the pilots were arguing moments before the Garuda plane crashed

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:38 pm
by Zöltuger
Interesting, just lifted this from the Sydney Morning Herald:
Mr Kurniadi said the black box revealed the captain and first officer were arguing just before the plane came down, with the co-pilot demanding the pilot "go around" and delay the landing.

"There was some argumentation between the co-pilot and the pilot and captain relating with the speed and flaps," he said.

Mr Kurniadi said the flaps did not jam, rather the co-pilot did not put them down properly because the plane was going too fast.


http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/garuda ... 58445.html

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:24 pm
by Draconian
I luv it go from aic joke to serius stuff :blink:

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:29 pm
by Jimmy
lol The title of this thread that got me confused :s

Good thing I read the whoel psot before taking any links, or else I may have felt a little fooled :P

Good on ya BB, someone had to post something like this, and it had to be you :lol: :thumbup:

ahaha