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Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:08 pm**

Tonight Jamie and Adam see if they can land a Aircraft with just been told what to do from the Tower....
don't look good from what i see lol on at 9:30pm ( yes they are in a sim)

Todd

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:39 pm**

ps. This is on Discovery channel...

for those unfortunate enough to not have Sky Digital. I only have UHF, so I get to watch horse racing instead... JOY! <_<

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:50 pm**

Hey guys,

I am going to have to watch it. Should have some cool things on it B-)

It is a one hour special on aeroplanes.

Cheers
Daniel

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:57 pm**

I've seen it, it's rather interesting, as they try 3 scenarios.

First without any help what so ever - control test
2nd With ATC help
3rd using A/P

good episode though, one of the better recent ones. But jeez - can't go by a mythbuster thread without saying that kari is hot.

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:19 pm**

Yea you are right Kari is hot.... :wub:

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:21 pm**

Is Kari the Asian guy? :lol:

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:31 pm**

No thats Grant

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:50 pm**

Yeah text doesn't show humour very well. I was joking, but never mind.

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:14 pm**

woohoo.... they turned trackside off!! I'll get to watch it afterall!

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:42 pm**

Unfortunately I saw this thread a bit to late...I guess it will be repeated sometime

victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Jun 2 2008, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah text doesn't show humour very well. I was joking, but never mind.

Hahaha I got it :lol:

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:48 pm**

how would an ATC person know how to fly a commercial airliner?

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:11 pm**

Some controllers are pilots, i know of a few

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:45 pm**

Good Episode.

In a nutshell Jamie & Adam each try it cold, no briefing no experience and an airbus sim as well by the look. They both completely arsed it.

Next time around they are talked down by a controller with flying experience and both nailed the landing - manually/visually no navaids. Jamies was especially sweet. Afterwards they were briefly shown how to do it using the autopilot.

Highlight of the episode - PAC 750XL used for the "Point Break" skydiving myths, go Kiwi! http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/048357.html

Other highlight Kari Byron :drool:

Jamie

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:22 am**

If you are like me and don't have Sky, you can watch the landing on youtube, just search "mythbusters land plane". It seems to be Episode 94 from my research, but seems no one has uploaded the complete episode to youtube at this stage

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:45 am**

I love mythbusters.
Definitely my kind of program (especially cause of the science factor)

There are some real goodies

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:30 pm**

The people you know do they fly big commercial jets or little cessnas? because just a bit different and all the planes are different.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:07 pm**

QUOTE

for those unfortunate enough to not have Sky Digital. I only have UHF, so I get to watch horse racing instead... JOY![/quote]
Yeah I saw the advert for it but was watching the final of LOST on my computer at the time... can the full MB episode be found online anywhere?

QUOTE

can't go by a mythbuster thread without saying that kari is hot.[/quote]
I'm pretty sure she's the reason most people watch the show

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:44 pm

by deeknow

Albatross wrote:
QUOTE (Albatross @ Jun 3 2008, 08:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you are like me and don't have Sky, you can watch the landing on youtube

Heh, funny, those guys have got a great job. Would love to see the rest of it if anyone spots it turning up on YouTube.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:44 pm

by jastheace

watched it a couple of weeks ago here in OZ, as the ATC said, now days with all the automation built in, you would be able to be told what buttons to press and the plane would almost do it all it's self. i did enjoy it though, that sky diver was moving though, man the speed he went past!!!

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:14 pm

by Anthony

I would have liked to have seen this, but our Sky's been down for about a week (our satellite dish is visibly misaligned).
Aside from illegal means, I'd like to get this online - any ideas?
I will try looking.

Cheers
Anthony

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Myth Busters (landing a Aircraft)