Looks like some passengers and crew went for a wild ride before pulling into the gate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StZVDUck9M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StZVDUck9M
Nah! He just put his friends upto itWere you the pilot, Chris?Be honest - you planned to do that!
Well I don't work there anymore so it wasn't me. Plus I never flew the -700 model. (It would have been fun on my last day though. :lol: )Were you the pilot, Chris?Be honest - you planned to do that!
AlohaWell I don't work there anymore so it wasn't me. Plus I never flew the -700 model. (It would have been fun on my last day though. :lol: )Were you the pilot, Chris?Be honest - you planned to do that!
Seriously though, I can easily see it happening at that very spot. I parked at those spots a few hundred times and its a tight squeeze. The longer CRJ-700's only park right next to the taxiway in which the A380 was taxiing by. He wasn't pulled all the way in because he has to make a sharp left hand turn to get into the parking spot, and pulling up any further would have brought him too far up.
Not necessarily. The tower really has no way of knowing for sure. Usually they'd say something like "Let that CRJ across on Mike and then proceed on Alpha" or some such. After that it is ultimately the responsibility of the PIC to ensure they don't crash into things.AlohaWell I don't work there anymore so it wasn't me. Plus I never flew the -700 model. (It would have been fun on my last day though. :lol: )Were you the pilot, Chris?Be honest - you planned to do that!
Seriously though, I can easily see it happening at that very spot. I parked at those spots a few hundred times and its a tight squeeze. The longer CRJ-700's only park right next to the taxiway in which the A380 was taxiing by. He wasn't pulled all the way in because he has to make a sharp left hand turn to get into the parking spot, and pulling up any further would have brought him too far up.
Then did the tower err by allowing the air bus to go behind without clearing the smaller plane. It does look like it almost made it.
You of course immediately popped into my mind when I saw that video last night on the 11 PM news, they got a copy just before signing off for the evening, so I had already seen the vid in the first post.Well I don't work there anymore so it wasn't me. Plus I never flew the -700 model. (It would have been fun on my last day though. :lol: )
Even with a seatbelt on you probably still could have gotten whiplash from that. That was a very sudden, violent, and unexpected movement.Pays to "keep your seat belt fastened until aircraft is parked at the gate, and the pilot has turned off the 'fasten seat belt sign'.........." No kidding, you coulda got whiplash.
I can hear the ambulance-chaser attorneys now...........
I'm guessing, but Pilot In Command. Or maybe if you prefer, Pilot In Charge.What do the initials PIC mean?
Well for better or for worse, one thing we can be assured of is a whole new set of rules whenever one of these oversize jumbo's taxis. Perhaps, a more restricted taxi speed, or Port Authority "pilot" vehicles or even in the extreme, wingwalkers to guide the aircraft through these tight quarters.Not necessarily. The tower really has no way of knowing for sure. Usually they'd say something like "Let that CRJ across on Mike and then proceed on Alpha" or some such. After that it is ultimately the responsibility of the PIC to ensure they don't crash into things.AlohaWell I don't work there anymore so it wasn't me. Plus I never flew the -700 model. (It would have been fun on my last day though. :lol: )Were you the pilot, Chris?Be honest - you planned to do that!
Seriously though, I can easily see it happening at that very spot. I parked at those spots a few hundred times and its a tight squeeze. The longer CRJ-700's only park right next to the taxiway in which the A380 was taxiing by. He wasn't pulled all the way in because he has to make a sharp left hand turn to get into the parking spot, and pulling up any further would have brought him too far up.
Then did the tower err by allowing the air bus to go behind without clearing the smaller plane. It does look like it almost made it.
In this case I think FAA might have a little explaining to do on why they gave JFK a waiver to allow operation of the 380 in those tight quarters. The taxiway spacing there does not meet FAA's own standard and hence the need for waiver.
That's what I'm guessing too - but what do I know?I'm guessing, but Pilot In Command. Or maybe if you prefer, Pilot In Charge.What do the initials PIC mean?
Yep. Pilot In Command.I'm guessing, but Pilot In Command. Or maybe if you prefer, Pilot In Charge.What do the initials PIC mean?
I noticed that too, impressive.Color me impressed though, that Airbus stopped on a dime.
I can picture the situation in the cockpit as words like "merde" and "mon dieu" reverberated across it.I noticed that too, impressive.Color me impressed though, that Airbus stopped on a dime.
I'm sure that a lot more colorful language, only in a language we all speak and understand, could have been heard in the cabin of the smaller plane.I can picture the situation in the cockpit as words like "merde" and "mon dieu" reverberated across it.I noticed that too, impressive.Color me impressed though, that Airbus stopped on a dime.
More like "we just got flipped with 90 degrees we didn't want"On the air what was spoken from the cockpit of the CRJ was something like "Send out the truck. We have been hit by Air France".
The tail saw a fair amount of damage; such that it will need some major repair work before its fit to fly again.This is an airport fender-bender... I wonder what kind of damage you could expect, broken hydros, tears in the tail, those landing gears will probably need checked, and the vomit bags replaced :lol:
He had wing damage, so he wasn't going anywhere even if the NTSB had said "we don't need to see the plane for our inspections." The Air France plane will need work before it can fly again.I'm guessing that Airbus got pulled off the tarmac for NTSB inspection, poor pax probably had to wait for AirFrance to try and get another plane out.
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