dterrick 0 #1 September 4, 2003 http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?id=BEF550EE-8874-4E85-A564-02697EF3B94C Ahem... these are 'trained professionals'??? This story first came to me via the CSPA chat list a few minutes ago courtesy of John. R. Smith - local skydiver... and he said QuoteBelieve it or not... I was so dumbfounded by what we were watching... I just stood there like a dummy!!!!! Neat to see this has become public... everybody around here seemed to be trying to hush it up! But god help us if a skydiver has a cutaway... instant flood of calls to 911. F**king Whuffo's! John ...and then he said: QuoteThey were soon "lined up" with the runway at Vernon airport, and pilots at that airfield reported the Air Canada jet appeared on the approach to land there, he said. However, the board has not determined whether the crew did try to touch down at the wrong airport. Let's see... the gear and flaps were all observed to be down... I'd say that pretty much confirms they were planning to touch, dontcha think? Oh... and he was certainly lower than the altitude quoted... that was probably the altitude that both Kelowna Tower and Vancouver Centre lost him on radar While I wasn't around back then, we had a similar problem at our Dropzone 20 years ago... (well, Runway 32L - the sports car one - not 32R, the skydiving one) http://airsports.fai.org/aug2000/aug200004.html see the attached picture ... that photo was NOT taken with a very long lens Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #2 September 4, 2003 Ya.... the Gimly incident came to my mind when I read about the Vernon near miss.... As I recall, a good friend of mine was there at Gimly when it happened!!!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #3 September 4, 2003 Wasn't Gimli the name of the airstrip that the drug runners landed at in Cutaway? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #4 September 4, 2003 Quote Wasn't Gimli the name of the airstrip that the drug runners landed at in Cutaway? I dunno. I guess I'm just a 'bad' skydiver cause I haven't ever seen the movie. We do have a Curtiss C-46 Commando that's based out of CYGM and it's old and ugly enough to be a drug plane - but I'd sure rather it be used as a boogie plane... cargo doors and all -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #5 September 4, 2003 And thats why we jump out "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #6 September 5, 2003 And to think that Transport Canada is trying to force every commercial flying operation in Canada - including DZs - to conform to Air Canada's business practices. Isn't Air Canada currently trying to recover from bankruptsy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #7 September 5, 2003 I was at home, and watched the airbus coming in from my window. He was LOW! There was no question about whether or not he intended to land on that approach. He gave everyone in the circuit a nasty scare. As I've heard it, everyone was telling him he was in the wrong place, and he ignored them until the last minute. I know what airline I don't want to be on... Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #8 September 5, 2003 QuoteAs I've heard it, everyone was telling him he was in the wrong place, and he ignored them until the last minute. I know what airline I don't want to be on... Yikes...not only wrong but stubborn too? and now, something I found that I saved from an email... > > > > > One day, the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold > >short of the runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, > >turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted > >comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little > >plane. Did you make it all by yourself?" > > Our hero the Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came > >back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing > >like that and I'll have enough parts for another one." > > > > There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority > >landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit > >peaked". > > Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two > >behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah", the pilot remarked, " > >the dreaded 7-engine approach". > > > > A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While > >attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your > >last known position?" > > Student: "When I was number one for takeoff". > > > > Taxiing down the tarmac, the DC10 abruptly stopped, turned around > >and returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. > >A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant what the problem was. > >"The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," explained > >the flight attendant," and it took us a while to find a new pilot." > > > > "Flight 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 degrees.." > > "But Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up > >here?" > > "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?" > > Metinks i should get my private ticket and fly MYSELF -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swanee 0 #9 September 7, 2003 no --Bimini is where they landed in "Cutaway" Swanee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
