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Difficult conditions, but you would certainly have felt that one. Probably a 6-7/10 as everyone walked away. As you walk past the flight deck on the way out after a landing like that, just ask the pilots "was that a landing or were we shot down?". It always goes down well!
Difficult conditions, but you would certainly have felt that one. Probably a 6-7/10 as everyone walked away. As you walk past the flight deck on the way out after a landing like that, just ask the pilots "was that a landing or were we shot down?". It always goes down well!
I remember chatting to a passenger once who was on the BA 777 which came down short of the runway after that fuel gelling issue a few years ago. He described the sudden drop out of the air and how he shattered a few teeth as the plane came down and lost part of its landing gear. One to forget in a hurry that.
The thing is I often try to fly BA simply because I am under the illusion that they will have the best pilots who can land in all conditions and won't be silly under pressure. The reality is that all pilots are good (in the main) and even flying budget airlines you are still safer than being in the hands of the local taxi drivers who thinks he is Michael Schumacher when he runs you to the hotel at the destination. It is my understanding that a large majority of plane crashes are actually pilot error anyway!
Yep as I said I didn't want to be under any illusion that BA had the best pilots. I've spoken to many pilots in many bars in various hotels around the World and they are generally really intelligent and friendly people regardless of carrier.