George B Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Some may not have seen this video This is the original footage from air traffic controller Personally I'd prefer a bit more safety margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vk3auu Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 They were probably only using half power as it didn't appear to have much load on the wings. The pilot may have overestimated the amount of runway available. Perhaps he was trying to save fuel. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Macnoz Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Also on you tube YouTube - Close call! and there is discussion around this on the GA off shoot forum under a posting I made called "now would be a good time to rotate" I believe it was earlier than Feb this year however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Yeah she's been around a while that vid. Great comment about saving film for the crash :ah_oh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Longden Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Its a classic clip now. I have heard reports that the clunk sound near the end is that of a controller reaching for the crash alarm... I still wonder how they got the bloody thing off the ground considering she was in ground effect in the dirt at the end of the runway.. My guess is they used vodka instead of kero... Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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