Local news story, not much more info, but some eyewitness reports (new window)

Probably more stupid Arabs doing stupid things caused this.

Probably more stupid Arabs doing stupid things caused this.

2/10 on Troll Scale.

Gotta love MSNBC... the caption at the bottom by the video says near Dubai International airport in Saudi Arabia

Plane went DOWN. And yet they call it UPS.

/It's almost ironic.

I'm trying to figure out how this is FARK-worthy...

Rinzetsu: Probably more stupid Arabs doing stupid things caused this.

2/10 on Troll Scale.

dude I've worked in Libya, Tunisia and UAE (twice) I have the right to make that comment. They're cultures are crazy and promote stupidity. If you have not expereinced the arab worldyou hve no idea.

Good. I hope they hit Fartbama's house.

ok i'm going to bed went out after work and drank with no dinner. totally wasted lol.

No! Not Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown...

Took off, turned around and came back...full of fuel...ouch.

I know I'm old, little behind this whole tech thing. Don't 747's usually have 3 or 4 crew members?

Sounds like they had a cockpit fire after takeoff. Lost all cockpit visibility in the thick smoke and couldn't see outside or their instruments. Went into the ground but fought it all the way down.

Stuff like this gives pilots nightmares.

Well FedEx did a number in Narita last year with a MD-11.

hicksfa2: ThatsTheJoke.jpg

Still don't get it, care to spoon-feed a brutha? :)

But will I still get my sewing machine delivered on time?

Charlie Freak: Hmm... 747s don't easily crash. The article has next to zero information, but for a 747 to go down in the desert, I'm thinking either a maintenance or load shift issue, possibly a cabin fire.

So almost anything. Thanks for your expert opinion. Get back to the Fry-O-Lator

silent sunday: Took off, turned around and came back...full of fuel...ouch.

I know I'm old, little behind this whole tech thing. Don't 747's usually have 3 or 4 crew members?

Newer versions, I think starting with the -400, only require two pilots. A flight to Koln must be short enough to only require 2 and not require a 3rd for inflight rest.

silent sunday Quote 2010-09-03 07:23:48 PM
Took off, turned around and came back...full of fuel...ouch.

I know I'm old, little behind this whole tech thing. Don't 747's usually have 3 or 4 crew members?

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Nope only 2 pilots needed to fly the 6-7 hour flight to Germany in the newer 747-400

Big Al: silent sunday Quote 2010-09-03 07:23:48 PM
Took off, turned around and came back...full of fuel...ouch.

I know I'm old, little behind this whole tech thing. Don't 747's usually have 3 or 4 crew members?

>>>

Nope only 2 pilots needed to fly the 6-7 hour flight to Germany in the newer 747-400

Flight Control: Flight 209 you're clear for takeoff.

Clarence Oveur: Roger.

Roger Murdock: Huh?

FC: LA departure frequency 123.9.

Clarence Oveur: Roger.

Roger Murdock: Huh?

Victor Basta: Request vector, over.

Clarence Oveur: What?

FC: Flight 209 clear for vector 324.

Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.

Clarence Oveur: Roger, Roger, what's our vector, victor?

FC: Now we're in radio clearance, over.

Clarence Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur, over.

Victor Basta: Roger.

Roger Murdock: Huh?

FC: Roger, over.

Clarence Oveur: What?

Roger Murdock: Huh?

Victor Basta: Who?

Brown can do this for you.

/yeeeeh!

/fap

The state news agency WAM

Batman's now in Dubai?

95629: Sounds like they had a cockpit fire after takeoff. Lost all cockpit visibility in the thick smoke and couldn't see outside or their instruments. Went into the ground but fought it all the way down.

Stuff like this gives pilots nightmares.

That was stupid, they should have engaged the autopilot



//hot

Probably more stupid Arabs doing stupid things caused this.

2/10 on Troll Scale.

dude I've worked in Libya, Tunisia and UAE (twice) I have the right to make that comment. They're cultures are crazy and promote stupidity. If you have not expereinced the arab worldyou hve no idea.

Oh - pardon me. You apparently have enough world experience to make off hand racist comments. I'm sure they are all odd there, especially in Dubai... where most of the people are from India. Don't even get me started on those idiots. And, don't call me dude.

95629: Sounds like they had a cockpit fire after takeoff. Lost all cockpit visibility in the thick smoke and couldn't see outside or their instruments. Went into the ground but fought it all the way down.

Stuff like this gives pilots nightmares.

Yep.

The only time I've ever felt my heart race in the Sim was when I did smoke in the cockpit training for the first time.

We're cool with not being able to see outside.

We're not cool with not being able to see at all.

Cast Away II

Rinzetsu: Probably more stupid Arabs doing stupid things caused this.

2/10 on Troll Scale.

dude I've worked in Libya, Tunisia and UAE (twice) I have the right to make that comment. They're cultures are crazy and promote stupidity. If you have not expereinced the arab worldyou hve no idea.

Oh - pardon me. You apparently have enough world experience to make off hand racist comments. I'm sure they are all odd there, especially in Dubai... where most of the people are from India. Don't even get me started on those idiots. And, don't call me dude.

He's a Turk. What do you expect?

/note: ensure your sarcasm detector is engaged to prevent head asplosion

A more intelligent thread...

http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=51293

/unlike MONSTERTRUCK's link...

It was full of volleyballs.

Most racist ad campaign ever

hicksfa2: the_colonel: silent sunday: Took off, turned around and came back...full of fuel...ouch.

I know I'm old, little behind this whole tech thing. Don't 747's usually have 3 or 4 crew members?

Newer versions, I think starting with the -400, only require two pilots. A flight to Koln must be short enough to only require 2 and not require a 3rd for inflight rest.

Actually cargo carriers tend to be exempt from this rule. I had a buddy who's father was a FedEx jockey in A300's, and typically what would happen is that on long stuff like that, there may be 3 pilots, but in the event of there being two they would alternate sleeping while enroute. Don't quote me on it though, there's a lot of stuff pilots do that the FAA doesn't want, need, or have to know about.

They are not exempt. Even if they sleep enroute (still frowned upon by FAA), it doesn't get them around the flight hours in 24 hour requirement. It just means they're tired.