tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post7879820604269305474..comments2024-03-09T20:40:14.660+11:00Comments on The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel: Plane landing on water animation with voices - US Airways - 1549Tim Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-81669010151563213262009-03-12T12:58:00.000+11:002009-03-12T12:58:00.000+11:00Cool as the proverbial cucumber. I read the interv...Cool as the proverbial cucumber. <BR/><BR/>I read the interview where this amazing pilot explained the very fine balancing act required of all his trim, speed heading etc settings to land as he did.<BR/><BR/>It gave a perfect illustration of how focused he was on flying the plane. Focus that left little opportunity for anything else and his voice in this reflects that.<BR/><BR/>An amazing bit of flying considering how bad water landings can go if you remember Ethiopian Airlines 767 attempting a water landing off the Grand Comoro Island and cartwheeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-34527292064799021522009-03-12T10:42:00.000+11:002009-03-12T10:42:00.000+11:00thanks to the email comment that reminded me that ...thanks to the email comment that reminded me that Peterborough is in the UK and Teterboro is an airport in the New Jersey meadowlands areaTim Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-52410988739960844612009-03-11T18:11:00.000+11:002009-03-11T18:11:00.000+11:00somoltizI agree with Madame Boot these guys are so...somoltizI agree with Madame Boot these guys are so cool, they inflect zero panic in their voicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-14523347137378376342009-03-11T14:44:00.000+11:002009-03-11T14:44:00.000+11:00they must recruit for a very specific personality ...they must recruit for a very specific personality type over at air traffic control, would love to look at the results of the psychometric tests they give these guysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com