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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Kai Tek landing
DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP

Joined on April 27 2012
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Kamloops, BC Canada

1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs, 356.0 hours online
1,059 legs, 5,397.6 hours ACARS
15 legs, 48.6 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total
15 legs dispatched, 24.4 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 06 2012 12:00 ET by Bill Gardiner
one of your 727 drivers landing at Kai Tek...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkTwYc3SLY

A nasty approach and even worse landing but all the passengers were really happy when they got to the gate...

Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400
DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
E-MAIL

Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs, 1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs, 1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on July 06 2012 20:18 ET by Andrew Vane
Nice vid Bill. I bet you were glad to have those short field capabilities in the Mighty 727!

"You're sinking....you're sinking"

I usually get "glideslope....glideslope" on my approaches. Just call me 4-red Vane!


DVA1884
Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 05 2004

"X-Plane 11.41, Windows 10"
Topeka, KS

79 legs, 125.2 hours
25 legs, 40.9 hours online
65 legs, 103.9 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on July 07 2012 13:54 ET by John Stockton
Bill, Thanks for posting. It was entertaining.

Andrew Vane wrote:

Just call me 4-red Vane!
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