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About a near crash in 2001, you might have heard, the longest glide by commercial aircraft after fuel runs out. 32 min read for the whole story.
by xrayarx 4y ago
About a near crash in 2001, you might have heard, the longest glide by commercial aircraft after fuel runs out. 32 min read for the whole story.
- Overtonwindow 4y agoWhat I also loved was that the Captain had once been arrested for marijuana trafficking with his airplane. Total bad ass.
- holler 4y agoWas visualizing the cabin during that last 360 circle, followed by the "slew" maneuver, must have been surreal.
- doctor_eval 4y agoMe too, despite knowing the rule “aviate, navigate, communicate”, I was hoping that the captain was explaining what was going on to the passengers but then I remembered: no power, no PA
- Simon_O_Rourke 4y agoWhat is it about Canadian commercial jets having to glide to a landing after running out of fuel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
- cperciva 4y agoCanada doesn't have the best aircraft pilots, but we definitely have the world's best glider pilots.