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Originally Posted by dong20  No, at least not to my knowledge in an aviation sense at least though I did have a rather close shave on an approach when doing my PPL. In this instance it's mostly that I regularly fly into and out of Heathrow (last time a week back) and I live on the approach path. Also, this incident caught my attention a little more that usual because of its unusual nature and 'familiar' surroundings, if that makes any sense. Also the odd coincidence of HB being in China.
I also used to be a GA pilot many years back so one could say I have a pseudo professional interest. It's just adding those factors together.
Random 'chance' has caused me to count my blessings in other incidents though. |
Ahh, didn't know you were a pilot. Is PPL some sort of training test?
I remember a flight approach path that goes over the Kew Gardens and is a rather densly populated area. I'd be very interested in why the plane stalled as well. If it stalled any sooner we'd be asking about you as well as Headbang I guess.
As a passenger it must be quite upsetting seeing that hulk of a wreck out your airplane window as you take off or worse, land at Heathrow. It brings me images of the airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica where cannibalized crashed planes are within eyesight of the take off taxiways.