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Author:  HeatherKay [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Accidental take-off
Oops.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 246544.stm

:D
Author:  Nick [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.


He had a retured pilot onboard. That probably did it.
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.

The co-pilot was running Windows. ;)
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Linux_User wrote:
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.

The co-pilot was running Windows. ;)


That was my thought too :lol:
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
pcernie wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.

The co-pilot was running Windows. ;)


That was my thought too :lol:


Picture the scene...the co-pilot freezes, the plane takes off and lands again 9 seconds later. After the plane lands, the co-pilot gets a message...."Windows has recovered from a serious error." :lol: :lol:
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
^ 'Would you like to send Microsoft an error report?' :lol:
Author:  adidan [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Quote:
But the co-pilot froze and failed to close the throttle meaning it took off.

An investigation into the incident in May at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire, decided that no one could be blamed.

Mmmkay... So they pinpoint the co-pilots lack of action then say nobody can be blamed even though they just blamed the co-pilot...

Riiiiighhtt...
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Linux_User wrote:
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.

The co-pilot was running Windows. ;)

ME to be precise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO-IOUEVirI

She's the one in the middle :lol:
Author:  veato [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
That looked proper scary. But does anyone else think the 'froze' line is a bit if a lie and the co-pilot actually wanted to lift for a few seconds? Might be the only change he ever gets to 'fly' one of those!
Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
veato wrote:
That looked proper scary. But does anyone else think the 'froze' line is a bit if a lie and the co-pilot actually wanted to lift for a few seconds? Might be the only change he ever gets to 'fly' one of those!


If you read the story you'll see that both pilots are retired RAF who actually flew these planes.

Perhaps the co-pilot was just having a senior moment and recalling the good old days.
Author:  james016 [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Maybe it's Otto from Airplane. 8-)
Author:  phantombudgie [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
Linux_User wrote:
Nick wrote:
He "froze". :? I don't quite understand.

The co-pilot was running Windows. ;)


The police report will conclude:

"He has performed an illegal operation and must be shut down."
Author:  PaulKey [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
I saw this event posted somewhere else with comments from (supposedly knowlegable) people, I'm guessing ex fliers, who suggested that all might not be as it seems and said that the flaps appeared to be set for take off, not a controlled taxi down the runway for a photo-shoot.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Accidental take-off
If the copilot didn't respond to being told to throttle back, why didn't the pilot immediately do it himself? If neither of them was licensed to fly, surely they'd have planned some safety margin with the speed.
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