ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video
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Published 2007-05-02
This incident was video recorded by Simon Lowe. 233 people where on board this jet bound for Lanzarote. The number 2 engine sucks in one bird (a crow or corvid) as the plane rotates off the runway.
T.V. news reports of two herons being sucked in are wrong.
Congratulations to the crew and air-traffic controllers for the calm and professional way they dealt with the situation. Please checkout more video's by me on Flightlevel350.com.
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All Comments (21)
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The most impressive things are the ones you can't see: - Everybody stays calm - The complete radio traffic is stopped after the mayday and only the machine sending mayday is communicating with the tower - The handover between the first and the second tower is done calm - The rescue units are there in time - The drill all the people excercised over and over again pays off. Impressive.
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This video should be the first thing that comes up when somebody googles "professional"
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1:50 "Good Morning, Mayday" Its good to hear they can remain polite during an emergency.
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Those pilots and ATC were absolutely fantastic, calm voices in a very stressful scenario, great video aswell!
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This has to be the best plane incident video ever. You see the bird, you see the flames, you hear the radio, hardly anything is cut, you see the landing, it's great quality.
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The fact a loaded aircraft can maintain enough thrust, airspeed and control to continue take off with a single engine is amazing. The engineering is facilitating.
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Professionalism and composure under pressure. I love how calm every one stays throughout.
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This captain and his crew did an outstanding job. The plane continued as if it were normal and the landing looked perfect. Even the tendency to veer right was handled to perfection. Kudos for this crew! I hope they received a commendation for their efforts.
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BOSS
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I really admire the way the pilots keep their cool during such a sudden and dangerous emergency. I feel safer flying now.
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I love the phrase "Good morning. Mayday." It's like, "Our potentially impendig demise notwithstanding, common displays of common courtesy must be practiced."
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Well done to the flight crew, emergency services and controllers for dealing with the situation calmly and effectively. Also, RIP bird.
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There was a BA 747 flying at over 37,000 over Jakata that sucked in a load of volcanic ash. As only the British could, the pilot came over the PA & said - "Good evening ladies & gentlemen. Errr.... we have a slight problem at the moment in that we have lost all four engines. We are doing our best to address this issue & trust that it will not inconvenience you too much - Thank you." I believe they also continued cabin service during the descent!
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Professionalism at its finest.
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Hey!! who cleared the goddamn bird for takeoff!
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Still one of the best examples of absolute professionalism by the pilots and controllers I've come across. Proper training pays off when things like this happen.
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Thanks! I don't work at the Airport. I filmed this standing on top of a small hill outside of the airport perimeter fence.
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I just want to clap for ages watching this,brilliant airmanship by the pilots and cool calm professionalism by ATC and emergency services.awesome work .
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"approach, good morning" only a British pilot could be that calm after declaring an emergency.
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They thought they was going on holiday, that bird had other ideas.
