WestJet 737 almost gets its feet wet at St. Maarten

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/13/2017 at 09:59 • Filed to: planelopnik

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A WestJet 737 gets it wrong at St. Maarten in low-ceiling, windy conditions. The pilots executed a go-around and landed safely about 45 minutes later after changing their underwear. Unfortunately, the video starts after they’ve powered up for the go-around.

These !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! give you a better idea of just how close to the water they got.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 10:03

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Those pilots almost had their reputations sullied.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 03/13/2017 at 10:08

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Jcarr > Ash78, voting early and often 03/13/2017 at 10:12

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They’re boeing to have to answer some questions.

whoarder is tellurium > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 10:21

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Is there a “TOO LOW - WATER!” call out?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Ash78, voting early and often 03/13/2017 at 11:29

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hehehe

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 11:48

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facw > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 12:15

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Obviously we need to replace all 737s with Be-200s. These will be heady days in Taganrog.

BorkBorkBjork > facw 03/13/2017 at 18:34

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A world where every plane is replaced by Berievs is a future I want to live in!

BorkBorkBjork > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 18:38

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St. Maarten is a damn difficult strip to land on, so this is unsurprising (albeit unnerving). You may think that the big flat ocean on lead-up makes approach easy, but winds and thermals over water can be unpredictable at best.

Not to mention that whole “mountains on the other end of the runway” thing. I still can’t believe they used to fly 747s out of there.

facw > BorkBorkBjork 03/13/2017 at 18:57

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Not to mention all this shit pilots have to put up with: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/for-anyone-who-plays-flight-sim-or-enjoys-aviation-in-g-1792996196

BorkBorkBjork > facw 03/13/2017 at 19:01

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lol, I saw that video, it’s friggin nuts.

sunnydaysam > ttyymmnn 03/13/2017 at 19:37

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Was that really an ‘incident’? I thought it looked like a great missed approach to one of the most difficult airports in the world.

sunnydaysam > sunnydaysam 03/13/2017 at 19:38

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no blood, no foul, as they say...

ttyymmnn > sunnydaysam 03/13/2017 at 20:05

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I know there are specific definitions for “incident” vs. “accident.” I’m not sure if a simple missed approach/go-round qualifies as an incident or not.