A321 High Speed Landing

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/20/2014 at 11:48 • Filed to: Planelopnik

This A321 had an unspecified fault that prevented the flaps from extending fully on landing. Fire crews rolled, and the plane landed without incident at Lanarca. Spoilers deployed as they should, and the plane stopped safely. It would be interesting to know what happened. I would wager, though, that this sort of situation is practiced in the simulator.

DISCUSSION (6)

Bad Idea Hat > ttyymmnn
06/20/2014 at 12:01

I did that one time in FSX in the PMDG 737, just for kicks.

NEVER AGAIN.

It was scary enough on my computer, in my comfortable office, with no chance of personal injury. Pilots are so massively underpaid.

Slave2anMG > Bad Idea Hat
06/20/2014 at 12:48

Underpaid, indeed. Not sure I'd want a job where 150+ lives are in my hands every day...

2222222222212 > ttyymmnn
06/20/2014 at 13:07

That was pretty crazy looking. I wonder what it fealt like as a passenger.

Also, at 44 seconds, backfire!

Chteelers > Bad Idea Hat
06/20/2014 at 13:45

Out of curiosity and ignorance, can you elaborate on what makes it so scary? The video above doesn't look that dramatic. Is it just difficult to fly the correct approach slope, or does the aircraft bbehave in a diffuclt way?

Bad Idea Hat > Chteelers
06/20/2014 at 14:01

I've been taking time off of FSX lately, so my numbers are from bad memory, but I remember a lot of my approaches being in the 135 knots range, +/- 5 knots. Without flaps, you're looking at speeds of around 40-60 knots higher, depending on weight. That's a lot more speed to carry, and a lot more force required of the brakes to stop the aircraft. It's not impossible, and for an experienced pilot it's probably not the most difficult thing they'll ever do, but it's scary to have to deal with everything happening at a 40% higher rate of speed. Hard to account for when you're used to doing things the normal way.

Which is why pilots train yearly for just this type of issue.

Chteelers > Bad Idea Hat
06/20/2014 at 14:49

So kind of like approaching a 180 turn at the end of a long straight, and then finding a squishy brake pedal?