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Re: Another Airbus down ....

Walt Davidson wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:20:55 +0100, Yeti <yeti@ayrshore.com> wrote:
>
>> Jim GM4DHJ ...at home wrote:
>>> ANOTHER airbus down in the Indian Ocean 150 lost .... how many more must
die
>>> before they are all grounded ? ......
>>>
>>>
>> A Yemeni A310, landing in bad weather.
>
> Are you saying the weather has to be good for Airbuses to land safely?
>
> I remember a few years ago landing at Heraklion in an Airbus 310 in a
> strong crosswind.  The aircraft did a 50 ft (estimated) one-wheeled
> bounce, which put my back out, before stopping near the end of the
> runway with full braking and reverse thrust applied.

Did you ever fly on that old bird called the Trident? It was supposed to
be capable of take off and landing in any conditions. What happened to
that idea?

Dave

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