JetBlue 1416 LGB-AUS: Emergency Landing at LGB
Sep 22, 2014, 11:48 am
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I think on the video I heard the captain / FO over the tannoy saying 'brace' when they were on short final?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbEi4hQMw78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbEi4hQMw78
Although, all that being said...as a pilot, looking at the videos, that was about as normal of a landing as you can get. No major obstacles hurdled on short final, etc. Not taking away from him his decision to get down fast...but I think people have gone a little overboard comparing him to Sully. Did he land with one engine or were they both functional?
Sep 22, 2014, 11:56 am
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I doubt it. The flight attendants are trained to repeat the command to brace until the aircraft comes to a halt.
Sep 22, 2014, 2:55 pm
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Yes my guess is there is a standard procedure for emergency landings that involves the FAs saying "brace."
The video I saw includes a pilot on the PA saying "We've had an engine failure. We're returning to Long Beach. We will try to clear the smoke out of the cabin (not 100% verbatim)." That's why I think they had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
The video I saw includes a pilot on the PA saying "We've had an engine failure. We're returning to Long Beach. We will try to clear the smoke out of the cabin (not 100% verbatim)." That's why I think they had a pretty good idea of what was going on.