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Old Jan 11, 2013, 6:11 am
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mridley2
 
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Originally Posted by DL2SXM
Looks like the DL pilots did an amazing job of getting that 777 down on a dot of an Island in the middle of the Atlantic, especially after piloting the plane for X amount of hours. Tremendous skill and great job.
^^^^^^

Absolutely right. You're talking about a 777 here. That is a big mother freaking plane. To manuever that bird from 35K+ feet down to a tiny island in the middle of the atlantic ocean all on one engine aiming for 10k feet of runway space. Incredible feat I say. Good Job delta pilots.

not to mention ASI isn't exactly equipped to handle 300 pax who unexpectedly arrive. Thanks for the report african7
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