Originally Posted by
BillLumberg
A340-800 Flight from MAD-JFK a couple summers ago, pilot aborted the first landing due to the universal "another aircraft on the runway". On approach he banked the plane very suddenly rather hard (I'd say about 45 degrees) starboard before straightening out and spooling the engines back up. If you ask me, he just botched the approach. Second go around was fine.
Some PAX next to me were clearly distressed, but after I proceeded to explain the situation and just how common this occurence is, they calmed down. Though they might have been puckering, I'm sure the 3 crewmembers aboard this C-130 were clenching their butts a little tighter:
http://www.theaviationzone.com/media...al_landing.mov
No arresting hook, only brakes and reverse thrust. They actually reversed the thrust before touching down! No chance for a go around on this approach. A former C-130 pilot told me the starboard wing cleared the control tower by about 5 feet.
I'm almost certain the C130 or any turboprop for that matter can not go into reverse before touchdown. The only airplane I know of that can do that is that Russian Illuyshin, the one with 4 engines on the tail, and possibly early models of the DC-8 (not sure about that one).
I flew the ATR for quite some time, and a low pitch, or reverse pitch condition in the air was a serious emergency, the engine needed to be shut down IMMEDIATELY