Anyone on BA492 today (25th Feb) LHR-GIB
Feb 26, 2019, 3:14 am
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Feb 26, 2019, 3:35 am
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I think that was nervous laughter whilst buttocks were being tightly clenched. As for the creaking, I wonder how much stress the wings and fuselage were going through at the time, with engines on full power too!
Feb 26, 2019, 3:57 am
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Feb 26, 2019, 6:14 am
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Seem to recall one of our lurking pilots mentioning GIB as an airport which can give problems. Think it was something to do with the convergence of the two seas plus the rock which sometimes give strange wind conditions.
Feb 26, 2019, 7:38 am
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Don't think this was the post I was referring to earlier but a search revealed some info from Waterhorse. ''Sometimes airports, indeed some runways have micro-meteorological conditions that can lead to landing problems. Gibraltar and Kos spring to mind here.'' from this thread.
Feb 26, 2019, 8:31 am
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Feb 27, 2019, 3:59 am
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The creaking sound on the video will be internal cabin fixtures moving around a bit, things like the overhead bins and also the seat units moving against the attachments to the cabin floor. Seeing as they're all rated to +16G in an accident, nothing to worry about from a bit of wing-wobble.