BA B777 Wheelie on Landing
Sep 7, 20, 11:49 am
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BA B777 Wheelie on Landing
Despite the grim current situation this BA pilot made me smile today. I am sure the fun police will be along to say that this is not big or clever but it did look very well controlled to this untrained eye.
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Sep 7, 20, 12:08 pm
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Sep 7, 20, 1:39 pm
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How very unexciting! Aerodynamic braking was SOP on the Vulcan, of course.
I can think of a few random reasons why the PH decided to do that, but I wont waste keyboard time.
I can think of a few random reasons why the PH decided to do that, but I wont waste keyboard time.
Sep 7, 20, 1:53 pm
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BA 777 Wheelie on Landing -> BA B777 Wheelie on Landing
I've tweaked the thread title, to prevent anyone expecting a thread about a runaway cabin bag on the Stockholm flight ..... 
Sep 7, 20, 2:48 pm
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Jerry from BJ TV is a legendary ****end among spotters. Pay him no heed.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up! Looks more like the first though.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up!
Looks more like the first though.
Sep 7, 20, 3:21 pm
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Sep 7, 20, 3:33 pm
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Jerry from BJ TV is a legendary ****end among spotters. Pay him no heed.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up! Looks more like the first though.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up!
Looks more like the first though.From the 787 Flight Crew Training Manual (yes I know it's a 777, but the principle applies to all Boeing aircraft): "Holding the nose up after touchdown for aerodynamic braking is not an effective braking technique and results in high nose gear sink rates upon brake application and reduced braking effectiveness".
Sorry that a "child of the magenta line" had to correct you. Manuals aside, in six years of flying Boeing aircraft, not once have I ever heard the term "aerodynamic braking" used by anybody. It's not a Vulcan.
Sep 7, 20, 5:33 pm
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From the 787 Flight Crew Training Manual (yes I know it's a 777, but the principle applies to all Boeing aircraft): "Holding the nose up after touchdown for aerodynamic braking is not an effective braking technique and results in high nose gear sink rates upon brake application and reduced braking effectiveness".
Does this reason still apply, and does it lie beneath that warning?
Sep 8, 20, 1:28 am
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Jerry from BJ TV is a legendary ****end among spotters. Pay him no heed.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up! Looks more like the first though.
It's not a wheelie for God's sake, it's aerodynamic braking, keep the nose up and spare the brakes as needed. The trick is to gently lower the nose as speed decays. It's an old school trick no longer encouraged as it takes a little more hands on skill than the "children of the magenta line" are trained to.
Either that or they completely messed the landing up!
Looks more like the first though.I like the enthusiasm of Jerry on Big Jet TV. Even through the quiet flying days of lockdown he was still there showing old footage and trying to entertain his followers. He gets some good film and always seems to be there to watch planes head to the scrapyard or when a new one arrives from the Boeing or Airbus factory. Definitely worth a look, especially those of us who have not been near an airport for some months.
