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Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by tarifa37
pilots do not always have the luxury of landing below the cloudline
Originally posted by amc621
reply to post by tarifa37
It's just a plane taking off. The pilot you see is landed and he is writing something for his landing or take off.
Seriously did you not get that?
For jetliners flying inside controlled airspace, pilots are still responsible for maintaining a safe distance from other aircraft. They also must strictly follow IFR or Instrument Flight Rules. In this mode of operation, pilots are flying under reduced visibility and must depend on their instruments for additional guidance and information. Though rules of separation vary depending on the airspace in which a jetliner is flying, in general, air traffic controllers and pilots are required to maintain a horizontal distance of 5 nautical miles between 2 aircraft flying at the same altitude. For altitudes at and below 29,000 feet, vertical separation must be maintained at a minimum 1,000 feet. For altitudes above 29,000 feet vertical separation must be maintained at a minimum of 2,000 feet.
Originally posted by amc621
reply to post by spikey
Hey Spikey, take a deep breath. Maybe you should read more, there are PLENTY of landing strips above clouds.
Obviously your not well traveled.
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by amc621
Obviously your not well traveled.
NO, I guess not. Just been flying for over 40 years, 23 of which at a major airline, and before that smaller commuter airlines....that's all.
IT IS AIRBORNE! Period!
Now, all I want to know is what kind of airplane that is? Video is too short, and poor resolution to see any details, to even begin to hazard an educated guess. The control wheel, and column, will be a dead giveaway (if only I were familiar enough with every airplane made...but, alas, I know a lot, but not everything....)
The full documentary might be a starting place.....THEN we'll (I'll) get to see more airplane (or nbarration will tell us), and somewhere in the film we'll (hopefully) see an airspeed indicator....and THAT question will be settled, at least.edit on 13 October 2010 by weedwhacker because: Text
Besides if it were CGI, wouldnt the image be alot clearer.
Originally posted by Springer
My first question would be what, exactly, were they filming? The pilot reading something? Where's the rest of the footage? I would think the pilot would have had a reaction to that and that should have been included, if it really happened.
Springer...