From: "Gary Britt" 

Didn't see this, but somehow I'm sure there is a reporter working the
"it was Bush's fault" angle.

Gary

"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:4335601f{at}w3.nls.net...
> I'd hope any commercial jet pilot was a pro and they all should be able to
> handle this relatively minor emergency. It's a story because it was live.
> But it's really a non-story.
>
> Did you know the most recent fatality on a commercial flight was someone
who
> was trampled to death in an evacuation following a hoax bomb alert?
>
> Paul
>
> "Ellen K."  wrote in message
> news:ulj8j1h26ef1cc1f6d6d4ehvgvu1a7oah5{at}4ax.com...
> > Yep, thankfully the pilot was apparently a real pro.
> >
> > Yesterday's paper said the TV feed was turned off an hour before the
> > actual landing.
> >
> > On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:46:07 -0500, "Glenn Meadows"
> >  wrote in message :
> >
> >>Did anyone see the live emergency landing last night at LAX?
> >>
> >>A JetBlue Airbus had a failed nose landing gear, never retracted after
> >>take
> >>off, and was cocked almost 90 degrees to the left (sideways).
> >>
> >>He circled over the ocean for 3 hours to burn off fuel, then landed.
CNN
> >>had live feed from a news helicopter.  He set the plane down, delayed as
> >>long as possible setting the nose down, and when he did, the tires
quickly
> >>blew out, flamed, BUT he kept the plane straight down the runway.
> >>
> >>
> >>Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who spoke with the pilot, identified
> >>him as Scott Burke and praised him for the calm he showed during
> >>the flight.
> >>
> >>"He joked that he was sorry he put the plane down 6 inches off the
> >>center line," Villaraigosa said.
> >>
> >>Also, the passengers were able to SEE via the live TV feed, their own
> >>plane
> >>on the onboard TV screens!!!????
> >
>
>

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