From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article , "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote:
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>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.

Watch the footage again. The flames were not burning rubber or hydraulic fluid.

>"He joked that he was sorry he put the plane down 6 inches off the
>center line," Villaraigosa said.

The flames were burning paint from the runway centre line markers. He
certainly did an excellent job.

Pilots do practice main-gear-only landings as part of their simulator time.

>Also, the passengers were able to SEE via the live TV feed, their own plane
>on the onboard TV screens!!!????

Modern technology - isn't it wonderful? I think, on balance, it would have
been a good thing - being able to see what was being done would have been
better than sitting in relative isolation allowing one's mind to dwell on
the (worst) possibilities.

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