From: "Paul Ranson" 

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
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> 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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