From: "Gary Britt" 

I was impressed with the pilot's ability to keep the plane on the back
wheels for so long and put down the nose so softly.  I was also impressed
that the nose landing gear didn't collapse.

Gary

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:433450bf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Conflicting reports, as many I've seen quoted passengers as saying live
till
> 10 minutes before landing.  Again, an excellent pilot...
>
> It also appears from news reports, that there have been 5 or 6 identical
> occurrences of this malfunction in the US alone, on the Airbus.  Me thinks
I
> hear the sound of an investigation happening...
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "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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