May 16, 201214 yr Commercial Member I know this happened after the accident but before he left BA. Completely false rumors circulated among cabin crew members to this effect. It was a factor in his decision to leave. But I haven't heard that these rumors circulated after he went back to BA. Burkill was commended for not taking control of the aircraft since he had a perfectly capable first officer flying the plane. He was also commended for taking the decision to decrease flaps that prolonged the glide and averted a much worse crash. He really belongs up there with Sully Sullenberger as someone who dealt very successfully with a situation for which pilots are not trained and who made the right call in an extreme situation. Indeed he had much less time to figure out what to do. Mike I would reccommend reading his autobiography, it is fantastic. When he returned to BA after the crash, on a flight to Antiuga I believe, he was approached by senior cabin crew in flight and questioned. Alex Alex Ridge Join Fswakevortex here! YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK
May 16, 201214 yr I would love to have the front section of a T7 in my garage. protip: You'll be better off getting a 767 cockpit. More or less the same thing... and easier to get. --Peter Fabian
May 17, 201214 yr protip: You'll be better off getting a 767 cockpit. More or less the same thing... and easier to get. Less - Luke Pabari
May 17, 201214 yr Less Well it would be if you intended to get it complete, screens and all... but who would sell you that. Under that, basic shape is the same. --Peter Fabian
May 17, 201214 yr can you imagine my missus face if she opened the door to get the lawn mower out and found a T7 in the garage. steve-0 REX SKYFORCE 3D steve howlett
May 18, 201214 yr Commercial Member Keep in mind too that the pressurization cycle count on a long-haul jet is often MUCH lower than that of a 737 or A320. A short/medium range jet will do a bunch of them in one day while a long range jet often does just one a day or so. There are still perfectly good 747-100s, DC-10s etc flying today and a lot of it is because of that. Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
May 18, 201214 yr protip: You'll be better off getting a 767 cockpit. More or less the same thing... and easier to get. If it's the 767-400ER cockpit then it is the same thing! Sebastian Pramanick
May 18, 201214 yr Author Or you could build one from scratch if your good with tools and metal working. Alex Jevdic --- KORD A<380-----Love at first flight
May 18, 201214 yr Andy, I just found this video on Youtube. About 3:37 you can hear an announcement that Burkill is the captain. [media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8cNbIP1KY[/media] Mike thats where i found the infomation :Loser: He isn't just flying the 77W. All BA Pilots that are on the 777 Fleet fly both 772 & 77W. Correct he did indeed take a break from Flying but then came back a couple of Years later, I believe all crew is still at BA and on the 777. The guys on the Flight Deck were far from blamed, their actions and professionalism on that day saved a ton of lives. well that just makes me want to be a BA pilot in a few years even more... thanks for that info, never knew that.... I would reccommend reading his autobiography, it is fantastic. When he returned to BA after the crash, on a flight to Antiuga I believe, he was approached by senior cabin crew in flight and questioned. Alex he has an autobiography? i never knew this, can you lead me on to some more infomation in it, or tell me the Title....? -ANDY GREENFlight Diary Account : http://flightdiary.net/SpeedBird7735 Hours experience in Grob 115, 30 minutes in Grob 102 10 Hours in Grob 109 PLUS SOLO! 23rd November 2013!
May 18, 201214 yr he has an autobiography? i never knew this, can you lead me on to some more infomation in it, or tell me the Title....? + 0 -ANDY GREEN It's called "Thirty Seconds to Impact." It is available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Seconds-Impact-Peter-Burkill/dp/1449088589/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337324933&sr=8-1
May 18, 201214 yr Commercial Member [...] he has an autobiography? i never knew this, can you lead me on to some more infomation in it, or tell me the Title....? A 2 second search of his name into amazon brought the book up, it would have taken you less time to do that then post here ;) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thirty-Seconds-Impact-Captains-Flight/dp/1449088589/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337326571&sr=8-1 Alex Ridge Join Fswakevortex here! YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK
May 18, 201214 yr A 2 second search of his name into amazon brought the book up, it would have taken you less time to do that then post here ;) http://www.amazon.co...37326571&sr=8-1 What is your point? I was making the information easily available to anyone who might be interested.
May 18, 201214 yr Commercial Member What is your point? I was making the information easily available to anyone who might be interested. Mike, I wasn't addressing you as I didn't quote your post. Alex Ridge Join Fswakevortex here! YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK
May 18, 201214 yr Commercial Member My mistake! Mike :Peace: Alex Ridge Join Fswakevortex here! YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK
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