With all the quake activity going on in California, I was wondering does anyone have any stories to tell. Can you imagine a 6.6 quake occurring right as your wheels touch the runway upon landing or right as your holding for takeoff? Heavy or GA, that would be a traumatic experience for anyone evolved (I would guess)...

Hi Dillon,I live in Peru and we get lots of quakes... most don't make the news... but we get plenty... check http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/ ... the biggest I've been through is 8.4...and although traumatic I am not sure from a landing aircraft point of view it would have too much effect....maybe similar to a buffeting wind.I am not a real world pilot... so it's possible I am wrong... but having driven a car during a large earthquake it felt like someone was pushing and pulling your car from the side.Cheers,Paul

Intersting thought. Although I would imagine it to be no different than if you were driving down the road in your car during an earthquake. That happened to me in Washington State a few years ago. I didn't even know we had a quake, until it was announced on the radio.Unless the runway opened up because of the quake... I would imagine not much of an effect. :DKev

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