Saudi Close Call

[Garry Russell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFIONKD ... r_embedded

[NigelC]

Jeez. That's one close call

[Garry Russell]

Looks like he might have gone off the end with enough lift to skim across the over run

[Tarasdad]

That's one pilot who wouldn't be any more if I were running things.

[Garry Russell]

He seems also to have "flown" level with the ground dropping away as there is very little climb initially

Certainly one that is closer than you'd ever wish to be

[airboatr]

A stupid stunt if you ask me. Done for no other reason than to impress the spectators. His ticket should me revoked.

[jonesey2k]

Hmm, maybe takeoff power limited by turbine temp.

[DispatchDragon]

My first thought was WAT limitation error as Jonesy said.....but Dahka has a 10500 long runway at sea level and pax 747-400s are never near MTOW even with full loads of pax and fuel -- which he would have had to be going along way non stop to be that heavy -- only thing that jumps out is as he passes the camerman the flap setting looks like its about 25 degrees - which would would agree with a hot (+40C) takeoff.....my guess would that he had some sort of problem past Vr (such as loss of power on an engine) which would explain the shallow level climb out.

but then again Joe could be right -- prehaps he was trying to impress the anoraks at the end of the runway



leif

[Garry Russell]

That is a 300 ....are they any nearer max weight fully loaded than a 400?

According to another report, be broke the approach lights

[airboatr]

with flaps set at 25, would that account for a late TO?, I mean just that in itself?
and as to the WAT theory wouldn't he still have time to abort at the V1 when/if this engine failure took place
and wouldn't there be some external indication from the failing engine?
how far down the runway would the ac leave the runway under typical load configuration.
wouldn't there be some indication there was a problem when the throttles were moved to takeoff setting