Remember that recent vid of the Airbus that........

[RAF_Quantum]

........got it's wing very close to the ground during a display of some kind ? Well here's an extended version of the same clip which shows his continued low flying behaviour from where the previous clip ended. Gobsmacked!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ef8_1192841608

Rgds

John

[airboatr]

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[DispatchDragon]

Even for an air display, that defies credibility it borders on criminal

Leif

[RAF_Quantum]

Hi Leif,

Yes agreed. I'm always impressed when someone displays their low flying skills especially at air shows but this guy beggars belief! I am quite sure that this guy is inexperienced at such things as I think he was probably completely unaware at the time just how close his left wing came to the ground. That and his subsequent low circuit look just a hair's breadth away from disaster. Disgraceful flying in my opinion.

Rgds

John

[jonesey2k]

Apparently he was one of their most experienced Captains and was "giving it some" in order to give the aircraft a good send-off as they are being retired.

[jab]

Now thats my type of flying

James :dance:

[Garry Russell]

HI Jonesy

You'd think one of their most experienced captains would know better

Garry

[airboatr]

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[DanKH]

Maybe old and balled Pilots....?

[basys]

Hi Folks

IRANIAN PILOT FLYING TO CLOSE TO THE GROUND!
Coming in for landing then gets waved off...watch how close he almost touched the ground with right wing...((WOW))

Just about sums the whole issue up.


As you watch a ship depart
and sail over the horizon
do you scream -
oh my god she's sinking ?


Culled from a post elsewhere -
The video is impressive, but deceptive.

The runway at Evora is on the crest of a small hilltop.

What you see is the false 'horizon',
edge of the runway 'platform'.

Even the aprons are 3m below the runway, (E of rwy).

The camera is looking over the crest of the runway.

The area immediately to both N & W of the runway,
where this rising turn was performed,
is 7m+ lower than the runway.
The dip itself is > 14M below the runway level.

The town in the background is 55m above the runway.

Ground clearance is far greater than it looks.

Also remember it's a very big airplane,
the distance is very foreshortened.


Info from person at the Evora 2007 airshow -

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Facts :

About the aircraft
1. The A310-300 carried no passengers.
2. The pilots of the A310-300 where amonst the ones with more hours flying this aircraft in TAP Portugal, one of them being the fleet pilot chief.
3. The manouvres were well prepared in advance and trained on the A310 simulator.

About the field
4. Évora is a small field with some particular aspects. One of them is the fact that the runways is at a higher level than the apron and the other side of the runway is also lower han the rounway itself.

Comments :

a. The participation of the A310-30, the first TAP Portugal participation on the Portugal Air Show ever, happened because the A310-30 is about to leave the fleet.
b. The manouvres were planned to show the full capacity of the airplane but were never intended to put the plane, the pilots or the ublic in risk. (the plane had arrived that morning from Caracas and left soon after the show to Brasil).
c. It's natural that both the public and some spotters thought that the wing was closer to the ground than in reality because they were standing on lower groun and lost the wing tip from sight due to the terrain.
d. Photos taken from higher level, from people standing on top of refuelling truck clearly show that there was no real proximity to terrain.


I had the opportunity to speak with the pilots, latter that day ...

The one thing they should have planned better was taking in account the terrain and the fact that people were standing on lower ground, making the manouvre a little bit higher wouldn't had make a difference on showing the aircraft (and pilots= capability but wouldn't have frighten the public.

HTH
ATB
Paul