The
landing flaps were selected but the co-pilot again advised the commander he was unable to disconnect the autopilot.
Thomson Airways flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of Saturday morning when the pilot told his passengers there was a problem with the
landing flaps.
Thomson Airways flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of Saturday morning when the pilot told the people on board there was a problem with the
landing flaps.
Flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of yesterday when the pilot told passengers there was a problem with the
landing flaps.
On the next pass, I directed my student to go to
landing flaps on the downwind.
For example, many airplanes don't climb well with full,
landing flaps applied.
The final question is the minimum safe altitude to break out, see the runway, select
landing flaps and be +51-0 Vref at 100 feet.
Other examples include how to operate the diving and
landing flaps together (as opposed to just the
landing flaps); why optical aiming telescopes did not work and were replaced by reflecting sights; where the very few surviving SBDs were in 1975; and what the American pilot record for combat dives is (107 is the answer).
The plane, which was coming in to land at Birmingham from Larnaca, Cyprus, on Saturday evening, was forced to circle the airport due to problems with its
landing flaps.
During the third approach and immediately after selecting
landing flaps at 300 feet AGL, the mission commander heard a loud bang, and the aircraft's right side began to vibrate.
He was then warned that
landing flaps on the 747 aircraft weren't working.