King Air gear up in Atlanta

tonycondon said:
Looks like right main wouldn't come down, tried to knock it down, then bellied it in. Looks like a good landing
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Nicely done. Funny how a King Air is noted as "small" airplane!
 
Bill Jennings said:
Nicely done. Funny how a King Air is noted as "small" airplane!
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Was boarding an MD80 last weekend and heard a person say how they did not flying on these littel planes. mede me laugh
 
smigaldi said:
Was boarding an MD80 last weekend and heard a person say how they did not flying on these littel planes. mede me laugh
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I find it interesting that people's safety related comfort level is inversely proportional to the planes full down off airport landing survivability. A380 or J3, choose one.


You should have seen a friend of mine that had never been in anything smaller than a B737 when we went flying. We hand pushed the CE150 clear across the ramp to the pumps. Wasn't scared, just overwhelmed by the reality of what flying really is all about.
 
smigaldi said:
Was boarding an MD80 last weekend and heard a person say how they did not flying on these littel planes. mede me laugh
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Amazes me at how many times I've heard this!!!


Wow...he got it right on the center line too!

Glad they're ok.
 
what is the intelligence in killing the engine that close to the ground?

Miles O'Brian seemed to think it was smart, but what would have happened if he needed to go around?
 
SkyHog said:
what is the intelligence in killing the engine that close to the ground?

Miles O'Brian seemed to think it was smart, but what would have happened if he needed to go around?
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Somebody elses King Air? Burnin and turnin all the way to the deck, pull em out during the flare when you're commited.
 
fgcason said:
I find it interesting that people's safety related comfort level is inversely proportional to the planes full down off airport landing survivability. A380 or J3, choose one.


You should have seen a friend of mine that had never been in anything smaller than a B737 when we went flying. We hand pushed the CE150 clear across the ramp to the pumps. Wasn't scared, just overwhelmed by the reality of what flying really is all about.
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I'll take the J3.
It's so safe you can just barely kill yourself in it.
 
Any one else notice how the nose stayed exactly on centerline all the way down the runway to a complete stop......not too bad a job. Glad it worked out for everyone on board.
 
gonvrtd said:
Any one else notice how the nose stayed exactly on centerline all the way down the runway to a complete stop......not too bad a job. Glad it worked out for everyone on board.
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Pretty good but, a little slow from the ideal by all, in getting out of and away from the aircraft post LDG.
 
I'm sure I am missing something vital here, but please help me understand -- the first part of the video shows the plane almost landing with gear extended, the pilot does a bounce or a couple of touch and goes, and then comes back around and does a belly landing with the gear up? What am I missing?
Elizabeth
 
E,

I think that was intentional. I had heard that he did the t/g, possibly to see if 'jolting' the plane may shake the gear loose. And I think the pilot decided that a gear up would be prefereable to landing on the one main and than dragging a wing tip, and possibly cartwheeling. I would have chosen the same option. I believe the -100 has the same basic fuselage as the 200 I used to fly. (200 has a t-tail and the P&W engines, I believe the 100 has Garretts) When the gear is extended, the wingtips are over 5' off the ground. To me, that would be way too much 'angle' with the one gear up and the other down.

And I agree with Dave, they were a bit slow getting out. Especially the third guy, carrying the baggage. At least they closed the cabin door before the FD sprayed the plane.

An outstanding 'landing' by the pilot. Man, that must have been noisy. :)

Cracked me up though, one of the 'expert commentators' saying that pilots that fly these types of KingAirplanes have 'thousands and thousands' of flight hours. geee...I was flying a B200 with only 500 in the log book. hehehehe
 
DeeG said:
E,

I think that was intentional. I had heard that he did the t/g, possibly to see if 'jolting' the plane may shake the gear loose. And I think the pilot decided that a gear up would be prefereable to landing on the one main and than dragging a wing tip, and possibly cartwheeling. I would have chosen the same option.
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Thanks for the explanation, Dee

EH
 
I don't really see the harm in shutting the engines down.

Basically it looks like it was a decent sized runway... He came in hot... Got it a few feet above the ground.. shut the engines down..and just held it off until it sat down real gentle.

Which is a pretty decent way to do it.
 
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