Incredible landing of Alitalia plane at Kai Tak, former Hong Kong airport.
28 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in economics, transport economics Tags: Air safety
We saw a Fokker bounce at Windy Wellington’s airport today
27 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in transport economics Tags: Air safety
When waiting to turning at the exit of the Warehouse car park, we happen to see a Fokker Dash 8 land on one wheel, bounce and go around. Rather spectacular to see.
It was a windy day near the airport. As soon as I saw the Fokker bounce, years of watching air crash investigations told me that it would go around. The photo below is from the web.
I saw one show which was about the previous drill which was attempt to recover from bouncing in crosswinds and keep landing. They stopped that there is a complete disaster and fireball. The pilot was 0.7 seconds late on recovering. He thought he had landed but had not. There are now alarms in the cabin to tell pilots when both wheels are on the ground.
I wonder how early in flying that pilots discover they have to have enough power to go round even when landing and over the actual airstrip.
Creative destruction in airline safety
25 Dec 2015 Leave a comment
in transport economics Tags: air accidents, Air safety, creative destruction
Rocket man overtakes Boeing A380
06 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, transport economics Tags: Air safety
HT: David Taverna
Airline travel is getting safer by the day
19 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in transport economics Tags: air crashes, Air safety, aviation
Note to billionaires: fly scheduled. It's getting safer, unlike private planes economist.com/blogs/graphicd… http://t.co/7CL4CzKhYv—
Tom Standage (@tomstandage) August 27, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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