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Old September 26th 20, 05:48 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Doug Levy
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA
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Old September 26th 20, 09:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
2G
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 9:48:36 PM UTC-7, Doug Levy wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


That's pretty cartoonish - here is the accident investigation report:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca...e011083519.pdf
The bottom line is that all those involved had exactly zero training in how to do metric fuel load calculations.

Tom
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Old September 26th 20, 11:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Bralla
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 9:48:36 PM UTC-7, Doug Levy wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


If anyone wants to read the book about this (Freefall by William and Marilyn Hoffer) just pay for shipping (~$8) I'll send you mine.

Steve
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Old September 27th 20, 12:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?) became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.


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Old September 27th 20, 04:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
kinsell
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

On 9/26/20 5:32 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?) became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.



Pardon me playing Captain Obvious, but the both involve landing
airliners with no power and no loss of life. But none of this is
exactly breaking news.

One thing that was interesting from the Gimli incident that wasn't
covered in that clip, the 767 had in-op fuel gauges and was allowed to
make the flight. Not the primary cause of the accident, but would have
provided much earlier notification of a problem than having an engine
flame out.

-Dave
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Old September 27th 20, 05:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

The last Boeing I flew was the 727 and it had fuel gauges behind a panel
on the under side of the right wing.Â* There was also a calibrated drip
stick.Â* I imagine the 767 has similar provisions and I also imagine that
the aircraft's MEL does not include the fuel gauges in the cockpit.Â* But
then I'm just imagining things...Â* In the first article I read about
this incident, a long time ago, they mentioned the inoperative cockpit
gauges and I think it mentioned that the flight was legal with no
in-cockpit gauges.

On 9/27/2020 9:28 AM, kinsell wrote:
On 9/26/20 5:32 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?) became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.



Pardon me playing Captain Obvious, but the both involve landing
airliners with no power and no loss of life.Â* But none of this is
exactly breaking news.

One thing that was interesting from the Gimli incident that wasn't
covered in that clip, the 767 had in-op fuel gauges and was allowed to
make the flight.Â* Not the primary cause of the accident, but would
have provided much earlier notification of a problem than having an
engine flame out.

-Dave


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Old September 27th 20, 05:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
2G
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:28:45 AM UTC-7, kinsell wrote:
On 9/26/20 5:32 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA


Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?) became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.



Pardon me playing Captain Obvious, but the both involve landing
airliners with no power and no loss of life. But none of this is
exactly breaking news.

One thing that was interesting from the Gimli incident that wasn't
covered in that clip, the 767 had in-op fuel gauges and was allowed to
make the flight. Not the primary cause of the accident, but would have
provided much earlier notification of a problem than having an engine
flame out.

-Dave


That is covered extensively in the accident report. The pilots violated the Minimum Equipment List, making it an illegal flight. The incident would never have occurred if their fuel computer was working, or if they used the correct specific gravity for fuel (they used the value for lb/l instead of kg/l, resulting in the loading of less than half the fuel required).

Tom
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Old September 27th 20, 06:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Yes, now I recall having read that.

On 9/27/2020 10:33 AM, 2G wrote:
On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:28:45 AM UTC-7, kinsell wrote:
On 9/26/20 5:32 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA
Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?) became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.


Pardon me playing Captain Obvious, but the both involve landing
airliners with no power and no loss of life. But none of this is
exactly breaking news.

One thing that was interesting from the Gimli incident that wasn't
covered in that clip, the 767 had in-op fuel gauges and was allowed to
make the flight. Not the primary cause of the accident, but would have
provided much earlier notification of a problem than having an engine
flame out.

-Dave

That is covered extensively in the accident report. The pilots violated the Minimum Equipment List, making it an illegal flight. The incident would never have occurred if their fuel computer was working, or if they used the correct specific gravity for fuel (they used the value for lb/l instead of kg/l, resulting in the loading of less than half the fuel required).

Tom


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Old September 27th 20, 08:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
kinsell
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Default Landing on the Hudson is cool. Check this out

Here's the Cliff Notes version of the report:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUQeaa1bhY

They could have had a working fuel gauge if a technician hadn't restored
a circuit breaker as part of a trouble-shooting exercise.

So yes it was not airworthy, but it wasn't as simple as the captain
saying "Screw the MEL, we're going anyway".



On 9/27/20 11:47 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Yes, now I recall having read that.

On 9/27/2020 10:33 AM, 2G wrote:
On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:28:45 AM UTC-7, kinsell wrote:
On 9/26/20 5:32 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:48:33 -0700, Doug Levy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkCofOyxUA
Colour me mystified: what of earth has the Hudson to do with the Gimli
Glider?

The Hudson was Sullenberger's show. BTW, I seem to remember that at the
time he was said to have no glider experience, but that's wrong:
apparently he did have a glider rating at the time and (later?)
became a
CFIG, so about the only connection is that the P1 for both the Gimli
and
Hudson incidents were glider pilots.


Pardon me playing Captain Obvious, but the both involve landing
airliners with no power and no loss of life.Â* But none of this is
exactly breaking news.

One thing that was interesting from the Gimli incident that wasn't
covered in that clip, the 767 had in-op fuel gauges and was allowed to
make the flight.Â* Not the primary cause of the accident, but would have
provided much earlier notification of a problem than having an engine
flame out.

-Dave

That is covered extensively in the accident report. The pilots
violated the Minimum Equipment List, making it an illegal flight. The
incident would never have occurred if their fuel computer was working,
or if they used the correct specific gravity for fuel (they used the
value for lb/l instead of kg/l, resulting in the loading of less than
half the fuel required).

Tom



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Old September 28th 20, 04:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Michael Opitz
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At 16:32 27 September 2020, Dan Marotta wrote:
The last Boeing I flew was the 727 and it had fuel gauges behind a

panel
on the under side of the right wing.Â* There was also a calibrated drip
stick.Â* I imagine the 767 has similar provisions and I also imagine that


the aircraft's MEL does not include the fuel gauges in the cockpit.Â* But


then I'm just imagining things...Â* In the first article I read about
this incident, a long time ago, they mentioned the inoperative cockpit
gauges and I think it mentioned that the flight was legal with no
in-cockpit gauges.



Dan,

That was just it. The dripsticks do read in Pounds, and the crew
thought that because they were in Canada, the sticks would be
reading in Kilos. The crew assumed wrong by a factor of 2.2,
so they had less than half the fuel than they thought when they
had finished fueling. Lots of errors... Obviously no before fueling
dripstick readings, or paper calculations after getting the fuel offload
receipt from the fuel truck, etc....

RO




 




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