Salvadorean Pilots RULE!!

[dodiano]

Hi guys I am really proud to post this video... Happened couple of years ago when TACA used to operate Boeing 737-300... Dual Engine Flameout during a Storm... actually a Flaw was found on the design of the 737-300 engines after this incident... I well let the video Speak for itself... The Captain of the flight is a very good friend of mine and we fly a lot...
Oh!! and he has only one eye ...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPn8G7enbF4"]YouTube - TACA AIRLINES 110 "Flameout"[/ame]

Enjoy

Roberto

[Joe Cygan]

I have seen this before a long time ago.

Truly some incredible flying skills.

[Matt Olieman]

Absolutely FABULOUS. Amazing!!!!!!!!

Roberto Thank You for sharing that with us

Matt O.

[PascalHaldenstein]

Wow what a great pilot.!!!!!!!
Truly incredible. Thanks for sharing
Regards

[Michael Carter]

He earned his pay that day for sure.

Great job of piloting.

[dodiano]

It is really interesting, couple of months back we where flying from Toronto to El Salvador and we passed right through the spot where he landed the plane... I was amazed it was a really small field, furthermore during the whole dual failure they where beaten by the storm they where going through so it was a real Pilot´s nightmare... No Engines in Severe Weather...
They didn´t make it to any airport so they decided to go to the lake... When they cut through the covering the Co-pilot at that time another amazing pilot ( now retired) He saw that field... They turn right to it and alligned no flaps till they where sure they had the field...
Once they had Flaps 25 I think and Gear Down he saw the little wall that is shown on the video just in final he applied Flap 30 or 40 can´t remember that way the plane ballooned and jumped the wall and they landed like in any normal runway... A real amazing story... This guy is also an aerobatic pilot he really has amazing flying skills and he is very cool in the cockpit...

Regards,

Roberto

[Michael Carter]

Lowing another notch of flap will usually make them balloon pretty good. When on final, I try and always make sure I'm at 30 well before the marker to avoid having to retrim and adjust the throttles on short final.

I have used that trick before though to good effect. The 727 balloons quite a bit going from 5 to 15, and then again from 15 to 25. You have to forcefully push the nose over as you are re-trimming during a flap change.

Going from 30 to 40 just bleeds off speed and it starts sinking like a rock if you don't push up the throttle a fair amount. Comes in mighty handy for short fields though. You can really get it to hang in the air.