British Airways take off FAIL

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Dec 23, 2013

• #1

Possibly fixtures?

Blimey (slightly stronger actually) is what I thought when I saw this. WTF?



http://news.sky.com/story/1186278/british-airways-plane-crash-in-johannesburg

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

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May 8, 2007

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Toronto

• Dec 23, 2013

• #2

We've all done it, I hope the pilot left a note.

 

TSB

Captain Hindsight

Jul 7, 2003

17,666

Lansdowne Place, Hove

• Dec 23, 2013

• #3

Is that not supposed to happen?

 

Sajerz

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Feb 6, 2008

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Leamington

• Dec 23, 2013

• #4

Very bizarre, I'd like to know why they supposedly went a different way than they were told.

 

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005

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Goldstone

• Dec 23, 2013

• #5

Waits for The Truth to come on and tell us it's not the plane the hit that building, but a cruise missile, and the plane has been put there as part of the coverup.

 

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Vegas Seagull

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Jul 10, 2009

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• Dec 23, 2013

• #6

It was simply taxi'ing Nowhere near 'take off'

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

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May 8, 2007

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Toronto

• Dec 23, 2013

• #7

There's always a smartarse who says "I know a good short-cut".

 

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Dec 23, 2013

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• #8

Vegas Seagull said:

It was simply taxi'ing Nowhere near 'take off'

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Pedantic but true, I was going a bit Daily Express with the thread title,

 

The Stout Yeoman

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Aug 14, 2003

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59 Le Petomane Boulevard

• Dec 23, 2013

• #9

If in doubt .... carry on taxi-ing !!

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

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Eastbourne

• Dec 23, 2013

• #10

Should polish out ok.

 

Tricky Dicky

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Jul 27, 2004

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Sunny Shoreham

• Dec 23, 2013

• #11

Just blame the SatNav

 

Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason

Sep 29, 2007

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• Dec 23, 2013

• #12

Sajerz said:

Very bizarre, I'd like to know why they supposedly went a different way than they were told.

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Someone looking for the forklift?

(0:33 onwards) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaXvFT_UyI8&list=RDxlDXQdgx_QU

 

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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004

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Telford

• Dec 23, 2013

• #13

I predict that when they eventually recover the cockpit voice recorder it will say: "Oh bo11ocks!" or very similar ....
Assume they breath test the captain and his co-pilot?

 

Sajerz

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Feb 6, 2008

585

Leamington

• Dec 23, 2013

• #14

I thought most airlines had sat-nav type tablets these days that guide them from stand to runway, so maybe a tech issue. Either way the captain is in the s**t.