Leeds Bradford - General Thread

[Jordan-34092]

Well in my honest opinion half of that programme was a load of bulls**t, mind the language, honestly LBA should have not FEATURED in the programme at all there was no need the pilot said he had intended to do a flyby and so he did, they just spruced it up to make it look more dramatic and scary for the audience.

Must admit though the Hudson river did deserve number 1 spot, don't know about the Thomson aircraft at Manchester, don't see how that was the 2nd most dangerous landing when there was the LOT airlines 767 with no landing gear only coming at 5th, that would have been more scary than the Manchester Thomson 757, sure the aircraft was under pressure with one engine doing the work of two engines and they had to commit to flight but still don't see how that was 2nd!!

 

[wawkrk]

The Thomson one was pathetic. Engine failure happens quite a lot every year.
I have been on a flight with engine failure. There was no drama.

 

[The Pole]

Well in my honest opinion half of that programme was a load of bulls**t, mind the language, honestly LBA should have not FEATURED in the programme at all there was no need the pilot said he had intended to do a flyby and so he did, they just spruced it up to make it look more dramatic and scary for the audience.

Must admit though the Hudson river did deserve number 1 spot, don't know about the Thomson aircraft at Manchester, don't see how that was the 2nd most dangerous landing when there was the LOT airlines 767 with no landing gear only coming at 5th, that would have been more scary than the Manchester Thomson 757, sure the aircraft was under pressure with one engine doing the work of two engines and they had to commit to flight but still don't see how that was 2nd!!

My comments exactly, I re-watched the LBA part this afternoon and I did notice this last time, he approaches from 14 then lands on 32, if my memory serves me correctly, I am sure they (the pilot & ATC) did this on purpose to surprise the crowds?

 

[White Heather]

Yes, the whole thing was planned. Part of the reason for the fly by was to wow the crowd of 40,000+, and party for the captain to assess the wind strength and direction. It wasn't unusual for this to happen. At the time, it was quite common for the 'first' of an aircraft type or airline to do a fly by before landing. I think the BA 747 'Spirit of Yorkshire' did the same on 4th November 1984 when the runway extension opened. On the day of the the Air France Concorde, I was standing next to the taxiway on to the apron, on the grass, and we knew before the flight arrived that there would be a fly past.

 

[airforced]

For those of you who like hairy landing vids (thought LBA was difiicult in windy conditions) here a link to some at Dusseldorf. There are some (not so hairy) take offs too with a Jet2 in the very last clip. Apologies if this is totally in the wrong place but I thought the Jet2 clip might excuse that!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic ... month.html

 

[User0001]

During March the airport will be taking over a floor at Leeds City Library in the city centre for a an exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary. There will be a VIP day on the 14th with a presentation / update from the airport CEO.
It is open to the public from the first week in March

 

[scousefowler]

photos of LBA

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904220311/" title="DSCI0036 by scousefowler, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6904220311_4681012aaf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCI0036"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904227945/" title="DSCI0042 by scousefowler, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6904227945_92f53a996a_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSCI0042"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904246883/" title="DSCI0038 by scousefowler, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6904246883_5f61042fa4_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="DSCI0038"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904254801/" title="DSCI0035 by scousefowler, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6904254801_8aae502327_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="DSCI0035"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904272071/" title="DSCI0028 by scousefowler, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6904272071_653903cddf_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="DSCI0028"></a>

 

[tleeds]

Scousefowler, although the image tags did not work, I still managed to view all 5 following this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76977027@N05/6904220311/

and then scrolling along through the others on the right hand side!

Impressive shots, with amazing light conditions once again, displayed over LBA and Yeadon!

 

[scousefowler]

tomleeds

good i`m glad you veiwed them.
This is the 1st time i have ever posted photos on any site, i`m not sure what i have done wrong in terms of displaying them on the forum?

I`m quite pleased with the results - not bad for a point and shoot!!

 

[Aviador]

Nearly Scousefowler, try this....
Your BBCode should look like this....

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6904220311_4681012aaf.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6904227945_92f53a996a_z.jp[/img]

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6904246883_5f61042fa4_b.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6904254801_8aae502327_b.jpg[/img]

[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6904272071_653903cddf_b.jpg[/img]

Remember to quote Flickr and your username as Flickr insists this is done.

 

[scousefowler]

cool

bbcode i see

 

[scousefowler]

try again


DSCI0028 by scousefowler, on Flickr

 

[Aviador]

Very nice and well done with posting your first picture on Forums4airports!! :drinks:

Don't forget to use our photo forum here

 

[scousefowler]

thanks, i`ll post a few more in due course!!

you can move these if you want pal

cheers

 

[Aviador]

thanks, i`ll post a few more in due course!!

you can move these if you want pal

cheers

No need really as it's in the 'general' thread but I can copy and paste your post into the photo forum for you.

 

[scousefowler]

DSCI0036 by scousefowler, on Flickr


DSCI0038 by scousefowler, on Flickr



DSCI0035 by scousefowler, on Flickr

 

[scousefowler]

DSCI0042 by scousefowler, on Flickr

 

[Aviador]

Lovely shots, I'm impressed. What do you think of the new Jet2holidays livery?

Do you have those pictures without the date running across the bottom?

 

[scousefowler]

aviador

i dont like it, not very stylish.

must remember to turn that off!!

 

[Jordan-34092]

brilliant photos!!!

the livery looks the best on the 733, worse on the 738