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Old 03-13-2014, 10:35 AM   #2421
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Emergency Declared

Kuwait Airways A310 operating Doha to Kuwait city cannot lower its left main landing gear. Is currently dumping fuel and circling around Kuwait city:

http://www.flightradar24.com/KAC618/2e20d08
If it disappears from flightradar, is that a bad sign?
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:35 AM   #2422
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Yeah gone from Flightradar24 feed now, another twitter source says they went around but the gear is showing down now.

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Update #Kuwait Airways #KU618 main left landing gear appears down as per ATC. Now doing go around
Apparently you can hear it on LiveATC, don't have the link right now.
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:37 AM   #2423
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Follow #KU618 on twitter for updates.
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:40 AM   #2424
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She's back on Flightradar24.
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:40 AM   #2425
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Yeah gone from Flightradar24 feed now, another twitter source says they went around but the gear is showing down now.



Apparently you can hear it on LiveATC, don't have the link right now.
http://www.liveatc.net/play/okbk.pls
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Old 03-13-2014, 10:47 AM   #2426
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Update:

Control has directed #KU618 to make 30 knot speed and duck for crash landing, nose down. Runway 15 Left cleared to touch down
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Old 03-13-2014, 11:00 AM   #2427
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Update:

It would appear that #KU618 has landed without incident at Kuwait City. Other aircraft currently landing on other runways.

(This is from twitter, so may not be 100% valid)
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Old 03-13-2014, 11:02 AM   #2428
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Looks to be a good outcome.
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Old 03-13-2014, 11:52 AM   #2429
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Just saw a Sunwing 738 with the new scimitar winglets. Looks awesome.
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Old 03-13-2014, 02:53 PM   #2430
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Why does the Calgary International Airport have the IATA code YYC? Why do airports in Canada all start with Y? What's up with the second Y?

Other airports use logical names like:

ATL - Atlanta
PHX - Phoenix
HKG - Hong Kong
STL - Salt Lake City
MEX - Mexico City
IST- Istanbul
DFW - Dallas-Fort-Worth

etc.
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Old 03-13-2014, 07:22 PM   #2431
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Nm.
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Old 03-13-2014, 07:23 PM   #2432
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Why does the Calgary International Airport have the IATA code YYC? Why do airports in Canada all start with Y? What's up with the second Y?

Other airports use logical names like:

ATL - Atlanta
PHX - Phoenix
HKG - Hong Kong
STL - Salt Lake City
MEX - Mexico City
IST- Istanbul
DFW - Dallas-Fort-Worth

etc.

at least it's YYC .. victoria is YYJ for some weird reason

edit - apparently due to something with radio transmitters - http://www.theloop.ca/travel/the-adv...-airport-codes

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Old 03-13-2014, 07:33 PM   #2433
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Us Airways flight in Philly today blew tire on takeoff

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Old 03-13-2014, 07:46 PM   #2434
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People evacuating with their freaking carry-on bags... ugh.
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Old 03-13-2014, 07:53 PM   #2435
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People evacuating with their freaking carry-on bags... ugh.
As much as I feel like condemning them just like you, I know I'd probably pick up my bag. I just know it haha.
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Old 03-13-2014, 07:58 PM   #2436
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People evacuating with their freaking carry-on bags... ugh.
How long would it take for them to get their bags back had they left them on board? That's what would be going through my head after seeing that everybody was okay.
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Old 03-13-2014, 08:01 PM   #2437
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How long would it take for them to get their bags back had they left them on board? That's what would be going through my head after seeing that everybody was okay.
Yeah, that's what would be going through my head (and apparently most people in that picture). Two seconds to grab it now and it's with me.

Especially considering most people have expensive things in their carry on now a days. It's not like the 90's where you'd be leaving your Sanyo discman and a magazine.
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I try to travel as light as possible for carry on gear so Yah, if I just had a little bag at my feet I'd probably grab it too.

That must drive AVgeeks like Bigtime and JonDuke crazy though.
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Old 03-13-2014, 08:04 PM   #2439
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What most people don't understand is that the carry on they're trying to save could get caught on an arm rest, or fall to the ground and trip someone, and impede the escape of other people.
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Old 03-13-2014, 08:10 PM   #2440
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I hadn't even noticed until recently, but JonDuke has really propelled (ha) himself into Bigtime/Ryandcoke levels of Avgeekiness.

The holy trinity of aviation expertise, if you will.
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