Experience of Emergency measures

[Blinky]

From a pilots perspective a flawless landing is almost a non event.

A shallower approach than normal and a higher touch down speed hence the need for the longer runway being available.

Yes, I get that. I was genuinely surprised how smooth the landing was without the flaps in action (or only partly in action at least).

 

[straitman]

Yes, I get that. I was genuinely surprised how smooth the landing was without the flaps in action (or only partly in action at least).

In theory at least, a flapless will be smoother due the flatter approach and lower rate of descent.

 

[RooFlyer]

I've had two actual emergencies thus far in my travels:

Welcome to AFF (sort of ....). May your following posts be more on the positive side of flying

 

[panpan]

Hey Guys - was on QF706 Adelaide to Canberra with rapid descent and masks deployed after depressurisation alert. See my post here:
Incident on QF706 ADL to CBR

 

[Pushka]

Hey Guys - was on QF706 Adelaide to Canberra with rapid descent and masks deployed after depressurisation alert. See my post here:
Incident on QF706 ADL to CBR

And what a great post you made in that thread. Summed everything up perfectly. Even though you knew what was happening you understood the gut wrenching fear.

Keep contributing to AFF and welcome.

 

[faz]

Welcome to AFF (sort of ....). May your following posts be more on the positive side of flying

I'm (generally) happy to chalk up any flight that consists of both a takeoff and landing. I'm somehow still filled with wonder that we have created machines so amazing and reliable that we can hop in a door on one side of the planet and out another on the other side in less than a day. Even when they go wrong I feel so much safer than backing my car out of the driveway, which may say something about Canberra drivers....

 

[p--and--t]

I'm (generally) happy to chalk up any flight that consists of both a takeoff and landing. I'm somehow still filled with wonder that we have created machines so amazing and reliable that we can hop in a door on one side of the planet and out another on the other side in less than a day. Even when they go wrong I feel so much safer than backing my car out of the driveway, which may say something about Canberra drivers....

As long as the landing is the kind where I arrive unharmed

 

[jb747]

I was coming back from the inaugural QF/EK Media Tour of DXB aboard QF2 on 3rd April 2013 (yes, it was NBW otherwise known as QH-OQA) in PE. Coming in to land at SYD, my seatmate (markis10, a former AFF member and Moderator, plus a former ATC at BNE) A little bit of moderation in Dubai. noticed the fire services lined up at the beside the runway. Wasn't until we stopped at the end of the runway and shut down (so we were towed in) that we realised there had been an issue, no announcements at all. Seemed NBW had lost the main hydraulics during the flight and they were operating on the alternate system (with a 3rd redundant system available IIRC). No hydraulics meant they had to hand crank the cargo and luggage doors and we were waiting for about 90 mins to collect luggage.

Believe it or not, but you can lose both hydraulic system on an A380, with very little effect upon the flight. You won't be able to taxi, and will need a gravity gear extension, but that's about it. The aircraft will continue to fly quite normally.

My most recent one - 24 May 2018 aboard QF521 (BNE/SYD) waiting in the line for take-off and the captain advised there was a crack in the windscreen, so they were returning to the Gate. Our flight made the Qantas HQ IOC board (where I was meant to be, after organising a visit here for a bunch of Flyertalkers). I think a couple here have that photo . We took off 2.5 hours later as I couldn't change to another flight (all were full). So glad it was discovered on the ground and not above FL100.
It really happened:

The windscreens are made up of multiple layers. The outer one is the most likely to crack and whilst you can't take off with it like that, there is no reduction in its strength.