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And for those who worry about "crashes" when the landing gear won't extend normally, see any number of videos of such "emergencies" and "crash landings" on YouTube. For example, this famous landing of a JetBlue Airbus at LAX several years ago: https://youtu.be/epKrA8KjYvg

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Bruce, yes, thanks. (For any readers wondering, Bruce Williams, apart from a very accomplish tech career, is a well know pilot, instructor, and aviation authority. https://bruceair.wordpress.com/

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Here's a related incident involving a Lufthansa flight, as reported by FlightRadar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/why-did-this-lufthansa-a350-turn-around-over-scotland/

It's another example how how all the people involved in the modern aviation system--pilots, dispatchers, ATC, maintenance experts, first responders--handle unusual situations. And it's a reminder that most "emergencies" these days aren't events that require immediate, heroic action.

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Calm professionalism to say the least! Hard to believe your article (which gave me chills) was about this exchange. If I hadn’t read the article before listening, I never would have known they were discussing a possible crash.

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I'll pass your article and the edited recording along to some flight instructors that I know, since I haven't seen coverage in Avweb, or the most widely read sources. It's a great illustration of the mantra taught for handling emergencies -- "aviate, navigate, and then communicate." And every call from the airliner consisted solely of one critical bit of information (a heading, an altitude, or a frequency), followed by the airliner call sign. No bandwidth wasted.

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Thanks to you both (Anne & Scott K). Yes, the matter-of-fact conciseness of transmissions from all sides was remarkable.

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