A JetBlue plane had a hydraulic failure last night and its landing gear got stuck in an awkward position. Here’s the full text of the AP story:
A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
What the article doesn’t mention is that they circled around for about three hours to burn fuel. You know, so in case they crashed, the explosion wouldn’t be so big. Another thing they didn’t mention is that JetBlue planes have satellite television. So the passengers were able to watch on TV what was happening to them. How unnerving nust that have been?
Fortunately, they landed safely. But if they hadn’t, they might have been able to watch themselves die on live TV.
Friends of mine were on that flight the day before… *shivers*
God, doesn’t that lend new meaning to the phrase, "Yes, it IS as bad as you think"….
If I die I totally want to watch it on TV.