Did you get a chance to watch the drama of the JetBlue aircraft landing at LAX? Recap: The JetBlue Airbus had a problem with the nose wheel assembly after takeoff and they had no choice but to land the aircraft. Since they had just taken off, from Long Beach, they had a full fuel load and had to circle the Los Angeles basin for 3 hours to burn off fuel before attempting the landing at LAX. (A longer runway than Long Beach)
It was high drama as the jet came in to land...in a perfect straight line, no crash landing. There were plenty of sparks and flames from the exploding tires on the nose wheel assembly, but when the smoke stopped, the jet was safely on the ground.
As a former frequent flyer, I could imagine the (vividly!) the atmosphere in the aircraft.
I'm sure there is some video on the internet if you missed it on the television...Google it.
I did see the coverage on this plane landing. What a great job that pilot did. I could not imagine what it would be like to be on board. Jet Blue has TV's in every seat. Do you think that they watched themselves land?
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