March 3rd, 2008
Please Fasten Your Seatbelts…No Screaming Allowed During Final Approach…
Via Der Spiegel… Some really scary video of a German Lufthansa Passenger jet aircraft attempting a landing at Hamburg International Airport during that violent wind storm last week that killed 13 people….
The powerful winter storm system that swept across Central Europe this weekend nearly caused a massive air traffic disaster on Saturday in Hamburg. A Lufthansa jet struggled through 90 kilometer-per-hour (56 miles per hour) crosswinds on its approach into the Hamburg airport. After skidding dramatically across the runway in an aborted landing, the plane’s pilot opted to take off once again.
I’d have to say that was a good decision…
Video: SPIEGEL TV
Okay…when I go out to the Open Source Conference in Portland again this year…I am definitely driving. My brother wants to see my new car anyway…