The 'Buy That Man A Beer' Thread
 

I'd like to buy the pilot who landed without wheels in Blenheim a big, really cold beer _b

Awesome photo!

Oi!

It was amazingly smooth, given it was a belly-landing!

Meany :p

i'd like to buy all the passengers new undies.

Yup, that was one amazing landing given the situation!

any videos of it?

Ive seen that spoiler up & down, up & down, up & down queen street on friday night

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_w...bandwidth=128k

Awesome work _b_b

Natch :)

If it's any consolation, your video is better :)

Good call, there would have been some very relieved passengers on that flight.

Awesome work.

I love those little planes, you're virtually right up with the pilots.

Which of would been a lovely complication for the pilots (the cabin hearing most of that what was going on).

I dunno, in a way I'd be pretty surprised if the pilots told the passengers what was happening untill the last minute. Why cause a potential panic when the plane still flies okay? just wait till you're on the final approach then say:

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no cause for alarm, the plane is flying a-ok, but uh, we're gonna land without wheels, so tuck your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye!"

The passengers definitely knew - check the vid chiQ linked to.

If anything this actually makes me more comfortable getting in a Beechcraft, or Saab or Bombardier or whatever.

that landing was PERFECT

I'm going to assume the upper most tips of the props rotate away from the fueselage?

"Nice landing captain. Oh Passenger 32 lost a hand"

wow! _b

kinda makes me feel better though.

When i was 8, i was flying in a small plane (no idea what it was.. i was 8) back from Auckland -> New Plymouth, and there was alot of lightning in the clouds were were flying through. i was pretty freaking scared. :(

man, watched that video... kudos to the pilot

I'd like to buy Steve Price a beer, for the 34 hit-ups and over 300meters backing up from Origin!

In a beech 1900D there is no seperation from the pilots to passengers so the passengers would have heard the master alarm followed by the mayday call followed by the plane leaving wellington airspace.

Its also likly that the pilot did a missed approach at wellington or the other airport to burn up fuel since there was a possablity of the prop hitting the tank when they landed

They circled Blenheim for over 30 minutes to burn off fuel as well.

So, after checking that everyone is ok and sorting out the whole affair, did AirNZ then chuck them all on a plane to Wellington, or did they take the ferry instead...?

Mint landing, was talking to a mate who's training to be an engineer at AirNZ, apparently the plane was only a metre off the centre line when it stopped!

That landing was GG....it's almost like he's done it before :-)

They got to choose :).

Mate! Legend!

Funny thing is, the flight was Wellington bound - so the passengers would have to jump on the next plane to welly - doh!

Wow, that was a pretty smooth looking landing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9exRVDXS9k

longer version of just the landing that doesn't require whatever crapworthy browser plugins tvnz and tv3 want.

I think So'oialo deserves a beer for that run up the middle in the second half _b

flying London -> LAX with BA and one of the channels on the passenger headphones is tied into the cockpit comms.... pretty cool.

"Man, what are the chances that we BOTH lose a contact lens at the same time?"

uh oh

http://www.nzgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77723

That is, buy Apiata a beer. Not funnel web :p

Buy those two batsmen a beer (each). That rates as one of the most riveting performances from a new cap I've ever seen, and McC rocked too _b

Fucken A. I was busting for a leak after my own beers but I couldn't leave the screen, as it was just too good.

Great call parore - clearly too fat and crap to play for nz!

(haha)

Great performance, amazing viewing. Got away with it quite a few times but to the victor go the spoils, awesome entertainment. I owe those lads a pint and no mistake _b

I like that Mike Pero has slapped down his mortgage-broking competition by sponsoring Ryder for charity _b

BURN

Great batting. Good entertainment.

Oops I posted in Random Thoughts thread before I found this one...

Interesting thread to talk about it.

They must of updated Ryders photo
http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/nzven...yer/38373.html
at the time of the 20/20 the photo must of been a few years old, cause he was skinny

edit: skinnier http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/nzven...age/38372.html