Easyjet 737-700 engine fire

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plane is the safest form of transport

[Scania]

the only plane id be worried about going on is the 777 and it still wouldnt be enough to put me off from getting on it

If 10 777's crashed today, I wouldn't take a second think of flying on one tomorrow for the longest journey in the world lol.

[Decode]

the only plane id be worried about going on is the 777 and it still wouldnt be enough to put me off from getting on it

What happened to the 777?

[Corporal]

What happened to the 777?

The crash at heathrow and last i heard they still havent found the corse.
and another one not responding to auto throttle. Id still fly on one but it would be at the back of my mind.

[Adam!]

Nothing would ever stop me flying, I love it far too much.

Right, going from my PA28 checklist then..

ENGINE FIRE IN THE AIR
Throttle........... CLOSED
Mixture........... IDLE CLUT OFF. SET FULLY LEAN.
Fuel............... OFF
Magnetos........... OFF
Cabin Air Heater/Air Conditioning........... OFF
Radio....... MAYDAY... CALL IMMEDIATELY INTIATE FORCED LANDING WITHOUT POWER PROCEEDURE.

A 737's check list is obviousaly different to the above, however it follows along the same lines - Idle the malfunctioning engine, cut the fuel off which will shut the engine down - Deploy engine extinuguishers if your aircraft has them fitted.

Nothing would ever put me off flying, nothing nothing nothing! - Pilots are trained to deal with engine fires, it's not the biggest problem in the world when you have more than 1 engine.

Even PPL students are trained to remain calm in emergency situations - At the end of the day, you need a clear head if you have any chance of landing that aircraft, no point in panicing about it.. Do the best you can and hope for the best.

[xxMATTGxx]

The crash at heathrow and last i heard they still havent found the corse.
and another one not responding to auto throttle. Id still fly on one but it would be at the back of my mind.

I fly on any aircraft except for: Russian Built ones

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And few above, they wouldn't really waste time circling the sea to lose fuel if they we're burning up would they?

Actually, they do. Have you ever heard of Air Transat flight 236? They lost both engines above the Atlantic and had to fly to Lajes Air Base which is near Portugal. Before the A330 landed, the pilot circled around the airport trying to lose speed.

If the aircraft is above it's landing weight and there is a problem, they MUST burn off fuel in order to get on the correct side of the landing weight. Don't think that it's a case of "get the hell down", they have to land safely.

I wouldn't circle the sea If I was flying, Unless I had view of the fire and could judge how big it is and a risk it is. If It was a small fire I would circle the sea, If it was bigger I'd land and wouldn't take the risk of getting blown up by fuel explosions.

Then you'd be interviewed intensively by the police and the CAA because you were not following procedures.

the only plane id be worried about going on is the 777 and it still wouldnt be enough to put me off from getting on it

I'll have you know that the 777 is one of the safest aircraft flying!

I fly on any aircraft except for: Russian Built ones

If you were given the chance to fly on an Antonov 225 tomorrow, would you?

[Corporal]

I'll have you know that the 777 is one of the safest aircraft flying!

Where did i say it wasnt?

[Yoshimitsui]

The air transat did not circle to loose speed. They where pushed to the limits as it was. There was a fuel leak and had limited controls after loosing both engines.

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Where did i say it wasnt?

I never said you never... if that makes sense? :S

The air transat did not circle to loose speed. They where pushed to the limits as it was. There was a fuel leak and had limited controls after loosing both engines.

They circled once around the island banking the aircraft to loose spped. (They were at 200 knots).