Indy511 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Two high flying drones (probably the EPA) spying on Americans collided sending debris in the path of a United Airlines 747 out of O'Hare. The engine strikes occured approximately 100 miles north of Cheyenne resulting in catastrophic failure of engines 1 & 2. Thankfully, A company named Orbx Systems in the nick of time reopened Jackson Hole Airport to the delight of all on board. The flight landed safely and without further incident. Some passengers continued on to their original destination, but most decided to spend their vacation in Jackson, WY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Axesome shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Cracking shots indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael63 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Good job landing that wounded 747 in KJAC. Awesome pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydor Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Brilliant, very entertaining.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTenner Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Great shots and interesting story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocBird Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Good story! I like those stories! And nice pictures anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy511 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf2grey Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 AWESOME Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was killer........Love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Wonderful shots and congrats to a superb landing. Were you able to come to a complete stop before leaving the tarmac? The runway is just 6,300 feet long and you could not fully utilize reverse thrusters with two blown engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Very tense indeed. With all factors of short runway, two engines out, the size of the plane and the base altitude of the airport... that was mighty fine piloting skills.. and well framed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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