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**BrowneIssue** · 5 March 2009, 11:43

Makes a pleasant change from them following a GPS course into a mountainside.

**Cyberman** · 5 March 2009, 11:50

They never did get an answer to that plane crash at Heathrow a year or so ago where the engines appeared to cut out and the plane landed before the runway. This sounds mighty similar to me and would explain it.

**Bagpuss** · 5 March 2009, 11:55

I remember watching a documentary on ch4 about a south american flight where the altimeter was faulty. They took off over the sea and got to what they thought was the correct height when a warning came on to say they were too high (which could lead to the plane breaking up). A few seconds later it came on to say they were too low. Any small adjustment they made caused one of the warnings to come on. They didn't know whether to go up or down, By the time they realised they were feet above the sea it was too late. As they attempted to correct one off the wings hit the water and dragged the plane under.

Turned out some grease monkey fitted the wrong part during a service.

**DimPrawn** · 5 March 2009, 12:03

That happened to me on my BMW.

**sasguru** · 5 March 2009, 12:05

Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post

Turned out some grease monkey fitted the wrong part during a service.

He had taped over a pitot tube during service and forgot to take it off.

**Bagpuss** · 5 March 2009, 12:05

were you borrowing Threaded's flying BMW?

**EternalOptimist** · 5 March 2009, 12:05

I spend a lot of time looking at the flight details on those seat monitor thingies.
You are flying at 650 mph, heading south at an altitude of 40,000 feet.

I will be paying even more atention in future

**Bagpuss** · 5 March 2009, 12:07

last time I flew it told me we were doing 450mph at 200 ft when we had landed. Maybe they connected up to that system?

**EternalOptimist** · 5 March 2009, 12:08

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

He had taped over a pitot tube during service and forgot to take it off.

that happend on a submarine once, the torpedo tube water sensor got painted over. So the sailors thought the bow covers were shut and opened the tubes to load a torpedo - and whoosh - who left that fkn door open?

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