Look out below

[libertango]

I'm just home from Federal Way, and I saw this while it flew overhead.

Basically, an Asiana Air 777 was flying by. You could hear it before you saw it closely -- ba-da-DUM, ba-da-DUM. With each sound, one could see flames in the port engine, and on the third beat the flames would be in a long trail. It was almost like an old car backfiring.

Well above me, so I never felt in danger, but scary nonetheless.

Comments

[hal-obrien.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there was a gal in the parking lot who was very concerned. "They've got to know about that, right?"

But I wouldn't (and didn't) call 911 about it. Nothing actionable by them until it comes down. Not much point calling the airport, either, unless you wanted to make the assumption the radio was out, and that seemed unlikely.

Now, had it actually crashed, I might've called the NTSB in case they wanted testimony. I've yet to see photo/video that shows what I saw -- and they were right overhead.

[shikzoid.livejournal.com]

I would assume a call from the air traffic controllers would carry a tad more weight.

I was surprised the other day to hear that Airbus planes don't usually have the ability to dump fuel. Seems like a nasty oversight, eh?