I landed in SF twice (it's a great visual spectacle approaching the Bay), but I had no idea what was going on in front of me, in the cockpit:
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Landing in San Francisco - view from the Cockpit of a 747 (video)
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WOW - That was great.
Posted by: McDawg | December 3, 2008 5:00 PM
After these past years of one incompetent catastrophe after another, what a breath of fresh air to see that the Human race is still capable of producing outstanding competence at incredibly difficult tasks on a routine basis.
Thanks for the clip.
Posted by: Gray Gaffer | December 4, 2008 3:13 AM
Great example of Cockpit Resource Management (CRM). Thanks.
Posted by: Robert | December 4, 2008 1:39 PM