Thomson 757 Birdstrike

[HMSDaring1]

@banginpride yes you are right, with a normal flight a fully loaded aircraft would dump fuel before landing, however because this aircraft suffered an engine failure it is vital to land ASAP... Usually dumping fuel occurs over the sea at a relatively high altitude so the aviation fuel doesn't cause any harm, but as you heard the pilot requested 2,500ft which is relatively close to the ground and still flying over land, if the aircraft did dump fuel it could cause far more harm than good... You

[HMSDaring1]

@MrMoutrij OMG!!! Christ, Im glad you removed you're comment, maybe before commenting you should read the conversation... No offense but you have the audacity to call someone stupid and an arsehole, and THEN you read the comments? I was explaining to banginpride why the pilots DIDN'T dump fuel! Thanks for youre lovely comment anyway... Have a good one :)

[oRyaaaaN]

i was on this flight i was shitting my pants!

[hadishark7]

Kewl,PIA 777-200LR in that vid taking off and taxiing

[banginpride]

Top video thanks for uploading. i have a question if anyone can help. obviously she was fully loaded with fuel so landing weight was not probably ideal hence 'heavy' under circstances like this isnt fuel dump neccessary? maybe im wrong..i aint no pilot lol.

[moop35]

lol burid 

[mrmachoman]

genuine? lol

[zzz573]

lol, is the bird ok?

[Helicopterpilot16]

Just to help you out, you know this is copyrighted yes?

[michaelpece]

@Helicopterpilot16 I have permission from the copyright holder.

[paul25601]

@Helicopterpilot16 u loser

[Helicopterpilot16]

@paul25601 Nice channel, I've got a long way to go!

[planes142]

wow for a min there i thought it was fake

[Aviationnation10]

its not your vid

[michaelpece]

@Aviationnation10 Who said it was.

[Aviationnation10]

@michaelpece you should say its someone elses

[michaelpece]

@Aviationnation10 I just did.

[GuzziHeroV50]

Outstanding professionalism from all involved.

Much kudos to captain and ATC controller.

[gozo4eva]

i would be scared to be on that flight :P

[RaverBabyJumpStlye88]

isnt flying supposed to be one of the most safest ways of travelling??

[DemonAMVs]

@RaverBabyJumpStlye88 Yes, compare the amount of deaths over the history of large airliners in the last 2 years compared to car, bus and motercylce accidents. Going on a large cruise ship might be safer but 1 it will take you a week compared to an 6 hour and flight and you will pay alot more. So yes it is safer then by car.

[DemonAMVs]

@RaverBabyJumpStlye88 That also being said these planes can run easily one just one engine. In this event they would be given a runway or told to hold in the air until landing. There isn't much danger in this procedure. lol its when you lose all engines that you start to panic.

[Icanhazcheeezburgur]

I am currently 13 years old i know all the basics of flight and it has been my dream to fly for thomson since i was 8 when it changed from brittania THATS SOME PILOT

[DemonAMVs]

@Icanhazcheeezburgur Good luck man, I hope you become a pilot someday.

[michaelthemindfreak]

gotta give it to him landing on 1 engine I would be shitting myself landing was not to bad in the conditions I will fly for tompson wen I have finished my qualifications

[elmogermany1]

I bet they offered ground chicken sandwiches for lunch after re-start. :-)

[gonxaloc]

jajajajjajajaja

[20Quirke08]

am flyin wit thomson to florida in september

[ojb1989]

That PIA 777 bloody roared passed woooo :)

[SomebodyLS]

I'd also like to add: poor bird!

[SomebodyLS]

How come someone happened to be filming? :S

Well handled though, must have been scary for passengers looking out the window on take off, particularly horrible as a Thompson plane would be full of children. :(

[mkarnerfors]

Planespotting is a hobby which keeps many enthusiasts with cameras around airports around the world. I'm rather surprised we're not seeing *more* photos and movies of accidents happening. But then again, aircraft incidents are very rare.

[cornettoman6]

i seen her at cardiff aswel

[ChileDDR]

4:59 nice take-off!

[VEE1r0tate]

the stupid bird said to itself "i'll jus hang around exactly where he's gonna be at rotate speed.. he he he."

[megaplanefan]

wats the reg of it

[gfusion]

G-BYAW

[megaplanefan]

seen her at cardiff

[74tww]

very well handled, give that pilot a cigar ;)

[thomthom34]

acted very well and fast

[Malcglos]

Exactly how such an emergency SHOULD be handled! Well done all concenrned :)

[1fpm]

amazing professionalism. i adore the pilots and controller.

[jobypolansky]

Hats off to the pilots and the pro's behind the wheel. I must have watched this video 100 times, and it is never dull. Keep up the good work Thompson!

[kevinleak3]

fuck tht i wont go bck on the plane after tht happend!!!:@

[relativeair]

love the professionalism the pilots executed! i just love pilots they are god to me!

[yunnes09]

Sorry, mate i am new in England so English is verry dificult for me :P

[flyguy281]

Awesome pilots. Awesome crew at Heathrow. Good outcome. That's all that matters.

[FSfreek]

It`s not Heathrow: It`s manchaster!

[flyguy281]

OOhhhh whoops. Someone commented below saying it was Heathrow. That's my fault, sorry.

[GamePro0012]

The pilot fluffed his lines at 0:20 when he said "Thomson 253H" instead of the correct callsign "Thomson 263H".

[supertom85]

I'm pretty sure he didn't give a shit at the time. He had other things on his mind.

[barbaros15]

mayday mayday mayday :)

[MoxleyMauser]

Thats nothing to be smiling about, especially if you were on there, you wouldnt be smiling.

[relativeair]

you need to learn english properly man! your sentence was really bad!

[luquendo]

ray video

[MajorYT]

Nice videography at 5:02

[CaptJames]

I'm so proud to work for Thomson! =)

[yesitsmeagain]

they saw bird debris on the runway, must be in million bits hahaha

[almarikarhu104]

Should check the runway before takeoff.. Wasn't it a rock what hit to the motor?

[rickyguti]

no, it was a bird.

[arpw1]

How people who dont know nothing about aviation can come here saying: fake!, Well sir, engines DO backfire like that, its called surging and it can be caused by many reasons just like ingesting a bird. And how can the spotter hear everything? Because they tend to have radios on tower frecuency everytime so they can do just that. Stupid people

[taans1]

THANK YOU, i'm in the air force and work on f-16s i see this shit all the time, and friends on the 15s say they see fireballs during their launch out.

[elzzzyyy07]

soz bout that. tht was my bro. gr8 landing sir.

[Thomascookairlines]

Jordyboy this was not fake this did happen!

[jordyboy321]

FAKE!!!! its gotta be no plane backfires like that

[Coolcitte]

Are you stupid?

[midgetrc1993]

of course its real u moron

[Adr96]

How can you hear the ATC?

[michaelpece]

Radio?

[zupra87]

u can hear atc radio with VHS radio receiver if u know atc's freq.

[liv4deth95]

roasted bird anyone?

[Donz5885]

Mmmm... suitable for KFC restaurant moto: Its finger licking good.

[GTAmythbuster909]

you got that right buddy :)

[mynashua]

What a real lesson about how to act on a situation like that! Congratulations to the crew members and to the air traffic controllers.

[diddydiddycool]

Cool, calm, professional. Not easy when you're probably shitting yourself and trying to remember the drill. First officer even addressed the controller as Sir! Absolute class!

[Dupster1234]

fantastic footage!!! pilot was one smooth operator.

[GDIU3456A]

well gud!!! last thing that bird saw was his arsein his head!!

[michaelpece]

lol

[wakeboardergirl11]

poor bird

[maelo11]

Excellent job by the pilots, well done gentlemen. Keep up the good work, FLYSAFE.

[maelo11]

Cant leave out ATC, excellent response as well. Its good to have efficent controllers.

[cellist12345]

and the fire crews lol!

[maelo11]

Definetly, cant leave them out. These guys are really important to have in an airport.

[FrozenFlame333]

The pilot certainly kept his cool about that~

[xxbenjamin32xx]

Fucking bird beeing at the wrong place at the wrong moment!!! LOLL...anyway good pilots...

[michaelpece]

lmao

[thatcadguy]

Excellent footage, excellent pilot emergency management and communication and excellent controllers response. A study case of how everything should work with AV-SEG

Pura vida!

[mr2gti]

Nothing special about the Pilot, it's what 5000 hours of training does for you. He kept his cool and thats all.

[javkin]

IT IS A B757-200.

[michaelpece]

thanks but DONT SHOUT! please

[javkin]

ahah sorry, ill try to. :) As i was saying, it is a Boeing 757-204 to be exact. Excelent pilot by the way. Cheers!

[michaelpece]

yer, def excelent pilot

[calmatosport]

i think it's an 757, dnt know for sure, weard flames btw, i think the front blades are damaged so the gases doesnt compress very well, the fuel doesnt explodes but burns, i think that are the weard flames

[flightsimrocks]

it should be a 757!By the way,great pilot!he got the crippled plane on the ground!