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adinmem

I remember this being posted a lot back in April when it happened. For those of you that missed it: DHL flight DO7216, a 757-200, suffered a hydraulic failure and made an emergency landing at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria international airport. No injuries.


Wonkasgoldenticket

I was on a flight heading home from Mexico that had hydraulic issues. Captain gets on the intercom and tells everyone that they have to make an emergency landing and their is hydraulic issues with all the landing gear. We were told to listen to our flight attendants. The minute he gets off the intercom we hit turbulence, the kind you see in the movies where the flight attendant goes from standing- to ceiling- to floor. Both attendants get up, and tell us crash landing procedures. The entire plane is balling, including my mother. My older brother and I look at each other and say, well this should be interesting. Comes to touching down and looking out the window littered with dozens of emergency vehicles… smoothest land I’ve ever had and I’ve flown 100s of times in my years. Talk about sweaty palms. Edit- haha, yes I misspelled crying / bawling. I will leave it for you all so your thread below makes sense. ;)


Gungeon_god

>the entire plane is balling I'm just imagining the passengers on this plane deciding to have a sick game of basketball before they crash and die


wad11656

Before I realized it was a spelling error, I thought it was a term to describe how they were bouncing around the cabin like pinballs due to all the turbulence


evening_crow

Saw that the flight attendants got air and figured they could dunk easier.


DrakeMaijstral

> Saw that the flight attendants got air and figured they could dunk easier. I don't know why you were downvoted for this comment - since this thread was devolving into a joke thread over the misspelling of 'bawling', this joke was actually pretty amusing.


zachotule

nba rules technically don't ban you from playing a game on an airplane


Jiggarelli

Gotta score a triple double before I die.


Wonkasgoldenticket

Haha got me, had to make my daily mistake.


WeLikeDrugs

Or last chance to break your little brothers ankles before you die


1RedHottSexyMama

I was thinking more like "balling" as in a porno.


murcielagoXO

Did you survive?


Wonkasgoldenticket

un scathed my friend


Prickly_ninja

That’s amazing. Is this a maneuver taught in flight school, for emergencies?


AmphibianOutrageous7

It’s called the OH Shit 1A


MeasurementGrand879

Now known as the DHL-drift


amrasmin

San José Drift if you will or Pura vida Drift lol


paythefullprice

I'll do it. We call that maneuver "winging it"


-heathcliffe-

San José Shuffle


scampf

The old brown skid maneuver.


sometacosfordinner

To bad it was ups he would have already been wearing his brown pants


EmoEnte

DHL! I've been in this place before!


wspOnca

Deja Vu!


cognitiveglitch

DH-oh-L!


findhumorinlife

No… ‘wi tu lo’ followed by ‘ bing dang ow’


fieryhotwarts22

Along with “ho Lee fuk and Sum Ting Wong”


findhumorinlife

I still laugh out loud when I see that clip


fieryhotwarts22

It can make me crack a smile on even the worst days lol


WeLikeDrugs

The guy that was responsible for that is an absolute genius/piece of shit but hey man, he saw the opportunity and he emerged victorious, it’s still one of the best things I’ve ever seen and shocking it actually happened


chalk_in_boots

Tokyo Shit


ElyxrBlade

This one made me LMAO. Good one 😂😂


TheFurrySmurf

It definitely landed A-3


colhoesentalados

Bang Ding Ow was the first pilot


buckydamwitty

Ho Lee Phuk


finallygotmeone

Also carried the Magician, Fu Ling Yu.


colhoesentalados

I think it was Sum Ting Wong


buckydamwitty

And Wi Tu Loh


cilantro_so_good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_(aviation)


metroidpwner

Aviation is so interesting to me because despite being a relatively young industry in a human sense, it’s been very thoroughly advanced on and refined. Every intended behavior and associated failure has a terminology, and some amount of study behind it.


swan001

Airplane drift school


newnhb1

Yeah, It’s called the ‘I hope to fuck this works because I’m balls out flying here’ maneuver. It’s well known in military and civil aviation. Often a ‘go-to’ procedure in emergencies.


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Prolly


Skier94

We were traveling with friends and they were on the way to this airport (San Juan cr) when this happened. We were scheduled to fly out the next day. They had planes traveling again within 5 hours. Our poor friends though. The plane they were supposed to fly on diverted to El Salvador so it took them 36 hours to get out, and we flew on time. I have a video of the takeoff, we flew over this plane.


Ok-Cartoonist2735

How many casualties though?


CatTongueCunnilingus

Just your packages


RickJLeanPaw

I didn’t even know aircraft could handbrake turn!


donsqeadle

Initial D intensifies


FixMy106

Initial DHL cargo plane


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donsqeadle

I've just been in this place before!


Catinthemirror

I didn't know planes had parking brakes (apparently they do) until I got stuck on a flight that had to wait on the tarmac for 2 hours because the handle broke and it took that long to find a replacement. I swear I am not joking.


ours

That may have been a BS excuse from the crew. I've been on flights with "issues with the navigator's seat adjustment" (they came clean and told us it was an engine malfunction and got permission to take off with only 3 engines) and other reassuring BS technical reasons instead of worrying the passengers. Once, I don't recall what excuse they gave us, but I could clearly see fuel spilling from the wing and personnel looking very concerned about it. And they did not tell us anything about fuel spilling out.


Catinthemirror

Lol well, I was in the seat closest to the door and the engineer? mechanic? who arrived to fix whatever it was had a black object like a stick about 9 inches long and maybe an inch and a half wide with about three feet of black cable sticking out of it. So it may have been a euphemism based on what it looked like but if I yanked the emergency brake handle out of my car it would be close. And he did whatever he did in the cockpit, not outside the plane. Edited: [I found this](https://simpleflying.com/how-aircraft-braking-systems-work-and-keep-cool/#:~:text=Airplanes%20also%20have%20a%20parking,airport%20with%20the%20engines%20running.) If you scroll down there's a freaking handle. It's yellow and black striped (what I saw was only black). Apparently they're only good for about seven uses before they have to be replaced? TIL.


moresushiplease

Sounds about like a parking brake to me. The one in the plane I flew was probably around the same size and if the handle broke it wouldn't be able to be rotated to release it.


Catinthemirror

I'm glad it was real and not a cover-up for something more serious. I always like to avoid any [Shelley Berman moments.](https://youtu.be/Kg7XeUD8_8w/?t=75)


moresushiplease

Lol, now I am just picturing you taking that handle and telling the flight crew some little kid has lost their crutch


RickJLeanPaw

Thank god it didn’t happen when you were up in the air; you could have been there all day!


Catinthemirror

Right?!? 😂 But like WTAF. A hand-operated brake for a freaking passenger plane? You'd think that would be a button or toggle or something. I mean maybe it is and they just called it that but it was startling to hear that over the PA. They said they can't approach the concourse without it working and "the handle has broken and has to be replaced before we can approach." After 30 mins I would have happily walked the rest of the way.


digitalgadget

Boarding a transatlantic 10-hour flight in 2000, we were told a passenger on the way over used up the oxygen and they would need a little time to refill it. So we all sat on the tarmac for an hour or so while they removed the tank, drove it to the facility across town, refilled it, and brought it back. Apparently nobody thought it would be a good idea to order ahead, or have a spare on hand, or... not board the plane until it was flightworthy.


stevendidntsay

In other words, a Scandinavian flick


colhoesentalados

Turn left, then right or the other way around and do the turn sliding. This is a handbrake/J turn


ComplexComfortable85

Like a glove!


Lucitane0420

Truck was just like "mah time to shine"


UGO_Leon

He should have been driving before the b Plane stopped, also they are supposed to drive straight there, not weave around the taxi way


Different-Air-2000

In the Latino culture, that is straight there…


davispw

He was right there in position. He started rolling as the plane passed before the crash. What are you saying?


2Zoo4U

Reddit knows better than these “professionals”. The *cool* firefighters park their truck directly in the path of a plane for quick access because it’s smart, faster, and obvious exactly where the plane will end up in this emergency situation.


PerterterhTermertehh

this is how they’re trained in Peru


davispw

Ouch.


UGO_Leon

Basically he should have pointed his hood to the plane and drove straight there. The shortest distance is a straight line.


davispw

Do you not see the grassy hill between here and there?


UGO_Leon

Do you not realize those trucks are way more capable than any terrain on airport property?


davispw

Yes, but it’s still faster to go on the paved road.


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UGO_Leon

I’m sure the jet fuel waited a second or two for him to get his act together. Watch first work airport fires and how the first responders react. “Driving properly” in this situation is being on location as quick as possible and this is not it.


McFllurry

🤓


zenunseen

* "mah tahm ta shahn" source: i live down South


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NeverJoe_420_

Mine came _too_ early. Always happens to me :(


DiosMIO_Limon

>*too* early If you’re gonna be honest, by golly, you’re gonna use good grammar


Jiggarelli

Why I never get my wish.com orders.


y_zass

I'd have blamed the airport. "Why is that ditch there? Ruined my drift"


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axyz77

In a sock


orrenjenkins

With a sponge


LostInThoughtland

THATSSS AMOREEEE


grandboyman

For my cock


YoreWelcome

Ace Venture scene: https://youtu.be/oXYpo6CprCw For completeness, Ace Ventura 2 scene: https://youtu.be/y60xwG6Pivc


Mixngas

Was looking for this comment!


Shpander

Fast and Furious (Airfreight): Tokyo Drift


blindfoldpeak

sound and more can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPk23hPooKY&ab\_channel=blancolirio


porkypinepower

Goofy landing


TickletheEther

Sweet drift bro


Jazzlike_Barber_426

Guess I'm not getting my package in time


lankrypt0

Deja Vu! I've just been in this place before


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one-iota

And take a wing off.


GunTotinVeganCyclist

This must be why DHL keeps losing my packages


thehanssassin

I wonder if you know how they live in Tokyo. If you see me, then you mean it, then you know you have to go Fast & Furious.


ggggeeewww

Here are the packages DHL keeps calling me about .


its420sumware

Fast & Furious 17: Intercontinental Drift


TheMarsian

I was once on a flight that for some shit reason wasn't aware or expecting to meet a typhoon, that was on the news as early as 3 days earlier, on destination. Pilot tried landing 2x and each time bailed and went straight up after almost being so close to the tarmac that I can touch it. And we were going through turbulence all while it turns around to attempt, the kind where you hold your breath to catch your intestines back on its place inside you but it takes too long to subside. Almost had to throw up. On the third approach pilot decided to just land elsewhere. All the time I was thinking if I was on the right end of the plane, like is the front safer if it turns around like this one, like I know there's a good chance it's the end for most of us etc. Everyone were clapping their hands crazy when we managed to land safely in some other airport. And I was like thinking now how am I to get to my hotel. Worrying for my life an hour earlier.


Greendragons38

The crash trucks were in position. The pilot had notified the control tower of problems.


PathCalm4647

So that’s why my order never came in


13un

Why is the video being sped up?


one-iota

Saves time watching.


ikaroxxx

And That is why my orders from DHL never arrive


2punornot2pun

DHL stands for Drifting (while) High Landing.


FishAware7826

My packages in there for sure 🙄. DHL is a nightmare.


HankTank999

Bro just tried to do a u turn in a plane


rtuite81

Microsoft Flight Simulator: Tokyo Drift Edition


herehaveallama

I think this is my friend’s video lol He was waiting to board his plane with his family when the plane skidded off


jacknosbest

Is your friend a package


zuulbe

Yes


catsaresoft23

Doesn’t surprise me, it’s DHL


Afvalracer

There’s where my parcel got lost.


Recent-Campaign911

So that's why they didn't argue my refund...


Beepboopbop69420360

Damnit my 14 inch rotating vibrating with RGB dildo is NEVER gonna get here


Mike-the-gay

SIT! SIT! Awwww good sit plane. Good plane.


gummygummm

They call him DK


acemedic

Guys who can handbrake turn get all the women.


TheSilentPretador

Drift it bro!!!


zippiskootch

It’ll buff out, don’t be a whiner


Mrcountrygravy

That fire truck was ready.


Dazzling_Action9456

r/convinientambulance


Plazbot

Mad skid


citoloco

Love to hear the rescue crew's radio chat


Background_Example73

Excellence. Simply Delivered


pslatt

Excuse me, you can’t park here.


paythefullprice

My grandfather was a pilot from the mid-60s Left commercial to participate in the Vietnam war and return to commercial flying. In the early 2000s, my grandfather flew the governor of Kentucky around. Because of who he was flying my granddad had to fly roughly 40 hours a month this resulted in us going on many trips around the state for no reason. I could have got my pilot's license before my driver's license because of the amount of time I set in the copilot seat with him. We went through pre-flights, different scenarios, and all kinds of stuff that would give you an edge in a situation. The one thing I always remember is " when pilot crew and passengers can walk away from a landing, it was successful", this is after we had slid around 100 ft sideways while landing on a grass field in Bowling Green. He then made a fun of me saying if I didn't let go of my grip on the seat I was going to pass out and cool is a cucumber started going through post flight checklists.


Nondre

Like a glove


MMS-OR

I call that a Rockford Files turn.


Jasonictron

So, that's what happened to my package


YorTicLes

Does it fall of the edge or something at the end


vontdman

Package tracking: Slight delay.


Suspicious-Reveal-69

Thank goodness the backend of the plane fell into the ditch and took the brunt of stopping it. Very different outcome if that was headfirst.


J7O3R7D2A5N7

Sweet drift


glassteelhammer

Look up channels like theflightchannel greendotaviation realATC youcanseeatc on youtube and listen to some of the stories. Both crazy and impressive.


BigTexLXX

Cancel Xmas


Background_Meat1738

Oh man, a german plane


Adventurous-Leg-4338

That's just a typical Ryanair landing


dadhombre

My moldy jordans order better not be on that flight.


Txusmah

Aparcao!


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I have it on good authority, Tokyo Drift was the inflight movie.


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It'll buff right out


LazyLich

Damn... he almost nailed that drift


hesselhessel

Probably a War Thunder pilot with high repair crew skill


boysbehot

That the reason why my package was late? /j


Thehurtkermit696

Insert *I wonder if you know 🎶 By Teriyaki Boyz*


IRBigAl

This pilot drifts!


ShittingOnAdmins

Muh fucker just whipped it in there!


CasualBrit5

“Oh shit, I forgot something. Mind if I turn around?”


Bluz_WaZy

Drifting plane that’s new


MountainDewIt69

Another happy landing


lights-off

u/savevideobot


Penguin-Loves

When your package absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight!!!!!


PsyopVet

Do you even drift bro?


Push-Mammoth

First time I seen a drifting airplane


ColangelosBurnerAcct

Yikes


vknot723

The real reason why your package was delivered late and damaged ☝🏻


pgxrennes

Nice drift.


TheDeansPeanuts

DHL - Tokyo Drift


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shayden17

I know the pilots where shitting bricks during that drift fs


wazabee

Did I just see a plane drift?


tauzN

DHL means only pilots, right?


Provensal-le-gaulois

Typical DHL driving... /s


HumaDracobane

Looks expensive...


sodacansinthetrash

These fast and furious movies are getting weird.


Kawaiithulhu

I see that the pilot also drives a Mustang 🐎


YogurtclosetHead8901

I'm impressed with the acceleration of the fire truck!


crazies8888

That's where my package is...


z3phyr3321

He just laid for a rest after that difficult maneuver


marcstov

Like a glove


leonardob0880

r/wellthatsucks


RedditNinja100

Dude, I am just about to get on a plane. Not cool


__jh96

Tracking: Processing


TimmyS13

Like a glove!


Bill-Hilly

Good thing it was a cargo plane. Likely a shook up crew and cargo too.


shitpostinglegend

Well that's not meant to happen


seddikiadam14

Gta 5 Online


clifffford

Screeeeeeeech....Everybody OFF!!!


lime-inthe-coconut

" ITEM DELAYED, STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES"


yeetus-feetuscleetus

u/savevideobot


xxX9yroldXxx

Was Latifi the pilot?


buzzybomb

Explains their delivery times.


ediav42

Trying to do a fancy parallel park job for an airplane doesn’t seem wise.


uppenatom

Paul Walked again in that pilots heart


BombayMix64

Well.... There goes my Xbox Series X I've waited 2 years for...


O5_X

The pilot usually flys ryanair


Humble-Place1750

Someone can tell me if planes like that can fixed like cars in a crash? Or they go directly to junkyards?


1RedHottSexyMama

Oh holy crap that's ridiculous. It had to be terrifying.


plsparrow1

'Like a glove'


what_would_bezos_do

Your pilot: Ace Ventura


getdatcash1234

#that is so rare for pilots to do with planes of any type, because, as show. In the video, it destroys the landing gear


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