Dumbest thing you ever did in flight.

[captain737]

do you know when youre last flight ended in full throttle , the next one starts in full throttle even tho the lever is on zero?

[captain737]

you cant reverse thrust at 30000 feet!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ameval]

Hey captain737 don't ya think is better to write everything in one single post instead of making 6 of them

[Canada_Boy]

ameval wrote:
Hey captain737 don't ya think is better to write everything in one single post instead of making 6 of them

Nahhhh, not if he really wants to get his post count up Speaking of post count...1900


Seriously though, yeah all in one post would be a good idea next time.

[captain737]

Sorry
guys canada boy is right

[captain737]

look here, cant you just fly -0 fpm with gear up and just over the r/w threshhold, open the gear?!

andrew

[the_nick]

after a perfect flight landing without the seatbelt sign on

[Leftcoaster]

Second dumbest : Climbing out of Vancouver in a Lockeed Constellation, lost number three engine and shut down number four by
mistake. Restarted 4 and greased the landing for a ton of points and my shortest finished FsP flight to date - 7-minutes from brakes off to
brakes on.

Dumbest : 707-120 out of Denver Stapleton (addon scenery). The Dreaded Wrong Runway... Tried to take off from runway 08L (6900')
instead of 08R (10,000'). Ran off the end at 108 knots and hit an inconveniently placed building and ending a streak of 87 consecutive
accident-free instant-record FsP flights. Those early Boeing's needed a long run to reach Vr. D'oh.

[JetBlueInflight]

psolk wrote:
I had my dumbest FSP mistake ever just two days ago. Took off from EGCC for KEWR in the PSS T7. About 2 1/2 hours into the flight so
~ 1 hour out
from EIKN (Emergency airport) I decided to do a search on my second computer. Not thinking, I just started typing my searchword
"clock" into the
browser not realizing I was on the wrong keyboard LOL. Needless to say the letter C did nothing, L turned my Lights on but
"O" which is what I have
my doors set to in FS did some damage LOL...
Depressurization at 350 an hour from the closest airfield. I dropped into an 8000FPM banking turn back towards EIKN, deployed
Passenger Oxygen and
leveled out at 8000 feet for my return to EIKN. After landing I found out that because I did not land within 20 minutes of the incident most
of my
passengers had died. The plane has been in EIKN ever since undergoing repairs...

This was my dumbest ever by far LOL....
-Paul

Yeah, I can't tell you how many times I've been flying and go to type text in squawkbox when FS is selected instead. For some reason,
everything I go to type has the letter "G" in it and I can't tell you how many times my gear has gone down at cruise level. I'm real good at
belly landings now!!!

[Kstinson]

OHHH I win this!!

I was flying my Learjet 45 from San Franscisco to Vegas. It was visual weather but I selected IFR flight just so I could be vectored to my
destination and then chose a visual landing. It was a great flight, perfectly satisfied passengers and all was going well. ATC gave me
directions to begin my decent to my destination had me turn onto the track for straight in final. I chose a visual landing and started my set-
up (I was still quite a ways away). I got to about 1700 AGL and ATC cleared me to land straight in visual. At this point in time I'd like to
mention that I'd been flying the entire thing using AP. When I was cleared to land, I began to disengage a few things on my autopilot and
dropped gear and flaps. Then of course, my FO comes on and tells me that my gear isnt locked down...great. I quickly disengadge my
flight director and declare emergency. I pull throttle, touch down and brake. Something is wrong, I'm losing runway and not slowing
down! My brakes are full and, without really thinking, I put on the emergency brake and set up the speed brakes. I'm starting to slow, but
by the end of the runway theres only one thing to do. I slam the left pedal forward a begin to execute a perfect powerslide with my Lear.
The plane skids to its side, The weels get closer and closer to the end of the runway..and the ditch happily awaiting my arrival. I hold my
breath, keep the skid going and the plane grounds to a halt. I'm off the runway, but managed to avoid the ditch by just a few feet. I open
doors, begin to evacuate the passengers and thatnk God that my gear held through it all. It was only then, when I began to shut down that
I noticed the 2 lights on the AP panel. The first was the autopilot master switch. The second was the speed hold button, holding my
plane at a speedy 250 knots and still trying to propel the plane forward. I shut the engine down and think back. I realise then that when I
declared emergency and shut down my AP, I never hit the master, only the flight director. Of course, this means that I missed the speed
hold button and touched down at my 250kts cruise speed.

Ya, not too bright

Cheers,
Kevin

[nckheinrich]

I'd have to say I was on a 5 hour flight in a cessna around the denver area. Perfect flight. I planned the whole route myself. Well I was
rounding hour 4 being bored at 10,000 feet. You know those cessnas can't go much higher. So I was watching a tv show next thing I look
over crashed into the side of a 11,000 foot mountain. Lol I always check the mountain height now.

[Braathens-Airlines]

pdjpeter wrote:
i once left fs flying itself and watched a movie in the other room then i went to sleep insted of landing the thing mornning after i foudn that
the
plane had been going round and round and round the airport and ran out of fuel and crashed

WOOW!! It reminds me on Aircraft investigation on NGC.. The plane did circle over Athens airport before it did crash bcouse of low
fuel.. AH here we go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522

[XM DUDE]

I forgot to set 250 KTS before take off on the auto throttle went to auto throttle after take off and wondered why the airspeed was rapidly heading to
zero! OOPS! MY BAD!

[DVA3952]

Forgot to retract speed brakes after decent which caused me to land at -700 fpm....

[Joeflyer]

DVA3952 wrote:
Forgot to retract speed brakes after decent which caused me to land at -700 fpm....

You would likely need those speed brakes while on approach at MHTG Honduras I made an approach and landing with full speed
brakes with the 757-300...it went quite smoothly

See it for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ofm0Jr0bww



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