# The "Oh, sh!t" moment of the day...

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 3, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338 "2008-03-03T09:43:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/21 "2008-03-03T10:41:23Z")

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very true.

sorry for getting worked up ☹ damn news

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/22 "2008-03-03T10:46:02Z")

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> [@ILCisDEAD](#):
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> it has to be a typo… or someone is exaggerating. I’ve been in the cockpit when we got hit with an estimated 50mph gust… and we had some serious issues. 155mph that plane would be no where near that runway

I was thinking the same thing when I read it. No way a commerical airliner comes out of a 155 mph sideways wind gust that close to the ground on final approach. Plus, watch the video. Had that been a 155 mph gust do you really think the camera guy would still have been standing and keeping the camera on target and in focus? He’d be tumbling down the field.

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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/23 "2008-03-03T10:54:34Z")

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Ok I did watch the video… looks like it was about 20-35 sustained and that wicked gust was about 60 to 70 (still impressive though) great pilot for not panicking and forcing it down

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/24 "2008-03-03T11:20:00Z")

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maybe it was 155 Kmph. ?!?!

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**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/25 "2008-03-03T11:24:51Z")

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Awesome vid :tup: And yeah, not easy to manhandle those. Pilot probably went into the bar after the debrief and bought a bottle :lol:

Anytime that _you_ think you have a stressful job…

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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/26 "2008-03-03T11:27:22Z")

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> [@TrueBlue](#):
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> Anytime that _you_ think you have a stressful job…

Seriously. I was strongly considering applying. Until One landing, I said fuck it I’m not going to bother. Quite possibly the scariest thing ever.

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