The Cockpit Recording Of The Heathrow Crash

PPRuNe the Professional Pilots Rumour Network site has this posting from Corsair.

It is the alleged cockpit recording after flight BA 038 Boeing 777’s rather unusual arrival on its return from Shanghai crash landing almost on the runway at Heathrow on Thursday.

Just received this exclusive transcript of the last couple of minutes on the CVR.

12:42:35 ALL Sound of metal scraping on concrete.

12:42:40 CAM 1 It’s stopped, well done but what the hell happened?

12:42:45 CAM 2 I’m not sure but I think the (unintelligible) stretched the glide (unintelligble) hit quite hard (unintelligible)

12:42:50 CAM 1 You’re right and if the (unintelligible) and (unintelligible). We were (non relevant comment deleted). That was damm good flying Number one.

12:42:55 CAM 3 Well done guys, I thought we were cooked for sure.

12:43:05 CAM 2 I can’t wait to see what they have to say about this on pprune. Should be good. (laughing)

12:43:15 CAM 2 Yeah, the ‘experts’ will be out in force. Danny will have his work cut out for him.

12:43:20 ALL Sound of laughter.

12:43: 24 CAM 3 Hey lads, I have the laptop. I’ll log on and see what they’re saying.

12:43:33 CAM 1 Great.

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