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Delta flight to Orlando forced to land due to smoke in cockpit
DL1756 (ATL-MCO) was forced to land at Cecil Airport (VQQ) in Jacksonville, FL due to smoke in the cockpit. (www.news4jax.com) More...
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It is interesting how they used the term "Forced"... Makes it sound like they were threatened by an outside entity to do it... Personally, I think Divert due to smoke in the cockpit because with Smoke there, I would want to get out as soon as possible. If a plane illegal comes across our border and a Military plane intercepts it and makes him land.. that is "Forced"!
Smoke in the cockpit seems a very compelling outside entity. One could easily say it forces you to make decisions. Those decisions are forced by definition. For how pedantic the aviation community is, I didn’t ever expect to see someone struggling with something this obvious and only being able to process it with a fantasy involving the troops interceding in illegal immigration. Oh wait
Yes... But "Compelling" is far from being "Forced"... Being forced to me is someone holding a loaded gun on me demanding something from me... You are Forced to Land when you run out of fuel or all your engines fail! - But on the other hand... A friend of my pointed out, Landing is mandatory, Takeoffs are optional... Once a plane has taken off... We have never ever gotten one stuck up there to where it would not at least eventually come down in one fashion or another! Even the Voyager Probes in deep space has or will land or crash somewhere! Voyager 2 sent back its last images after 47 years in space!
"forced' a direct reflection of our current culture........ 'be afraid, everyone and everything is out to get us', and the media whips it up with very exciting words to get your attention ......... just saying, not arguing or debating.
For me forced is sufficient when an unexpected event compels a deviation. No one was holding a gun to their head. But if they wanted to give themselves the best option to keep living they were forced into doing something different. I’m willing to bet that smoke in the cockpit procedurally requires the pilots to divert if the destination is not the closest option. I don’t think airline pilots in this situation would say the procedure manual doesn’t apply its own threats regarding compliance if you want go deeper. I’m good!! Have a good one!!
Cecil has 8,000 and 12,000 foot runways. I don't think there was any unusual braking involved!
