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Airbus A320 MISSED Airport by OVER 100 miles, WHY?! | Northwest Airlines Flight 188
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Northwest Airlines Flight 188 was a regularly scheduled flight from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 21, 2009, which landed over one hour late in Minneapolis after overshooting its destination by more than 100 nautical miles. In this video I will tell you everything about what happened on that day including the circumstances which led up to it. Enjoy
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!
Sources
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Final Report:
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/?NTSBNumber=DCA10IA001
NWA Headquarters: UNKNOWN
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2015/08/vikings-tie-up-former-nwa-hq-for-training-facility.html
News Article: Mark Trumbull / The Christian Science Monitor
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/1024/p90s01-usgn.html
News Article: NED POTTER / ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/US/northwest-flight-188-faa-transcripts-anxious-controllers/story?id=9190968
News Article: Mike Ahlers / CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/03/15/wayward.pilots.licenses/index.html
9/11 image: UNKNOWN
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/remembering-911-memorial
NWA Logo New: NWA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines#/media/File:Northwest_Airlines_Logo.svg
NWA Logo Old: NWA
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northwest_Airlines_1989-2003.svg
Delta Logo: Delta.com
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delta_logo.svg
Delta Airbus A320: Delta Airlines
https://www.delta.com/gb/en
Northwest Airbus A320: Blonde_Bird / Med
http://www.airline-empires.com/index.php?/gallery/image/19744-northwest-bowlingshoe-airbus-a320/
Bidding system: IBS Software
https://www.ad-opt.com/crew-rostering/pbs/?slide_1
Crew Room: Mesa Air
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Photos/Mesa-Air-Office-Photos-IMG974502.htm
Hotel: Unknown
https://ontheroadwithjen.com/grand-hyatt-san-diego/
Pilots licence: Jonathan Thorne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_pilot_licence
CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
00:24 - The Merger
02:25 - Duty Friction
03:48 - The Flight Crew
05:19 - The Day Before
06:16 - Getting Underway
07:36 - Turbulence
08:21 - Headsets Off
09:58 - Comm Systems & ACARS
11:26 - Getting Comfortable
13:04 - NORDO/PLOC Events
14:51 - Top Of Descent
16:00 - Denver Center Is Worried
17:15 - Where Are We?
19:41 - Getting The Message
21:00 - Media Coverage
21:55 - Repercussions
Aircraft used - FlightFactor-A320Ultimate:
https://store.x-plane.org/A320-Ultimate_p_688.html
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Suspiciously during the same hour there was no drink service either. The mile high club is alive and well.