TAP Air Portugal...we´ll scare the beejesus out of you

[Ronin]

Maverick: Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby. Johnson: That's a negative Ghost rider, the pattern is full.

Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a tower.


In Portugal we say...if you don´t have an F-14...an Airbus 310 will suffice

TAP Airbus low fly by


so who´s interested in coming to sunny Portugal?...may I book your flight?

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Gah, someone has a death-wish....

I wonder why all of those crazy people near the tower sounded so thrilled. I think I'd be more worried about him hitting some turbulence, twitching, or for some other random reason slamming into the ground and covering everything in a couple hundred foot radius in burning jet fuel....

[Dutch_guy]

I wonder why all of those crazy people near the tower sounded so thrilled. I think I'd be more worried about him hitting some turbulence, twitching, or for some other random reason slamming into the ground and covering everything in a couple hundred foot radius in burning jet fuel....

Perhaps they were all so thrilled because that didn't happen.

Anyway, that's an awesome video.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

ADDITIONAL INFO:
On this post, CV990 reveals all passes you see in this video were SERIOUSLY PLANNED AND TRAINED:
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/...
The pilot on this great performance flight was Cap. César Brito no less than the TAP Airbus A310 fleet last Chief Pilot...this awesome pilot have 4.000 hours on the A310 and TAP wanted to pay the best tribute for almost 20 years of service in TAP without an accident. The airplane involved was CS-TEI and the co-pilot of that flight was Vitor Pereira. Has you know, from November on TAP will start to receive 5 brand new A330-200 fresh from the factory.
This incredible performance shows the great pilots TAP have during all these years, just to remind you in early 60's the famous Capt. Marcelino passed UNDER Tagus bridge with a Boeing 707!!!
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UPDATED INFO: I spoke with an A310 TAP pilot. Following are FACTS, NOT RUMORS:
1. Capt. César Brito is still flying, because he did in the airshow EXACTLY what was planned and trained to do. That was not a stupid idea executed in a moment, it took weeks of preparation.
2. Brito knew perfectly how Evora airfield is. He's playing with an optical effect; the other side's ground has a slightly downward form.
3. Co-pilot was another A310 commander, and during the show he was focused in altitude to continuously report to César.
4. Plane passed a complete overhaul just before this airshow, so the risk of failures was minimum.
5. Plane continued flying with passengers until retired soon, but after a reccommended inspection by Airbus officials.
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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The chick is hot, depite the dyed hair.
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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Well if it was trained for and prepared then it makes a whole lot more sense, and I'd probably have been standing by cheering with the rest of them!

[Whacker]

HLEL YES SON

[Vladimir]

Say what you will but that's a big damn plane flying low to the ground! WHOOOAA!!!