This Is A Bad Day

[cabinetman]

What a rush.
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[BobSch]

Here's more info on the film. Quite an accomplishment for two guys.

Here's what wikipedia has to say http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/405_The_Movie

The film took three and a half months to make. The real footage, consisting of the actors in still vehicles, was shot in one weekend with an hour of pick-ups later. The post production and visual effects were completed later on by the two filmmakers in their spare time. All of the shots outside of the Jeep are entirely computer generated three dimensional models. The actors were shot in vehicles similar to the ones in the film but the exterior shots of the vehicles, the jet, the highway and background scenery in the film are composed of composited images from still photographs and video applied to three dimensional models created in computer modeling software. About 50% of the shots in the interior of the Jeep are digital effects.

[thrytis]

I think it is only a matter of time before we see full length amateur movies which will rank up there with major studio productions. When will we see a Best Amateur Film category for the Oscars?

[Uncle Cracker]

Interesting premise, but not entirely unique... I have actually been flipped off on an LA freeway by an old lady driving a Comet...

[jackellis]

I've seen this clip a half dozen times and always enjoy it. Like most movies, it's almost frighteningly realistic if you suspend belief.

If you cant suspend belief...

The 405 freeway runs perpendicular to the Los Angeles airport runways. A DC-10 in trouble with enough altitude and speed to line up on I-405 would land at LAX rather than on the freeway.

The airplane's wing span is too wide to avoid knocking over light standards on both sides of the roadway, which would likely cause a fire.

The car would have been crushed.

It's hard to imagine one side of I-405 with bumper-to-bumper traffic and the other side completely clear of any traffic.

However, on a regular runway, the airplane would have survived (with damage) if the nose gear had collapsed.

[gsmittle]

I've seen this clip a half dozen times and always enjoy it. Like most movies, it's almost frighteningly realistic if you suspend belief.

If you cant suspend belief...

The 405 freeway runs perpendicular to the Los Angeles airport runways. A DC-10 in trouble with enough altitude and speed to line up on I-405 would land at LAX rather than on the freeway.

The airplane's wing span is too wide to avoid knocking over light standards on both sides of the roadway, which would likely cause a fire.

The car would have been crushed.

It's hard to imagine one side of I-405 with bumper-to-bumper traffic and the other side completely clear of any traffic.

However, on a regular runway, the airplane would have survived (with damage) if the nose gear had collapsed.

Killjoy! IIRC, American stopped flying DC-10s quite some time ago.

Great clip--makes mine look feeble, which they are...

[sscherin]

This was made 9 years ago on 500mhz Pentiums PCs.. Just imagine what they can do today.

[jackellis]

Killjoy!

Not really.

The first time I saw it my reaction was WOW! It's amazingly realistic.

I only started looking for flaws and inconsistencies after watching it several times. Anyone who is not familiar with the LA area would never guess that the airport is so close.

DC-10s are only used for cargo now. After hearing about the foibles of the DC-10 and its successor, the MD-11, I'm glad I don't have to be on one when the weather is crummy. Apparently they are unusually difficult to land in gusty winds.

[Richard in Smithville]

I enjoyed this film, especially the old girl at the end. When I went to the Toronto woodshow back in February, the building was right on the flightline for the inbound planes( big ones!). They were landing pretty much across the street and you could feel the building tremble as they flew over.

[Wood_workur]

Now for one which is actually a somewhat common occurrence. Many pilots don't realize the fuel gauge in a plane isn't as good as one in a car....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z815o...eature=related

They showed the speedometer much to high at landing (160+ yeah right) and if I saw a plane over me that wanted to land, I'd slam on the brakes and back the heck up.

[crokett]

That was a great film. I was thinking it is a good ad for Chrysler - methinks the Jeep would have been pancaked when the nose gear collapsed.

[Tom Slick]

I spent 2 24 hour (flying time) trips in a World Airways DC-10 a few years ago, the interior was well worn but the service was excellent.

To give you an idea of how old some of the planes are in the USAF, they are flying DC-10s (KC-10) as "replacement" for the B707 (KC-135) but there are still more KC-135s in service!

[Lonnie in Orlando]

The Lincoln was moving pretty fast to be in Park!!

Congrats to the guys who created the clip.

- Lonnie

[JSUPreston]

Now for one which is actually a somewhat common occurrence. Many pilots don't realize the fuel gauge in a plane isn't as good as one in a car....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z815o...eature=related

They showed the speedometer much to high at landing (160+ yeah right) and if I saw a plane over me that wanted to land, I'd slam on the brakes and back the heck up.

When I was taking lessons back in high school (never finished), the first thing the flight instructor asked me to do when we got in the plan was to find the fuel gauge. The first lesson he taught me is that you NEVER trust it, that the fuel gauge is the most inaccurate gauge in the plane. Know your fuel flow in gph at cruising speed, and VISUALLY check the wing tanks during preflight so that you know how much fuel you have left.

Second thing he taught me is never decrease throttle on takeoff while still climbing...that's another story for another day.

[Wood_workur]

Second thing he taught me is never decrease throttle on takeoff while still climbing...that's another story for another day.

I'm glad I have not had the pleasure (pain?) of experiencing a stall ever.