Knowing Aerosucre it would probably be more dangerous if they didn´t retract the gear early. Their planes are packed to the brink and they need every bit of lift they can get.
That Aerosucre 727 was probably so over grossed the pilot retracted the gear in hopes of making the plane more aerodynamic in order to gain some altitude.
That wasn’t too early…I’ve witnessed a pilot retracting the gear while doing a power check on the ground, resulting in damaging two engine and two props.
High velocity wind always makes landing aircraft of any size challenging. This aircraft could had been hit with a down draft micro burst. Also. Modern airliners can survive the occasional hard landing without damage. Although, Ryan Air pilots do seem to test the structural modulus of elasticity limits of their aircraft. Maybe their beta testers for Boeing and Airbus.
These super busy airports could do with Yakety Sax playing in the background on every frequency, quiet enough to not be intrusive but loud enough to be heard and give all of us laypeople a laugh when we listen to the frequency.
3 seconds to deploy reverse thrust? That's flipping amazing taking into account the actual process is 1 to 2 seconds, so he reacted within 1 second, while applying max brake at the same time
