and, again, guys get in my ear and tell me if we know where this plane was coming from. i don t know that yet. do we have any idea if this, you know, gas tank was full, how long they have. well, yeah, that s there are variables i m unaware of at this point. clearly you are telling me there are eight people on board, depending on how far they were flying, they may have taken off without full fuel tanks for weight. so, you know, every time you fly an airplane, they don t necessarily top off the fuel because of weight considerations. so it is difficult to assess at this point. okay. and so as we talk about how they are currently troubleshooting, they, presumably the pilot, as diana was explaining to me, talking to me from the airport, ultimately it is the pilot s call, she was saying, to land. but the pilot he or she is in close communication with the air traffic control tower what would that communication back and
and troubleshoot the various mechanisms and systems that put the landing gear down. ultimately you want to land with as little fuel on board as possible. part of that has to do with weight. and part of that, of course, has to do with the risk of fire, which occurs. you know, landing like this with the landing gear up is actually it happens quite frequently. and can be done. and is not necessarily going to lead to a spectacular crash, the pilot has a little skill about it. it is something that requires a little bit of troubleshooting at first. there are backup manual systems on every plane that allow them to bring the landing gear down, without hydraulic systems that may or may not have failed in this case. that s what s going on now in the airplane. if you re talking about how they would like to land with as little fuel as possible, obviously at some point the plane runs out of gas, how much,
at it and confirm that information with the faa to get the latest on that. but from our understanding, what we know is there was actually this c-21 doing touch and goes, which, again, brooke, that s part of training had it comes to piloting the plane. okay. tory, bring us, as people are tuning in and watching the live pictures, bring us back up to speed as far as you ve been in touch with the faa what have they confirmed with you? so what the faa has confirmed at this point is that this was a lear jet 45, that there are reported problems with the landing gear door and it s possible they could be troubleshooting the problem. and their goal is to come into the airport. there is, of course, this potential for an emergency landing, which, brooke, is why we have seen those ambulances on the tarmac there, the four different ambulances. also the emergency crews ready. and if you look at the overhead picture here, what you ll notice is there is really not a lot of traffic beyond, again tha
what are you telling the people on board other than buckle up? well, you know, one of the things that i found in aviation that works is the truth. and reality is that, you know, at the point where you re going to make that approach and landing, you re secure in that decision, you re aware of where you are, you are confident in your course of action. communicating that to the passengers and explaining to them what you expect the outcome to be is the best course of action. you want to tell them what is going to happen, you want to be honest with them you don t want to sensationalize it, you don t want to make it overly complicated. at the end of the day, you know, give them the real true story about what is happening and what you envision the outcome is going to be based on your experience. okay, forgive me, dan. i was getting information in my ear. we have confirmed this plane has landed. eric, jump back in. do we have anything more than the fact that it has okay. okay, now, maybe