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Having some problems with the landing gear. they did fly down for a visual inspection. the tower took a look and said the landing gear was off to the side, certainly not suitable to make a landing. it was then determined they would have to try to land without the gear. we then saw a pass make a second pass toward the runway. now, it is circling around again and we're told by our affiliate, they will try to land again soon. you can just make out that plane, it's a very faint picture of it right there in that circle. we're still looking at it right there. it's a learjet. just across the river fr...

>> . >> as we watch, the fox helicopter on its way over to the --. >> jon has shut off and the station shut off at this point when we're headed into controlled air space like lambert, obviously, he's got to fully-- >> as we watch the fox helicopter fly over to lambert for an intended landing there, we're told this is the airfield where they'll attempt their landing and i want to ask about the jet blue video one more time. this plane that we have not yet actually seen. we've seen a u.s. air force plane doing a fly be-by in some way to assist. there was a jet blue plane in 2005 that had to land ...

Because when you're coming in at that speed. it's actually your tail doing most of the steering for you. obviously having a tweaked, a sideways front wheel isn't going to help you, but the air rushing past your tail is really what's going to keep that plane lined up down the runway at those speeds. >> megyn: and so what he was saying is what your you were saying. trying to keep the belly, the nose of the plane up just to kill the speed and then, how fast will the plane be going when they try to touch the nose down? >> i just, i'm taking it from the helicopter pilot. i don't fly an lear jet, bu...

Something happens and you tweak at that plane one way or the other the pilot has a little more room to work. >> megyn: we're going to listen to the chopper pilot again. >> even close to lambert at this stage of the game and we may or may not have success with that. we want to let you know that. if you see the helicopter turn circles here, you'll understand why. but in terms of just manpower, yes, there would easily be, i'm sure four or five times the amount of equipment at lambert than there would be. and although when you're talking about a small jet, a private lear jet, still a jet, but nowh...

Violently one way or the other and then you have the potential for the wing tip tanks to strike the ground and potentially be punctured and sparks fly and then a real problem. >> megyn: this is just breaking we're getting word the lear jet with the nose gear problem is diverting away from this airport to lambert airport. i want to get to trace gallagher with more, trace? >> reporter: we're trying to find out where lambert airport is, megyn and-- i'm sorry? so, st. louis international airport. we were talking about it, the decision has been made that it's going to st. louis, also known as lambe...