noelg From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 16858 times:
Quoting DJ748 (Reply 1): Already covered in the latest Australian Aviation thread - Australian Aviation Thread 35 (by BNE Mar 5 2010 in Civil Aviation)
B727-200 From Australia, joined Nov 1999, 1051 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 5 hours ago) and read 16082 times:
A very sad day. I was fortunate to work with one of the pilots, Greg Seymon, for a number of years at Ansett in the corporate head office. A very good all-round sportsman, dedicated husband, father, and generally a ripping bloke.
When Ansett collapsed he chased his dream of becoming a commercial pilot, and to a degree, I envied him for doing so - never having the courage to do the same myself. The sad irony is it was a famous old AN tail number that took him.
Rest in peace mate, and condolences to your wife and 2 children.
hamster From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 192 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 7645 times:
jetfuel From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2066 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 7022 times:
Very sad for their loved ones and the entire community. Darwin is a very tight community and this tragic loss impacts everybody in some way. We will await the ATSB and coronial enquiry. However, whilst the regulations do not madate simulator training I can't help think that if this training had have been done in the Ansett sim in Australia then these lives may not have been lost.
Where's the passion gone out of the airline industry? The smell of jetfuel and the romance of taking a flight....
Apparently, the crash occured while simulating an engine out takeoff.
Shades of F-WWKH unfortunately.....always a tragedy, whether there are two or two hundred on board.
Quoting jetfuel (Reply 10): I can't help think that if this training had have been done in the Ansett sim in Australia then these lives may not have been lost.
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