Short video -crash: https://imgur.com/gallery/xmlCU5x
Jump to postThere's a nervous 'whoa' type laughter/murmer from the passengers (like when unexpected turbulence) ,, then it settles down, then the plane goes over a few seconds later.
Jump to postaviatorcraig wrote:gear down, nose high,no flaps Jump to postAlthough hard to see, in the video the aircraft wing looks clean, i.e. no flaps deployed as would be expected at this stage of the flight.
Another view : https://twitter.com/arnau99999/status/1 ... 2785796097
Jump to postName is from a multiplayer online airline simulator game:
http://www.airline-empires.com/index.ph ... -300-2018/
I wish him well, he has ambition and drive, but airline expertise & deep pockets seem missing,
The founder's background: https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/was ... /127245036
Jump to postGoderich? - a little summer beach town 140 miles from Toronto.
"Join us on September 12, 2022 in celebrating the official unveiling and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Beach Station in Goderich, Ontario."
https://archive.liveatc.net/kwvi/KWVI2-Aug-18-2022-2130Z.mp3?fbclid=IwAR0WnEelEMXBFYFWaVcnAcZrP4FBmCW9THH3OZXjTtH9hsKQAaDcstzykXQ The twin engine Cessna overtook the 152, both on approach. (clipped wings) " I see you, you're behind me... I'm going to go around, you're coming at me pretty quick,...
Jump to posthttps://archive.liveatc.net/kwvi/KWVI2-Aug-18-2022-2130Z.mp3?fbclid=IwAR0WnEelEMXBFYFWaVcnAcZrP4FBmCW9THH3OZXjTtH9hsKQAaDcstzykXQ A twin engine Cessna ran into the back of a 152. Both on approach. (edit: clipped wings) " I see you, you're behind me... I'm going to go around, you're coming at me...
Jump to postLanding looks normal (video from plane spotter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBSgs-M1iHc
Did the wings rip off? Don't see in photos/video.
Jump to postI know there was low cloud cover, but am surprised there are no witness accounts on this busy recreational lake. Not just visual, but no mention of engine noise prior to impact. This raises the probability of engine failure versus medical issues or pilot error/disorientation. The only "witnesse...
Jump to posthttps://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40761/aircraft-associated-with-nellis-air-force-base-has-crashed-in-las-vegas "..the aircraft involved may have been a Mirage F1M belonging to private contractor Draken International that had been using the callsign Sniper 01, but this remains unconfirmed. ...
Jump to postIs the course deviation to the left (approx 3 km before impact) before or at/after the sudden speed/altitude change?
There are two events 1) bank to left and then 2) deek to right (moment of in-air breakup?)
What special missionary requirements are there that can't be filled by an off-the-shelf Pilatus Porter, Cessna Caravan, a STOL twin, or similar?
The Quest Kodiak (above) looks similar to the Caravan, but can take off in half the distance.
Handley Page H.P. 42 - all 8 built and first flown between November 1930 and December 1931.
I suspect 1) the eve-of-jet-age turboprops, such as Vickers Vanguard (44 built) 1959-1962 and Lockheed Electra 2 (170 built) 1957-1961, and 2) the Convair 880 (65 built) 1959–1962, & Convair 990 (37 built) 1961-1963
Jump to postSeat locations of the 2 survivors - rows 1 and 10 (bulkhead?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ng-97.html
“Certainly it’s an engine loss,” said retired chief of the defense staff Tom Lawson, who spent most of his military career flying fighter jets. “You trade off your speed — whatever little bit you were able to build up — for altitude. It’s not so you can think of what to do next. It’s so you can ejec...
Jump to postMore details https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/03/11/homeland-security-acting-secretary-chad-f-wolf-s-statement-presidential-proclamation "Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countr...
Jump to postIs there an official list of countries yet? Just the EU? Ireland? Russia?....
Also stay tuned for many exceptions, back tracking, and clarifications to the "travel ban"
akelley728 wrote:I know. Comment was not Delta specific.. Jump to posttenHangar wrote:I hope it's not ELP-ATL, ELP is a low competitive market that doesn't get the latest tech.
Maybe the 737Max will initially return to routes with few alternatives.
Uhh, Delta does not fly the 737Max
Does anyone know or have a guess what the last flight will be? Way, way to early to know that. Check back in 10 months or so. A very early speculation would be one of the following: DFW-ATL CVG-ATL MEM-ATL Again, just some very early speculations... I hope it's not ELP-ATL, ELP is a low competitive...
Jump to postMaybe not "spatial disorientation" . Could it have been a deliberate abort/u-turn to get below the cloud cover and go back the way he came?
Jump to postAudio from home security cam:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kobe-brya ... orbell-cam
I say this with respect for all involved here and as an opinion. But what also needs to be mentioned here is: what was Mr. Bryant's schedule? Was he late? Was there explicit or implicit undue pressure for the pilot to "perform" and get his entrusted client where he needed to be? My unders...
Jump to postThere's a video circulating that is purporting to show the crash. I can't see it up close, so I don't know if the livery matches. What I'm watching is a clear tail-rotor failure, mismanaged. Power isn't cut following entry into the spin, aircraft continues to spin and fall, with fireball at the end...
Jump to postBoeing (NYSE:BA) is looking to banks for additional funds to meet rising costs tied to the Boeing 737 Max crashes and production suspension. CNBC reports that Boeing has lined up about $6B from banks of the $10B or more in financing it aims to secure. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/20/737-max-crisis-b...
Jump to postSouthwest employee dances, listens to music on headphones while de-icing. Is this allowed, or am I just an old ramp worker back when distractions/music headphones weren't permitted? https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-dance-southwest-airline-plane-milwaukee-20191122-j2ae7oluancw7nojm7exotm7...
Jump to postCrowd control or keep you shopping. When you check-in the agent has to tag your bags so they go to the right gate, and baggage handlers get a gate/flight schedule for their shift.
Jump to postThe big question that remains open is how will consumers treat MAX past grounding? This group is making its position clear. https://extra.ie/2019/07/22/business/irish/ryanair-boeing-737-max-boycott I expect initially the MAX will be put on less competitive routes with fewer alternatives... and pass...
Jump to postAirlines and the flying public will ultimately pay more. The flying public will pay a LOT more to avoid flying on the MAX, that's for sure. At this point, I'd be surprised if you could find anyone in the general public that would willingly fly on a MAX, regardless of what they "fix." The ...
Jump to postI agree with this. That’s what we did years ago. They are probably reprogramming some C or C+ routines/objects in assembly language to get more speed. It is labor intensive but easy to check for errors with software simulations. One of my first thoughts when I heard about the "slow response ti...
Jump to postFrom Aviation Week It seems in fact like the latest problem is related to FCC overload. The article says the THS is slow to react to manual trim inputs from the thumb switches when simulating a trim runaway. Thereby forcing the aircraft into a steep dive before the THS finally starts reacting to th...
Jump to postSo my question is what does the microprocessor do, what did they test, pull a breaker, disable something else, does a microprocessor just sit there doing its own thing or is tied to something else? Reuters is the source article of today's news: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-f...
Jump to postNot good enough. The CEO has reduced this to sorry for a miscommunication about a safety light.
"We clearly had a mistake in the implementation of the alert"
The deceased include a family of 5 (mom, dad, 3 children) and the girlfriend of the oldest son. The father is described as a manager or engineer at Pemex or Typhoon Offshore which could indicate a Mexican oil & gas industry corporate jet. Last video of aircraft (before takeoff from Mexico?) - th...
Jump to post39% grounded Number of 737 MAX 8s in Fleet Status Airline 22 Grounded China Southern Airlines 15 Grounded Air China 11 Grounded Hainan Airlines 11 Grounded Shanghai Airlines 10 Grounded Xiamen Airlines 10 Grounded Lion Air 7 Grounded Shandong Airlines 7 Grounded GOL Airlines 6 Grounded Shenzhen Airl...
Jump to postOver 42% of delivered 737 MAX worldwide are now grounded (China/Indonesia/Ethiopia/South Africa...) If Boeing is targeting emerging Asia & Africa markets (with sub-par pilots, sub-par training, and sub-par maintenance based on earlier comments in this thread) it should account for that in its pr...
Jump to post“The plane was very close to the ground and it made a turn. We looked and saw papers falling off the plane,” Malka Galato, the farmer whose land the plane crashed on, told Reuters from the rural area where horse-drawn carriages ply rough roads. “Cows that were grazing in the fields ran in panic ......
Jump to postAt that point, in a normal approach into IAH (& just before the unexplained left turn) what would the crew be doing that would/could change flight characteristics, mechanical stresses, or computer inputs/control. Something changed/happened over Anahuac so I'm thinking in terms of action/cause an...
Jump to postReportedly, a young pilot: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... e-Air.html
The article says "the pilot" but not sure about that.
Maybe my timeline is off. Was that turn to the left before or during loss of altitude/signs of trouble on flightaware?
Jump to postIn the aerial video it appears to have hit intact (I see wings - on fire, fuselage and tail) but looking at the tail it seem upside down with the rear cargo door on top?
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