[BADJOE]

I am a private pilot with 3500 hours. I have also discussed this event with my brother who is a retired Delta captain.

This is the most plausible explantion yet for this crash.

[ivanhoe116]

I am a private pilot with 3500 hours. I have also discussed this event with my brother who is a retired Delta captain.

This is the most plausible explantion yet for this crash.

You mean to say that the puddle of hydraulic fluid on the ground beneath you aircraft wouldn’t give you pause? Wouldn’t other pilots lining up for take-off be “eyeballing” your equipment?