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Crew tried to abort landing before San Francisco air crash
Reuters ^
| July 7, 2013
| by Hyunjoo Jin, Alistain Barr
Posted on 07/07/2013 6:01:04 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Vendome; XHogPilot
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:02:17 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
That crew really screwed the pooch.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
a late term abortion and they feel the pain
4
posted on
07/07/2013 6:06:08 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
To: grobdriver
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:10:04 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:11:19 PM PDT
by
Drago
To: Georgia Girl 2
Total pilot error. No way that it could be equipment failure?
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:14:02 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Crew under-experienced in visual approaches or lack of manual flying skills, IMHO.
To you GPS addicted pilots, if the ground glide slope station is inop, does your GPS provide you with an accurate glide slope reading?
(In my time a GPS approach was a non-precission approach). Regardless, the conditions were visual but I’ve known too many pilots to rely on instruments and autopilot too much even on severe clear days.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:14:36 PM PDT
by
cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)
To: Georgia Girl 2
“Total pilot error.”
Probably, but maybe not. There was a navigational aide that was down for repairs.
AND, all you really need is a 70 MPH unexpected tail wind gust for a plane that is about to land to suddenly aerodynamically stall and fall like a stone without wings.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:15:36 PM PDT
by
staytrue
To: staytrue
Maybe these guys could be given a job flying Air Force one.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:19:09 PM PDT
by
Mogger
(Independence, better fuel economy and performance with American made synthetic oil.)
To: staytrue
With unlimited visibility and a 7 MPH headwind on a sunny day there is no excuse for pooching a VFR landing. Its actually unbelievable that two veterans pilots could screw this up so bad.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:20:16 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Mogger
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:31:50 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
FR is funded solely by the freedom loving folks
who love and use it.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:32:01 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(When immigrants cannot or will not assimilate, its really just an invasion. Throw them out!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
NewsBreaker @NewsBreaker 23s NEW: Pilot of Asiana jet ,that crashed at SFO, was in training; it was his first flight to the airport with the jet
To: Oldeconomybuyer
From seeing the video and hearing some of the recent speed reports, I am putting money on that the crew fell asleep and woke too low and too slow. The pLane was in full stall and when they tries more power and a pull up they were too close to the ground so they tail in, belly crunch and then wing roll. It is a classic case
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:38:03 PM PDT
by
Nifster
To: Georgia Girl 2
Total pilot error. Premature assessment (but a strong possibility).
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:42:28 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(0bama lied, Stevens died, now 0bama covers up the lies.)
To: Sarah Barracuda
NewsBreaker @NewsBreaker 23s NEW: Pilot of Asiana jet ,that crashed at SFO, was in training; it was his first flight to the airport with the jet Unbelievable. Considering the clear and calm weather and an unobstructed approach over the bay, this landing should have been simple. I'd hate to see how this pilot wold handle a tricky landing like Toncontin International Airport, Honduras.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:44:38 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: Nifster; BatGuano; XHogPilot
“From seeing the video and hearing some of the recent speed reports, I am putting money on that the crew fell asleep and woke too low and too slow. The pLane was in full stall and when they tries more power and a pull up they were too close to the ground so they tail in, belly crunch and then wing roll. It is a classic case”
That is about the most, not to be rude, inventive and humorous explanation heard to date.
Thanks.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:46:32 PM PDT
by
Hulka
To: Hulka
And unbelievable. The pilot had been talking to the tower. He wasn’t asleep.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:55:28 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Flick Lives
The Captain was very experienced. That would mean that there was a trainee and a Captain. The trainee was then flying the plane at the time.
I guess we will see. This seems to be new information.
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posted on
07/07/2013 6:58:48 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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