The captain of the plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team that crashed in Colombia was facing arrest on charges of abandoning the Bolivian air force before fulfilling his military commitment, according to a report.
“Captain (Miguel) Quiroga, who was a pilot of the plane that crashed, had a trial with the Bolivian Air Force, even had a warrant,” Bolivian Defense Minister Reymi Ferreira said, the El Pais newspaper reported, citing news agency ABI.
The pilot was among a group of four servicemen who faced prosecution for illegally leaving the air force, the paper reported.
http://nypost.com/2016/12/06/pilot-of-doomed-flight-was-facing-arrest-for-skirting-military-duty/
I am going out there!
From the beginning it knawed at me. Makes no sense - anything that runs out of fuel stops.
He is on the airplane. Then all this arrest warrent stuff comes out.
Its not like this is a mathemtical error - obviouly they topped her off!
Pilots know the range of their if aircraft. Kinda neccesary!
They had three of these aircraft - so we cant even go to he was not familiar flying the type.
If true, he abdonded his govt and country.
I do not know if I really think this - but what is the best to retaliate against your country and govt.
Kill something they obviouly value.
I wonder if this was on purpose.
BUT then again there was an unexpected event (other emergency) so maybe not?
Why did he wait so long to advise of fuel crisis?
He knows you have to formally state declaring emergency. He did not do it the way it is supposed to be formally
I know it is out there, and yes there have been other fuel starvation accidents.
I can't remember one ( does not mean it has not happened!) tho that relates to exceed core range of the aircraft.
This one was amazing, but it was a math error. They did not convert from meters to whatever and they ran out.
This captain was in Miracle on Hudson category!
He got her down, but he did a maneuver that you can do in small airplanes .
Check out your stomach!!
The runway had been closed for years and they were people on the runway playing around .
there are no options but to continue!!
Here is what it looks like!!
You have to force a powerless aircraft where you need it.
[video=youtube;jVvt7hP5a-0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVvt7hP5a-0[/video]
pretty amazing huh!!