Thanks. Should have known I'd see you here when there's been a crash, CARIIS.
Hey, did I ever mention that I often read NTSB crash reports? I'll bet you do too!
I was just reading a report last week for a crash that happened back in the 80s. It was a guy who was the 40 some year old co-owner of a Western Pennsylvania ski resort. He got himself a plane and began flying. Sort of a John Kennedy Jr. type - wealthy family, this guy known to be a risk taker.
Turns out he only had this plane for a few weeks and had already had a "hard landing" with it at a local airport. On the day he perished, he took off alone in the afternoon from an airstrip in Western PA headed for - oh, I forget, South Carolina or Florida. Not all that much flying time under his belt and he was not instrument rated.
In the late afternoon he stopped at Raleigh and refueled, and got an extensive weather briefing. He took off and promptly flew into the side of a mountain about 15 minutes out. The report said he must not have listened up to the weather briefing, because the very area where he crashed was known for having white out conditions during bad weather.
Another airplane story I just heard about. There is an old bridge that crosses the Allegheny River near where I live. It is the second oldest bridge in Allegheny Count, opened around 1908 to horse and buggy traffic. Two weeks ago it was closed permanently when a two-years-in-the-building new bridge located right beside the old bridge opened.
A TV special on the history of the old bridge - which will be dismantled next month - said the 1000 ft. long deck of the bridge sits 50 ft. above the water. Apparently back in the 1920s and 30s local pilots would often fly UNDER the bridge as a thrilling stunt!
Hey, did I ever mention that I often read NTSB crash reports? I'll bet you do too!
Since around 10-12 years of age. I have no clue, as a kid, how I knew to write NTSB and request "blue cover" (meant final report) ............it was also when the govt was for the people, they were free ...I am confident on NTSB side they were somewhat baffled by what was obviouly a kids handwriting requesting a blue cover ...............the spelling was horrible ( a handicap that to this day, I am confident it not a mystery to any of you that put up with my posts! Professionally , I got away with it casue was my handwriting was as attrocious as my spelling skill set !! This was back in the day when there were this entities that were small cylinder had ink in them and charting on pts was in a thing called a pt chart ! No spell check nor typing invoved!
Surprise ..........I failed typing 101 -----------just my brain could not do asdf hjkl for an hour a day 5x per week --------------just did not happen............and back then I certainly knew I had no desire to grow up and type!!!!!!!!!!!!Thats funny .............
When I got the manilla envelope so exicited ......again I am visual .............just loved that their writing was by the secodn 12:00:05! It creates a visual representation of what had happened.............with the internet and aviation getting safer I had caught up with NTSB (!) and started reading BEA, Mexico, Germany ...........the writing style (them releasing in English was always interesting)
I went to my father asnd asked, for my birthday to fly me to the public hearing for Delta 191- he was floored and said no way ! I drove to a small crash .............. I drove over for two days to the Challenger public hearings (amazing)
If I had money I would have flown to the 737 rudder crashes ! Twa went on too long............ but anyone who knows me thinks I am coo (true but not in this context!) and the answers were messed up by water............................I vividly remeber (working inpt -when a Scotish member of the team said hey did you hear aboput the 747 that crashed last night
My neighbor knew . He could care less...............on TWA which was late our time he came up banged on my door it was late, and said just want you to know some jet just crashed ............interestingly it was Brian Williams first like big deal; live new coming in ----he performed horribly!
Daytime about 2PM .......same neighbor - value jet miami ........banged on the door same thing he could care less ..............just as indiffernt ....................some plane just crashed in Miami!
Eastern L-1011 ( my fav plane ever) I was akid, it was holidays , my sister and I were allowed to stay up late ..............unreal ...........that one bugged ............my baby had crash............beautiful machine ...............and the Rolls Royce engines purred they did dnot scream they were pretty.................I thought the DC-10 was ugly!
yES read many ---when NTSB went online, I would to and buy a couple of packs of 500 zerox, and some ink .......and print out the reports in their entiriy - even the 212 page ones, snuggle up in bed ................and read and read ...............and like a good mystery could not stop .....until the end .............a lot thought i was coo coo !
One more ...Asiana........... triple 7............ San Fran ............. Internet days........
Always go to you Tube and do it!!.............................The public hearings ...........on the crash ........................Chairman Hershey....................her pressors were amazing as was her public hearings ..............one day was 11 hours cause the day before they were snowed in .........LOved her she was visual ................not a no comment ....................everytime she explained .................we dont speculate ................we will give you the answer when can address your question....................she repeated every question on the mic.............helpful.........so she had handled all the pressors .............months later .......time for the public hearings ..........................she was stunning................so I emailed her to tell her how amazing she had been ..................she is a cabinet appointed position............did not expect an answer but needed to just hats off her ..................in the interium knew she had resigned and was going to the Nat'l Safety council....................2-3 months later she responded............she was at her last day and cleaning out her inbox..............wish myold computer had not a funeral ............I would post it .................it was not a sentance.............it was two paragraphs ........thanking me ..............and then going to her passion for this ...........it thrilled me to death
always here is the link ...............you will enjoy ....................skip the beginning BORING by law they have to do all that sh%t................ its 11 hours but divide it up !!! .enjoy my dear
It is "court" the only difference is it is honest. They do not have a history of incaracerating people (!) for 25 years and saying oppsss we messed you are exoneratied your free, but oh well we messed up we wish ya well!
You cqn also go to NTSB ...........public dockets ....asiana air crash san fran and you will be delighfully "overwhelmed!" with 1.4 million documents -----delicious!
Always just
doing it this way casue its easier E.N.J.O.Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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uh oh I am babbling again !