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re: Boeing 737 Crashes in China. 132 on board
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:23 am to jcaz
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:23 am to jcaz
Anybody else watch Air Disasters?
The good news is that most of these fatal crashes happen outside of the US.
The bad news is that sometimes a maintenance guy will forget an entire row of screws.
The good news is that most of these fatal crashes happen outside of the US.
The bad news is that sometimes a maintenance guy will forget an entire row of screws.
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Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:24 am to Tyga Woods
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The good news is that most of these fatal crashes happen outside of the US.
Probably because hiring and training standards in some areas is pretty ridiculous. Pakistan International Airlines recently went through such a scandal.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:27 am to blight
dam.. nothing but bits & pieces left at crash site
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:27 am to RogerTheShrubber
Automation has become so widespread that a lot of younger pilots have no idea how to actually fly the plane when something goes wrong 
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:28 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Something less than ideal, like the fricking tail falling off, would be my guess.
Airframe failure like that is insanely rare for a modern plane.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:28 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Which is why cruising bothers me more than take off or landing.
I believe far more incidents occur during takeoff and landing, and cruising is the “safest” part of a flight.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:28 am to Tyga Woods
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Automation has become so widespread that a lot of younger pilots have no idea how to actually fly the plane when something goes wrong
There is some truth to that.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:29 am to Tyga Woods
I'm going into a simulator today that is sitting right next to a 737 simulator, and a Max simulator at that! 
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:30 am to 632627
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I believe far more incidents occur during takeoff and landing, and cruising is the “safest” part of a flight.
It's incredible how far a skilled pilot can actually glide these planes with no engines.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:31 am to Cosmo
My knowledge of planes flying begins and ends with "aviate, navigate, communicate".
I don't think I've ever seen a plane nose down like that before. I didn't even know a plane could actually get in that position at that speed.
Unless part of the plane was missing. I guess I could see that then.
I don't think I've ever seen a plane nose down like that before. I didn't even know a plane could actually get in that position at that speed.
Unless part of the plane was missing. I guess I could see that then.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:32 am to 777Tiger
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I'm going into a simulator today that is sitting right next to a 737 simulator, and a Max simulator at that!
Teas and peas bro
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:33 am to TigerBait1980
I'm thinking failure of the jackscrew system in the tail. And Alaskan Airlines flight went down the same way after the nut sheared off the screw mechanism and the plane took a nosedive the same way this one did. I think I remember the cause being that it was not regularly lubricated.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:33 am to 632627
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I believe far more incidents occur during takeoff and landing, and cruising is the “safest” part of a flight.
Correct. However, its over instantly at 1,000 feet. You have time to think about it at 30,000 feet.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:33 am to blight
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:36 am to RogerTheShrubber
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You have time to think about it at 30,000 feet.
I hope something happened at 30K feet that instantly killed all on board, so they did not have to witness that free fall.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:38 am to 777Tiger
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:39 am to LSUFanHouston
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I hope something happened at 30K feet that instantly killed all on board, so they did not have to witness that free fall.
Absolutely. A 2-3 minute fall would be beyond terrifying.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:39 am to FredBear
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and I are flying to Vegas the first week of May
At least it's May. Flying into Vegas in June though about September sucks due to the heat thermals coming off of the mountains. The only time I came close to hurling from turbulence was flying into Vegas on a Cessna Citation II in the middle of August.
FYI, you are statistically more likely to get in a fatal car crash than die in a plane crash.
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 8:47 am
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:40 am to GetCocky11
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Yeah, I saw Twitter video of the plane going down. It was vertical. Absolutely terrifying for those people.
What kind of Gs are you pulling in a dive like that? I wonder if a lot of folks passed out.
Posted on 3/21/22 at 8:41 am to Tyga Woods
Looks like they gained some altitude around 8,000 ft. IF these numbers are correct.
This post was edited on 3/21/22 at 8:42 am
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