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re: It’s Been Over 20 Years Since the Last Catastrophic U.S. Large Plane Crash
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:56 am to flyAU
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:56 am to flyAU
This is an amazing record of achievement. The industry should be very proud of this and stay very determined to maintain the level of professionalism required to sustain this record of success.
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Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:59 am to flyAU
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Reading about that airbus jet going down because the pilot was able to break off the tail because of rudder inputs is mind blowing.
I think this particular plane had a couple incidents prior to this that weakened the vertical stabilizer. Still not a great look, but maybe this one was unique?
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:01 am to flyAU
I inevitably find myself reading about plane crashes the night before a flight.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:01 am to flyAU
The 737 MAX almost ruined all of this.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:04 am to BottomlandBrew
That Air France crash over the Atlantic in 2009 happened because the dumbass first officer kept pulling up and induced a stall out of a controlled flight. The machines have gotten almost perfect. It’s the humans who screw things up. Back in the day there were a ton of mechanical caused crashes. Now it’s because you have an idiot pilot.
The last major US crash caused by a mechanical problem was the Alaska flight in 2000 where the horizontal stabilizer on the MD got stuck. Read about that one. Those pilots were heroes.
The last major US crash caused by a mechanical problem was the Alaska flight in 2000 where the horizontal stabilizer on the MD got stuck. Read about that one. Those pilots were heroes.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:05 am to Nigel Farage
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The 737 MAX almost ruined all of this.
Not a wide body.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:05 am to Lsupimp
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Thanks for jinxing us, bruh.
This is what my first thought was. The wife (no pics) and I are flying to Vegas in a couple months and that stat worries me some. Seeing its been that long I can't help but to fear one is due
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:06 am to The Boat
Big part of pilot training is trusting your instruments. You may feel that they are wrong, but almost always they are right if you followed correct procedures.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:11 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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Not a wide body
This is true. I should have stated large mainline. 737 should be considered in this stat.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:12 am to flyAU
quote:touche
Those are private jets.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:12 am to flyAU
Well thanks for this. In a couple hours I’m flying from Tampa to Charlotte then on to BTR.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:13 am to flyAU
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NB4 you seeing a delta jet crashed at DFW in a few hours.
I always love when the plane is coming from the north but then is required to land coming from the south and you wake up to your window facing the ground during the turn
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:14 am to whitetiger1234
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Hell of a thing to think about when you're flying...
not rally - me personally, I watch air disaster films before flying - it actually calms me somewhat
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:15 am to flyAU
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Buffalo was in 2009 I believe. 49 people died.
The cockpit audio from that crash is stomach churning. The pilots were discussing how they had never trained ar flown in icy conditions.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:17 am to go_tigres
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Well thanks for this. In a couple hours I’m flying from Tampa to Charlotte then on to BTR.
Rest easy: you’re significantly more likely to be murdered upon arrival at BTR than to be involved in any type of airplane crash or incident.
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 10:19 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:17 am to 50_Tiger
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I always love when the plane is coming from the north but then is required to land coming from the south and you wake up to your window facing the ground during the turn
My favorite is when on a flight DAL-AUS or similar when they go "In case of a water evacuation" like we're gonna crash land into someone's pool.
I know they have to say it but it still makes me chuckle
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:17 am to flyAU
What was the most deadly non-terrorist crash in the US?
I figure TWA800 and American 191 are probably up there.
I figure TWA800 and American 191 are probably up there.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:19 am to flyAU
It’s even more amazing when you check out a site like FlightRadar and see the insane number of planes in the air at any given time.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:21 am to dewster
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What was the most deadly non-terrorist crash in the US?
I figure TWA800 and American 191 are probably up there.
AA191. That's the deadliest crash terrorism or not. Unless you include the WTC deaths as a part of those crashes.
Caused by the retards at AA who thought it was a good idea to use forklifts to do engine work.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 10:21 am to The Boat
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That Air France crash over the Atlantic in 2009 happened because the dumbass first officer kept pulling up and induced a stall out of a controlled flight. The machines have gotten almost perfect. It’s the humans who screw things up. Back in the day there were a ton of mechanical caused crashes. Now it’s because you have an idiot pilot.
Airbus got a lot of criticism due to the design of the cockpit after that crash.
Boeing has these yolks that you pull up or down. If one pilot pulls up, the co-pilot's yolk will also move (and vice versa). But the Airbus has two electronically controlled joysticks, and neither are located in between the two seats in the cockpit. If someone pulls up, there isn't a tactile response in the other joystick and no direct connection between the controls.
So when the first officer fricked up and kept pulling up, the two other pilots didn't know it. They figured it out when it was too late and they didn't have enough altitude to recover. The voice recording on this one is pretty fascinating and very sad.
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