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Bobby_Batronic

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  1. That grey outlined part of the wreckage is the emergency exit. Plug type door. Really build that to stay in place. I’m impressed.
  2. I think there was a second RJ circling to 33 or on final to 01 that was told to go around. I’d bet they saw that one. Winds were 17 gusting to 25 knots from the NW at the time of the collision meaning the Blackhawk was crabbed into the wind and away from the collision aircraft. It might also explain some of the drift issues away from the east shoreline. Perhaps overcorrection. Take that helmet above, add NVGs and the peripheral vision isn’t great. Calling the traffic in sight and intent to maintain visual separation puts a lot of the onus on the pilot who accepts that. Tower understaffed and typically busy as DCA always is. A lot of Swiss cheese holes lined up for a tragedy.
  3. Correct. That’s what happens when you pull on the mask to start the flow of oxygen. It kicks off the chemical reaction.
  4. 55 is under winged and under powered. Maybe popped a motor on takeoff and VMC rolled it or stalled? Bet I flew with your friend.
  5. Correct. Depends on the plane too. Some have to have engine anti ice on a +10C and visible moisture. -4C to -6C static air temperature is optimal for ice formation in most cases.
  6. We have two go around thrust settings. A soft go around selects the go around mode and then uses a more sedate thrust setting for a calmer maneuver. A 2000 ft per minute climb is commanded for aircraft with the software update. The other involves selecting the FAT detent, Full Ass Thrust, with the thrust levers for a livelier return to altitude
  7. That’s honestly not that unusual there with go arounds for helo traffic, flights losing separation or someone not getting off the runway in time.
  8. There are a lot of UAL 9’s sitting in CUN. Or there were last week.
  9. Medlink is who you call if there’s any medical issue in the back and they assume responsibility and liability for the flight diverting or continuing on. You get a patch to a doctor on call after the FA’s hand you a report on the passenger, dispatch listens in, and the doctor makes the decision. 99 times out of 100 they tell you to give pax some orange juice and continue to destination.
  10. The bus has pressurization sensors on the overhead panel that will unlock the door during a depressurization. It’s the two pencil sized holes next to the five yellow lights (3 strike plates, Channel A/B). Simply blowing on them is enough to trigger it. The door is no longer locked, but is it latched securely enough to withstand a sudden depressurization? I hope to never find out.
  11. I’ve seen that video. Those guys shouldn’t fly paper airplanes. Even without filming it the FOQA data would have any US pilot fired post haste.
  12. Honestly, they can have the stretch from Electra to Quanah imo.
  13. Here lie the remains of Vladimir Propov. Died at 23 when a tiger shark bit his top off. He preferred swimming in high salinity. Not a wise move in this vicinity.
  14. Maybe a little pre-apocalyptic purge action from the Orcas before its “So Long and Thanks For All the Fish” time. Douglas Adams is a prophet and remember kids…buttons aren’t toys.
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