Air France 447
06-01-2009, 11:39 AM
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06-01-2009, 11:56 AM
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My thoughts are with the family and friends.
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06-01-2009, 12:06 PM
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In the U-2 community, we lost an aircraft in the 90's due to turbulence (no weather above 70k feet, but plenty of bumps) on the eastern side of the Korean peninsula, and nearly lost a few others due to the same. It's not just the "shaking" of the aircraft that can be dangerous, but also the resulting unusual attitude from which it becomes necessary to recover. Most aircraft crossing the pond are not stressed, nor are the crews prepared, to recover from what becomes "aerobatic" flight.
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06-01-2009, 12:10 PM
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I can maybe see saying that to make them feel better, but this certainly isn't the first time turbulence has broken up an airplane, and it won't be the last.
06-01-2009, 12:16 PM
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I'm fine flying airplanes without all the fancy stuff, and didn't even use a GPS until I was a CFI. But when I'm out there working with people in the back, I'm glad I have GPS, radar, ATC, airports with LLWS detection equipment, etc. That technology has undoubtedly saved thousands of lives. Seems silly to want to get rid of all that technology in order to have "better pilots".
06-01-2009, 12:20 PM
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Actually, I don't think there's been a single CFIT accident with a GPWS equipped aircraft.
I'm fine flying airplanes without all the fancy stuff, and didn't even use a GPS until I was a CFI. But when I'm out there working with people in the back, I'm glad I have GPS, radar, ATC, airports with LLWS detection equipment, etc. That technology has undoubtedly saved thousands of lives. Seems silly to want to get rid of all that technology in order to have "better pilots".
I'm fine flying airplanes without all the fancy stuff, and didn't even use a GPS until I was a CFI. But when I'm out there working with people in the back, I'm glad I have GPS, radar, ATC, airports with LLWS detection equipment, etc. That technology has undoubtedly saved thousands of lives. Seems silly to want to get rid of all that technology in order to have "better pilots".
06-01-2009, 12:23 PM
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06-01-2009, 12:25 PM
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