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Was visiting family in Scottsdale

The "what year is it?" idea is hilarious, but small planes always scare me. Meanwhile, other than the FAA approving "door plugs" and the like on 767s, a big plane now is about like an autonomous city bus, as they've added all kinds of redundacies and protocols over the years. For contrast, I remember working in the media in the 70s. We liked the national buys from the airlines, because their commercials were so good, with Rhapsody in Blue for United and so forth. But there were so many plane crashes somewhere in the world every week or two that there was a rule about immediately pulling them if a crash was reported. You didn't want tragic news followed by somebody's care-free happy little jingle. So, at least in that regard, now is better.

We don't make switches for Boeing.

azgreg wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:39 am

Appears 68 were on board.

Yikes

damn thing lost half a wing somewhere

(or maybe it was just the angle.

I am not a pilot, but I am pretty sure planes are not supposed to fall out of the sky like a free falling cliff diver.

Good example of how little remains of an aircraft, especially for 9/11 deniers. Sure hope there were no additional deaths on the ground.

gronk4heisman wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:44 am I am not a pilot, but I am pretty sure planes are not supposed to fall out of the sky like a free falling cliff diver.

The leading crash theory so far is that the plane may have stalled partly because it suffered from severe icing, meaning ice formed on its wings or on other parts of the plane, reducing its aerodynamic abilities and increasing its weight. With such i...

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/world/expl ... il-3145995

Soros' chemtrails strike again.

That's about 5 miles from where we used to live. Out towards Marana Airport.

UAEebs86 wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 2:31 pm That's about 5 miles from where we used to live. Out towards Marana Airport.

Cropduster. Crashes of these are very common.

@RyanRadia
3 weeks ago marked 15 years since Feb 12, 2009—the last multiple-fatality accident involving a U.S. passenger airliner (Part 121).

11.6 billion passengers have since boarded a scheduled U.S. airline flight, with just 2 passenger fatalities (Part 121: Southwest 1380; PenAir 3296)

84Cat wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 10:54 pm @RyanRadia
3 weeks ago marked 15 years since Feb 12, 2009—the last multiple-fatality accident involving a U.S. passenger airliner (Part 121).

11.6 billion passengers have since boarded a scheduled U.S. airline flight, with just 2 passenger fatalities (Part 121: Southwest 1380; PenAir 3296)

So you're saying these flying metal tubes are a safe way to travel?

gronk4heisman wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:43 am

84Cat wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 10:54 pm @RyanRadia
3 weeks ago marked 15 years since Feb 12, 2009—the last multiple-fatality accident involving a U.S. passenger airliner (Part 121).

11.6 billion passengers have since boarded a scheduled U.S. airline flight, with just 2 passenger fatalities (Part 121: Southwest 1380; PenAir 3296)

So you're saying these flying metal tubes are a safe way to travel?

Ish

Please don’t jinx things. I’m about to put my mom on a plane.

Chicat wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:15 am Please don’t jinx things. I’m about to put my mom on a plane.

Thought the exact same thing. Daughter and two grandchildren coming in tonight

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, 38 dead, 29 injured

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 024-12-25/

Plane diverted due to poor weather, cause still unknown
Bird strike may have caused emergency, says aviation watchdog
Aviation expert questions bird strike theory
Nearest Russian airport on flight path was shut
Crash came after southern Russia hit by drone strikes


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/1. Russian air defense most likely caused the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane during UAV attack on Chechnya:

An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers of which 5 crew members were on board. 32 people survived the crash.


Russia: It was birds

181 reported aboard South Korea plane crash, death toll rising in the last 2 hours.

Just had to jinx it…

Air Canada flight catches fire while landing.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NESgf5/

Apparently a police helicopter has collided with an inbound regional jet from Wichita near DCA - National Airport. There is video out there on BlueSky.

DC police says the copter wasn’t theirs. Rachel Madow says it was a Blackhawk helicopter. Time will tell, but so damned sad…

84Cat wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 10:54 pm @RyanRadia
3 weeks ago marked 15 years since Feb 12, 2009—the last multiple-fatality accident involving a U.S. passenger airliner (Part 121).

11.6 billion passengers have since boarded a scheduled U.S. airline flight, with just 2 passenger fatalities (Part 121: Southwest 1380; PenAir 3296)

Jinxed it

Yeah definitely the worst incident for a US carrier since 2009. First a collision and then falling into a still slightly icy Potomac isn't good

supposedly the helicopter involved is a Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk...which is the type of helicopter used as Marine One for the President

ASUHATER! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:37 pm supposedly the helicopter involved is a Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk...which is the type of helicopter used as Marine One for the President

Reports are that it’s a Blackhawk.

Also reports that 4 bodies have been pulled from the river.

ASUHATER! wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:37 pm supposedly the helicopter involved is a Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk...which is the type of helicopter used as Marine One for the President

Unfortunately CNN confirmed no VIPs were on board.

Yeah, I went there.

In a statement from new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:

"It is not standard to have aircraft collide."

Glad that's cleared up.

azgreg wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:50 am In a statement from new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:

"It is not standard to have aircraft collide."

Glad that's cleared up.

Secretary Real World Boston has spoken.

Chicat wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:52 am

azgreg wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:50 am In a statement from new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:

"It is not standard to have aircraft collide."

Glad that's cleared up.

Secretary Real World Boston has spoken.

What did his C U Next Tuesday Real World SF Scum Devil wife have to say?

UAEebs86 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:58 am

Chicat wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:52 am

azgreg wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:50 am In a statement from new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:

"It is not standard to have aircraft collide."

Glad that's cleared up.

Secretary Real World Boston has spoken.

What did his C U Next Tuesday Real World SF Scum Devil wife have to say?

She wanted to know if anyone has Puck’s current number and if it was possible he was at Jan6.

Now imagine if Biden did this and the crash happened. I am sure we all recall when Trump removed train braking requirements then the Palestine train crash happened under the Biden administration.

They blamed the Palestine train crash on DEI too.

"I know more about air traffic control and flying aircraft than .... than .... Ronald Reagan and Chelsey Sullenberger combined!"

~ Guess Who

Fucking asshole talks more about the Russian victims then the US figure skating ones

And has mentioned the icy Potomac like three times.

Lmao..: way to throw ATC employees under the bus commander in chief

Way to sooth a nation….TFG just talks about himself,

Just call Buttigieg’s work “bullshit” in the presser

The only real victim is Trump no matter the tragedy.

It’s tough to give a presser Sean with trumps micropenis in your mouth.

Holy shit this presser is bonkers.

Only the best….oh fuck we are going down the tubes