Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
He had to make a split-second decision, and I'm glad he decided to stop. Everyone's safe -- that's all that matters.
Amen. That's why we get paid the big bucks.
Cudos to the crew, and cudos to the EMAS.
I'm glad things turned out OK - the bottom line is that no one was hurt and EMAS appears to have saved the day. BUT - those guys aren't getting paid "big bucks." They're grossly underpaid.
Another issue: the EMAS is only in the overruns... so it begs the question: why did they reject a takeoff and end up in the overrun? I know nothing about CRJ TOLD and I'm not throwing spears. I'm just curious how this will turn out.