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GogglesPisano 05-18-2018 04:34 PM


Originally Posted by WesternSkies (Post 2596859)
Unfortunately true.
I used to listen to “stuff you should know”, then they talked about stuff I know and wondered if all the crap they were saying was that bad.

I gave up on them after their podcast on "How Air Traffic Control Works."

echelon 05-18-2018 05:12 PM


Originally Posted by 123494 (Post 2597204)
Looks to me she spent a little too much time on her knees than in the cockpits of the DC’s

Sorry I couldn’t resist the rhyme...

Good grief that was tasteless, even by my very low standards :rolleyes:

bizzlepilot 05-18-2018 06:15 PM


Originally Posted by Han Solo (Post 2596720)
This story says more about the news being offered to the viewers than it does about the pilot or ERAU. As professional pilots this story is right in our wheel house and we can see how effing stupid the entire thing is. Almost all the news is a variation of this story, but we aren't experts in those fields so we can't call them out on it. Just remember that when you get all fired up over XXX story == it's probably a load of BS.

Great point, completely valid.

Stratapilot 05-18-2018 09:13 PM

If you’re a professional pilot and you let and emergency situation degrade to the point where:

A) You get stick shaker activation. Twice.
B) It gets dramatic and exciting.
C) You’re glad you had your seatbelt on at the end of it.


You’re doing something wrong.

On another note. Way to go ERAU for doing exploiting a well handled emergency for the sake of a few minutes of media exposure. Looks like nothing has changed since I left.

snackysmores 05-18-2018 09:46 PM

It looks like she demonstrated a stall for the reporter and they just edited that footage in during the engine out to make it look more interesting/scary.

Look at the EICAS during the stall, both engines look normal to me however the stall supposedly happens after the engine goes out.

Sneaky editing, unfortunately she gets made to look like an idiot, although what do I know maybe she is.

Swedish Blender 05-18-2018 11:38 PM

So they demonstrated a secondary stall to go with the first one?

I've lost 3 motors flying 121 jets and had a rapid D as well.

Don't ever remember taking off my head set to put on the O2 mask or seemingly panicking upon losing an engine.

You should really be stable on SE as to not risk a go around and she got "sink rate".

I'm embarrassed for Riddle.

DeadHead 05-19-2018 12:15 AM

I've never flown the CRJ, but the one thing that stood out to me was that she was flying an aircraft, that I thought required a minimum crew of two, as a single-pilot emergency.

I think if I, or any rational pilot, were asked to do a filmed simulator session, without the minimum FAA required crew, for a major news outlet, immediately declining would be obvious..

Why does she turn and ask for the emergency checklist? Who is she talking to?

Learflyer 05-19-2018 05:04 AM


Originally Posted by Swedish Blender (Post 2597360)
So they demonstrated a secondary stall to go with the first one?

I've lost 3 motors flying 121 jets and had a rapid D as well.

Don't ever remember taking off my head set to put on the O2 mask or seemingly panicking upon losing an engine.

You should really be stable on SE as to not risk a go around and she got "sink rate".

I'm embarrassed for Riddle.

Not out of the ordinary. Depends on the type of mask and many other factors.

RI830 05-19-2018 05:33 AM


Originally Posted by at6d (Post 2595668)
LOL a Timmay reference!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-martins-80a02968/


Timmmay disappeared to africa after his Eagle ALPA stunt.
Maybe this lady will too

VIRotate 05-19-2018 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by snackysmores (Post 2597345)
It looks like she demonstrated a stall for the reporter and they just edited that footage in during the engine out to make it look more interesting/scary.

Look at the EICAS during the stall, both engines look normal to me however the stall supposedly happens after the engine goes out.

Sneaky editing, unfortunately she gets made to look like an idiot, although what do I know maybe she is.

She also demonstrated flaring with both hands on the yoke, doing a space shuttle approach while getting sink rate callouts. I remember those manuevers on my checkride. Good times.


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