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FlyJSH

10-17-2009 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by g-code (Post 476918)

Being honest though, how many plane crashes have occured while the captain was in the forward lav? .
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I am pretty sure the answer is zero for B1900s ;)

FlyJSH

10-17-2009 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by usmc-sgt (Post 476985)

Doing a forward slip in a cessna with full flaps is a bandaid for bad technique to begin with. But yes, it can be done and you will not die.

Quite true. A wise pilot understands that and says "I botched this one, going missed."

But having the skill in your back pocket could be helpful if a wing was on fire, he had to dead stick, or other time one could not afford the luxury of going around.

FlyJSH

10-17-2009 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mason32 (Post 477120)

How many of you have burried friends from accidents over the years?
Weren't they all excellent pilots too.....

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Three friends and six coworkers: one bad luck, two complacency, two pilot pushing, and three collateral damage. And I trusted them all.

HercDriver130

10-17-2009 02:14 PM

More than I care to remember.... hum.... 2 in UPT.... 7 the first week in my first squadron....6 more in a AC-130 crash.... 7 more in a squadron crash .... 2 while in the airline biz the first time.....

I have witness three aircraft accidents...... horrific.... F-5 at willy in 1986, KC-135 Fairchild in 1987.... C-130... Sicily Lapes zone 1987....images that I will always have with me.

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