Stockton Rush question.
06-25-2023, 08:28 AM
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Stockton Rush question.
Former (now obviously deceased) CEO of OceanGate. It’s reported he was the youngest ever person to obtain a type rating. Occurred in 1981 at United. DC-8.
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
06-25-2023, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Boatbuilder
Former (now obviously deceased) CEO of OceanGate. It’s reported he was the youngest ever person to obtain a type rating. Occurred in 1981 at United. DC-8.
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
06-25-2023, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Boatbuilder
Former (now obviously deceased) CEO of OceanGate. It’s reported he was the youngest ever person to obtain a type rating. Occurred in 1981 at United. DC-8.
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
ATP age requirement is 23, restricted ATP is 21.
Was he actually a captain at UA?
John Travolta had a 707 type rating on his private pilot certificate.
06-25-2023, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by hummingbear
Not sure now is the time to mock the guy simply for not having been an airline pilot.
Show where I’m mocking him for not being an airline pilot, please.
https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status...34074127581184
Or you can just google the terms “Stockton 50 year old white guys” and pick the source you choose.
It’s a sad/tragic event. But get over yourself, it’s hard to feel sympathy for someone that stated something so galactically stupid.
When you’re done with that;
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tit...les-in-design/
And after that;
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...fety-for-years
I know, in your usual DEI/virtue signaling style, you’ll have a contrite response, save it. We’ll have to agree to disagree.
You wanna wag your finger and flame me, jump into this thread and do it with everyone there’s also;
Titanic Tourist Submarine Missing
What you’re saying is akin to NOT speak of someone that tried to climb Everest without properly training/equipping themselves, conning people to go with them, then having the WRONG outcome.
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06-25-2023, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
More appropriate to mock him for blatantly ignoring any semblance of safety or proper planning.
06-25-2023, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hummingbear
It will doubtless be the subject of intense scrutiny & probably litigation. I won’t pretend to know myself as I only learned of his existence a couple of days ago.
The Titan sub was never checked to see if it was up to standard because of its "innovation," OceanGate said in 2019. The sub features a carbon fiber hull that had never been used on submersibles before, according to the "Unsung Science" podcast.
In the podcast episode, Pogue said the sub's build — which includes "MacGyvered" ceiling lights and an Xbox controller for navigating the vessel — as well as the safety waiver, gave him cause for concern.
In a 2019 interview, Rush lamented "obscenely safe" diving security regulations, although he said he understood the rules.
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