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Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2012, 02:06
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

The Lear Jet crash since it was in Mexico and not...

The Lear Jet crash since it was in Mexico and not an airliner will not get much attention. We probably won't get much more info than we already have. It doesn't rate a lot of attention down there. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2012, 22:34
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Pilots can learn a lot from other pilot misakes. ...

Pilots can learn a lot from other pilot misakes. We can read about them so we don't do them again. I loved flying airplanes no matter what size. Retiring with no incidents was from seeing how not...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2012, 21:17
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

It probably will be some time before we will get...

It probably will be some time before we will get any more useful information about why this Lear crashed if ever. We are sorry good people were lost.

All of us want to learn from accidents so...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2012, 01:13
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

I loved the 727. It was so easy to fly with the...

I loved the 727. It was so easy to fly with the extra FE. I would have retired in it but we got rid of them so had to go to the B757 and 767. Flying to TGU, Honduras in the 757 was as much fun as...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2012, 23:56
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

727 days were back in the 90's but I think...

727 days were back in the 90's but I think standby power for standby instruments lasted for about 30 minutes with no pilot input.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2012, 22:20
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

I started in the airlines with a B737, that is...

I started in the airlines with a B737, that is what I was talking about with the APU take off. Aircal didn't have 727's. Yes I know the 727 can't operate in the air with an APU. American had...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2012, 14:34
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

At Aircal we had mostly straight FA's. When I...

At Aircal we had mostly straight FA's. When I was a new FO I had a new stew come up to the cockpit, her name was Joetta. She was the sweetest pretty thing I had ever seen and unlike the other FA's...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2012, 01:27
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

SSR, boobs are always on my mind too. The sound...

SSR, boobs are always on my mind too. The sound of music Julie Andrews wasn't expected to do that so shocked some people. I flew her two kids and their Nanny from Mexico to LAX in the 70's. She...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2012, 22:08
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

We were taking off out of SEA with a low ceiling...

We were taking off out of SEA with a low ceiling and one generator inop with APU as the second generator. In the clouds shortly after takeoff the FO turned off the APU so were one one generator for...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2012, 08:27
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

My first 727 job was as a captain. My main...

My first 727 job was as a captain. My main interest was trying to figure out what the FE was doing, not ever having one before. One day I made him nervous by looking back at his panel and he asked...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2012, 00:47
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Many of my friends do. I chose not to. Why keep...

Many of my friends do. I chose not to. Why keep pushing it. You made it through an entire career with no problem and now try to push further to see what happens?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2012, 00:32
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

He wasn't flying as a commercial pilot so could...

He wasn't flying as a commercial pilot so could fly past 65.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2012, 01:35
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

JF, that will be a big factor in the AF RIO-Paris...

JF, that will be a big factor in the AF RIO-Paris flight. They needed the experienced captain on rest break to help them but he wasn't there. Yes you can hire low time pilots but you need someone...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2012, 23:06
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

It seems important that the FAA standards only...

It seems important that the FAA standards only apply, not TWA SOP's for the rest of us.

The FD's we had in our 737's at Aircal were pretty worthless as were the autopilots for approach. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2012, 01:34
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Now that we think the captain was legal in...

Now that we think the captain was legal in Mexico, how about the 20 year old FO? I was flying J3 cubs and cessna 150's when I was 20. This kid is flying right seat in a Lear Jet? What training did...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2012, 01:21
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

We will see. Just heard one of her songs a few...

We will see. Just heard one of her songs a few minutes ago. So sad.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2012, 00:44
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

DW, ok let us see what the Mexicans do to solve...

DW, ok let us see what the Mexicans do to solve this. I think the cost of doing what you think should be done will be ignored and the cause of crash will be unknown. I can guarantee it. Let us...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2012, 23:22
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

You got that right and still is.

You got that right and still is.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2012, 23:01
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

MAS, no our company didn't want to bother with...

MAS, no our company didn't want to bother with the paperwork and expense of doing what we had a certificate to do so treated is an FAR part 91 private flight. It worked but only because the Mexicans...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2012, 20:21
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Machinbird: I know a lot of pilots our age that...

Machinbird: I know a lot of pilots our age that are fine pilots. At some point you notice your driving skills and flying skills gradually diminish. Some at 50, some at 90.

We have all babysat...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2012, 05:12
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Had an experience back in the 70's on a short...

Had an experience back in the 70's on a short flight to Las Vegas flying an empty Lear 23 letting a friend fly. Descending from FL410 I was balancing the fuel in the clouds. When I looked at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2012, 23:39
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

LP I don't see anything I posted wrong. Would...

LP I don't see anything I posted wrong. Would you please tell me what is. Is it the thousand feet of trashed airplane and people parts that are going to tell the story? Unless the Lear had black...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2012, 03:07
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

SSR, my roomate and I picked up an elderly lady...

SSR, my roomate and I picked up an elderly lady in South Carolina to participate in a Hollywood show with a Lear 23. Her first question was I was told these charter flights are dangerous and I...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2012, 02:52
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

The pilots that flew these aircraft didn't need...

The pilots that flew these aircraft didn't need an autopilot. They were more responsive in control movement but the pilot could do it even at high altitude. Things are changing today so sometimes...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2012, 02:18
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

What????? Wreckage just tells you where it hit...

What????? Wreckage just tells you where it hit the mountain and what direction. Nothing else.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2012, 01:45
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

I wouldn't put the blame on the 1969 Lear 25 as...

I wouldn't put the blame on the 1969 Lear 25 as the cause. It probably had nothing to do with the crash. All we know now is we have 1,000 ft of Lear Jet and people parts spread over the crash site....
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2012, 14:21
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

AA965 was CFIT. There was no moon that night but...

AA965 was CFIT. There was no moon that night but visibility was fine. Their descent was controlled, they just decided to land to the south to save a few minutes and when they selected the R...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2012, 01:43
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

So far no real info, just guesses.

So far no real info, just guesses.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2012, 18:02
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

As far as the captains age look at the 3 in 1934....

As far as the captains age look at the 3 in 1934. Now look at the 8 in his height and weight printed from the same printer. He should have been sound asleep by 11:00 PM, not flying at 3::30 AM. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2012, 15:30
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

Looks like 1934 even with the folds. A lot of 78...

Looks like 1934 even with the folds. A lot of 78 year old guys are still flying jets, just not airliners. I know several in late 60's still doing it. I can't imagine him being alert at that age at...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2012, 09:53
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

My room mate had his Lear 25 seized in Rio and...

My room mate had his Lear 25 seized in Rio and spent a month in prison until my buddy went down there, same one, and got an attorney to get him and the Lear released. One of the passengers had a...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2012, 09:46
Replies: 216
Views: 104,403
Posted By bubbers44

FAA registry search shows it is owned by a...

FAA registry search shows it is owned by a Fractional corporation in Las Vegas probably leased to fly charter flights. Having done much of the same type of Lear Jet flying with departures after...
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