Originally Posted by
Airbubba
I'm assuming that was also the case with these folks in BDL but that recent fatal Convair 340 crash in South Africa raised some doubts in my mind about these historic aircraft operations. According to the accident report the pilots weren't properly licensed for the 'maintenance test flight with passengers' and did no checklists for an engine on fire. And they were supposedly senior instructor pilots for a 'world renown carrier'.
Even if there was no CVR or FDR, perhaps there is video from inside the plane on the GoPros or phones of the survivors as with the South Africa mishap.
from what I've read, I doubt "well maintained" could be used to describe the Convair's condition!