Fire Fighting 737 Crashed in WA
I think once these pics hit the news, they'll (at least in Perth) be running them all day.
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The media is a business that is income and ego driven. The press will report on things that have public interest and affect a large group emotionally. A light plane landing in the suburbs evokes many emotions from fear for the occupants, elation on the survival aspects, pilots skills and thankful passengers and anger as to who could have been injured on the ground, ie good ratings. Qantas is the same, most of the population uses QF services, the public expects a flawless service and anything abnormal will invoke emotions in potential travelers. Aviation is also an easy target to get fear and good news stories, ie everyone almost died when the engine failed (plane plummeted, sparks were seen, peopled screamed), but they didn't and luckily they landed safely (the plane flew on and landed without incident) , the pilots heroic skill got them safely home...(the pilot did what he's trained/paid for, planes are designed for etc etc)
Today the Earthquake is the main topic so everything else gets sidelined as there is a human grief story unfolding, all the emotions for viewers to process and keep glued to screens for updates.
There is no big conspiracy, just what the media believes we would want to see the most, and to be honest there will not be a lot that will want to see continued coverage of a burning 737 in the middle of nowhere except in passing now that we know everyone is safe.
Today the Earthquake is the main topic so everything else gets sidelined as there is a human grief story unfolding, all the emotions for viewers to process and keep glued to screens for updates.
There is no big conspiracy, just what the media believes we would want to see the most, and to be honest there will not be a lot that will want to see continued coverage of a burning 737 in the middle of nowhere except in passing now that we know everyone is safe.
Wouldn't be questioning SOPs until a lot more info comes out, Coulson had a bad day with the Herc, stuff happens in that environment occasionally, even to competent operators.
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I think this would have to be the first airline passenger-class jet aircraft hull loss in Australia, wouldn't it? The PanAm 707 overrun at Sydney in 1969 (https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19691201-0) was repaired, apparently.
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There isn't another 737 LAT in the Australian firebombing fleet.
There isn't another 737 LAT in the Australian firebombing fleet.
There are two at RAAF Richmond, Bomber 137 (N137CG) and Bomber 210 (N138CG).
https://www.nafc.org.au/fleet/
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Presumably ATSB won't investigate as there are no implications for transport safety.
As usual, Juan raises a good point - what exactly was the mission? Why was a very expensive bit of kit deployed to a fire in what is essentially uninhabited scrubland?
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As usual, Juan raises a good point - what exactly was the mission? Why was a very expensive bit of kit deployed to a fire in what is essentially uninhabited scrubland?
As usual, Juan raises a good point - what exactly was the mission? Why was a very expensive bit of kit deployed to a fire in what is essentially uninhabited scrubland?
LATs play this role by hitting fires in remote country and helping contain them before they are a threat to property. Just this year the Victorian LATs (an RJ85 and Q400) have been deployed multiple times to lightning strike fires in the Big Desert National park in the states NW. And have in the past been used on tiny fires (less than a few sqm) in remote alpine areas in the far east. They also become cost-effective when the reduce the number of flights required by Air tractors and commitment of ground resources.
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Pilots recover at home as images from crash scene emerge
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Ever since the Black Saturday Royal Commission there has been an big focus in Australia on keeping fires small and hitting them hard as fast. It's why Victoria now uses what is called PDD (Pre-determined dispatch) where aircraft are deployed to all Grass and Scrub fires at the same time as the first truck. (If you call 000 an aircraft will respond).
Cool heads and more than a few ounces of luck. So glad to see they live to fight another day.Certainly that airframe is scrap.
The only civilian jet airliner I can recall living to fly again was a Japan Airlines DC8-62 that ditched in fog 2.5 miles short in SFO in1968. It was rebuilt and flew on for another 33 years.
The only civilian jet airliner I can recall living to fly again was a Japan Airlines DC8-62 that ditched in fog 2.5 miles short in SFO in1968. It was rebuilt and flew on for another 33 years.
