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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Apr 2021, 19:39
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Final NTSB Accident Report here:...

Final NTSB Accident Report here:...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Dec 2020, 03:25
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Well, I guess one good thing for Collins...

Well, I guess one good thing for Collins Foundation is that the bad news from this accident investigation is now hidden in this little known sub-forum where few on PPRuNe will see it.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Dec 2020, 12:32
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Suspicions confirmed about the lack of safety...

Suspicions confirmed about the lack of safety briefings in this deadly amateurish 'living history' pax operation.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Dec 2020, 11:24
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

NTSB Accident Docket posted online: NTSB...

NTSB Accident Docket posted online:

NTSB Docket - Docket Management System (https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100356)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Mar 2020, 14:08
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

From the Rescission Letter linked above:

From the Rescission Letter linked above:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Oct 2019, 02:46
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Congratulations on retirement and great to see...

Congratulations on retirement and great to see you back here after your decade-long sabbatical from PPRuNe. :ok:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Oct 2019, 17:16
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

From the EAA B-17G manual linked above, 100...

From the EAA B-17G manual linked above, 100 minimum octane:


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1388x598/b_17g_86da1db94b4aa206f0cbac95c912fe0b365505af.jpg
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Oct 2019, 00:45
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

It has something to do with the message editing...

It has something to do with the message editing interface which was recently 'improved'. Supposedly you can look at the source code with the button on the menu bar and hand patch the HTML tags. I try...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Oct 2019, 19:56
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Thanks. :ok: How much of this applies...

Thanks. :ok:



How much of this applies to the B-17? Will the prop lever really feather the engine on this plane?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Oct 2019, 02:26
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

In the panel picture posted above (and cropped...

In the panel picture posted above (and cropped below) what is the 'L' in the N-number? Does it signify limited category? It doesn't seem to be in the LiveATC clips or FAA online records.

...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Oct 2019, 18:41
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

From the NTSB report: If engine number...

From the NTSB report:



If engine number 4 had 838.2 hours SMOH at the annual and flew about 268 hours more wouldn't that put the total at around 1106 in late September?

According to a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Oct 2019, 15:38
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

NTSB Preliminary Report: [/left]

NTSB Preliminary Report:

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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Oct 2019, 01:32
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Not sure I would call a mishap where the plane...

Not sure I would call a mishap where the plane hit the localizer antenna and approach lights a thousand feet before the runway threshold a ground loop accident.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Oct 2019, 03:47
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

It appears to me that the TP-51C, TF-51D, and...

It appears to me that the TP-51C, TF-51D, and TP-40N are probably covered under flight training regulations, not the LHFE exemption for carrying passengers for hire.

From the Collings Foundation...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Oct 2019, 02:14
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Here is the August 22, 2019 request to the FAA...

Here is the August 22, 2019 request to the FAA for renewal of the Collings Foundation's LHFE letter.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Oct 2019, 01:58
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1153x279/collings_message_header_1c38c28810aebc396698f684f0f78b162dedeb56.jpgDear supporters,

Please join the Collings Foundation in our thoughts...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Oct 2019, 18:44
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

The third crewmember, variously referred to as a...

The third crewmember, variously referred to as a steward, flight engineer, loadmaster and now mechanic has been released from the hospital. :ok:

He does indeed have an A and P license. Hope he can...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Oct 2019, 16:50
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Are the pilots on these warbirds on average...

Are the pilots on these warbirds on average getting older as young people pursue other pastimes?

It is noted in the article that Slack represents a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the owners of a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Oct 2019, 16:11
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Here are some other recent articles discussing...

Here are some other recent articles discussing the safety aspects of carrying passengers on vintage aircraft in the wake of the B-17 crash. Ultimately litigation and insurance costs will probably be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Oct 2019, 00:04
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) held a press...

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) held a press conference earlier today and sent a letter to the FAA with the questions below. I've attached the full letter to this post, it includes a copy of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2019, 20:37
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

One of several recent articles raising questions...

One of several recent articles raising questions about the future of these LHFE flights.


...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2019, 17:44
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Actually, as I noted earlier in this thread, the...

Actually, as I noted earlier in this thread, the B-307 Stratoliner, a derivative of the B-17C that flew in 1938, had a flight engineer.

...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2019, 04:14
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

From the Hartford Courant: Here's the...

From the Hartford Courant:



Here's the audio from LiveATC.net:

https://forums.liveatc.net/atcaviation-audio-clips/departing-b-25-tribute-to-b-17-bdl/?action=dlattach;attach=10534[/LEFT]...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2019, 03:01
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Actually, in the P-3 engines were normally shut...

Actually, in the P-3 engines were normally shut down on station over the water, not in cruise. With one engine shut down minimum altitudes on station were normal, i.e. 300 feet AGL at night, 200 feet...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2019, 01:33
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

You'd have to know the difference between...

You'd have to know the difference between pitchlock and NTS to understand. ;)

https://youtu.be/07r6b_YvaE0
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Oct 2019, 04:50
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

The Collings Foundation has suspended flight...

The Collings Foundation has suspended flight operations for the remainder of the 2019 season.



https://www.collingsfoundation.org/
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Oct 2019, 02:20
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

But as a required crewmember the FE would have a...

But as a required crewmember the FE would have a license, right?

The B-17 didn't require a flight engineer but its civilian derivative the 307 Stratoliner did I believe.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Oct 2019, 02:05
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Dr. Bower is an aeronautical engineer, not a...

Dr. Bower is an aeronautical engineer, not a pilot. It's been a long time since I've flown a piston plane, I would double check before I gave a definitive answer about 100LL as well. Seems like years...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Oct 2019, 01:43
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

The flight engineer title came from the State...

The flight engineer title came from the State Police casualty list. Ms. Homendy referred to him as a loadmaster in the latest NTSB briefing. Some early news reports referred to the third crewmember...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 22:19
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Ms. Homendy said in today's presser that fuel...

Ms. Homendy said in today's presser that fuel from the right wing was tested and thought to be 100LL Avgas.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 22:05
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

NTSB briefing October 3, 2019 by Member Jennifer...

NTSB briefing October 3, 2019 by Member Jennifer Homendy.

https://youtu.be/19vJ27Q5WSg
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 21:59
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Today's update from the Hartford Courant.

Today's update from the Hartford Courant.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 20:23
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

The Connecticut State Police have released the...

The Connecticut State Police have released the names of the victims.


...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 19:14
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

The NTSB's B-Roll video for TV stations to use in...

The NTSB's B-Roll video for TV stations to use in their voiceover reports. Some clues perhaps in these new scenes.

https://youtu.be/VO8HdzYa6f4
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 17:30
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By Airbubba

Listening to the LiveATC.net tapes it seems...

Listening to the LiveATC.net tapes it seems obvious that BDL knew that there was an emergency aircraft inbound. Some of the verbiage from the aircraft may have been cut out on the LiveATC recordings...
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