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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Dec 2020, 23:11
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

I finally got a chance to watch the above video. ...

I finally got a chance to watch the above video. Rather damning yet somehow understandable. The predisposition to assume the fault was with engine 4 when engine 3 failed was really the primary...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Dec 2020, 18:41
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

Indeed - I flew on the accident aircraft about 12...

Indeed - I flew on the accident aircraft about 12 years ago when it was at Paine Field. Like DME, most of us sat in the back with old style seat belts attached to the floor (a couple lucky ones sat...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Mar 2020, 20:40
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

Having previously flown on Nine-O-Nine, and...

Having previously flown on Nine-O-Nine, and provided some financial support to the Colling's Foundation, I'm shocked and dismayed at the findings. This suggests more than a one-off mistake or 'bad...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2019, 21:51
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

Also, did anyone hear if there was a voice...

Also, did anyone hear if there was a voice recorder installed? It would be difficult and probably impractical to install a meaningful FDR on an aircraft of that vintage, but a CVR would be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Oct 2019, 19:51
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

There isn't much open area around Bradley - most...

There isn't much open area around Bradley - most of it is either developed or forested. The only clear areas may have been some of the open area between the runways.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2019, 18:39
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

Memory says that when I took my ride, the guns...

Memory says that when I took my ride, the guns were wooden mock-ups which would weigh a small fraction of the 'real thing'. and only one had an ammunition belt. There were a few 'bombs' in the bomb...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2019, 23:00
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

A B-17 can fly just fine on three engines (and...

A B-17 can fly just fine on three engines (and even with 13 people, they would not have been 'heavy' since there are no guns or bombs), so clearly there must be more to it than a simple engine...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2019, 21:21
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By tdracer

Plus one on the sad day. I flew on that...

Plus one on the sad day.
I flew on that aircraft about ten years ago when it was in Everett - it was a priceless experience.
Finfly1, agree on the hope this doesn't stop or seriously discourage...
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