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Forum: Tech Log

9th Sep 2013, 02:43

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

I knew I got out of the dirt moving business too...

I knew I got out of the dirt moving business too soon. 100 feet tall by 300 wide by .5 miles sounds like a pretty good project.... but on the other hand I didn't do so hot at the last Birmingham...

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27th Aug 2013, 21:02

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

This fits with what I saw when I drove through on...

This fits with what I saw when I drove through on the day of the accident. There was also a medium sized hardwood that got topped on the other side of the house from the picture Huck pasted. ...

Forum: Tech Log

18th Aug 2013, 18:20

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

Most of the grading was done south of the final...

Most of the grading was done south of the final impact. Also, the house existed before then as well as the hill across the street where the trees were initially hit. Assuming the old topo is...

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18th Aug 2013, 18:01

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

Comparing it to the topography map the first...

Comparing it to the topography map the first trees hit are on an elevation of 790 to 810 and the first trees are the smaller 40-50 foot tall variety. Google Earth appears to estimate 20 feet higher...

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18th Aug 2013, 03:31

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

It will be interesting to see when more of the...

It will be interesting to see when more of the CVR is released. Considering the AP wasn't disengaged (or dis-engaged itself) until 1 second before it, one could wonder if they recognized the terrain...

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16th Aug 2013, 02:24

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

18 tends to be used by the GA traffic. As...

18 tends to be used by the GA traffic.

As for the name references... Jimmy John would normally be the witness, but on that side of town it was definitely somebody named something like D'Marquis,...

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15th Aug 2013, 17:51

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

Maybe...but I don't think the power line part is...

Maybe...but I don't think the power line part is likely.

I drove by the accident 3 times and didn't see any power line that were hit directly by the plane. I think the power lines were damaged by...

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14th Aug 2013, 19:47

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

For at least the last 1000 feet, the flight...

For at least the last 1000 feet, the flight didn't appear to be descending much, but was way low.

The pic below is from google maps and I put an arrow across where the plane took out the tops of...

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14th Aug 2013, 17:49

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

I actually just went and looked at the...

I actually just went and looked at the accident...or at least as close as you can get without interfering.

They did clipped the tops out of several trees on the approach, and then flew over a...

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14th Aug 2013, 16:27

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

;) Not my choice of words, but I can see how...

;) Not my choice of words, but I can see how surges can be described as such.

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14th Aug 2013, 16:06

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

Local news says witnesses said engines sounded...

Local news says witnesses said engines sounded like they were sputtering or cutting out.
The low approach comment seems off base right now... also I live about 2 miles south of the airport. There...

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14th Aug 2013, 15:47

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By Sorry Dog

I used to work in the neighborhood right where...

I used to work in the neighborhood right where the crash is (definitely weird for me). It is the more open and less populated side of the airport. Most trees are cleared out, but it is not flat by...

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