Bill Bailey
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Read my post about that so called "putz", he knows of what he speaks.
(Written on 2019年10月15日)(Permalink)
I'm not going to pick on Sully, he made the best of a crappy hand and played it beautifully. Ditching any landplane is hazardous at best and few have carried it off as well as he and his crew did. As for the rest of your comment, spot on !
(Written on 2019年10月15日)(Permalink)
That was Langewiesche's point exactly.
(Written on 2019年10月15日)(Permalink)
Before you slag the "journalist" to much you might want to look him up, he IS an expert in aviation and was a professional pilot, his name is William Langewiesche, son of the man most pilots back in the day considered a minor god, Wolfgang Langewiesche, author of Stick and Rudder. A book almost every pilot (maybe even Sully) read. If you read his article, he wasn't so much blaming the pilots as their lack of airmanship or ability to fly the airplane when things went sideways. The facts that have been released so far especially in the Ethiopian crash back that up. Sully makes some valid points, the Lazy B screwed the pooch and the FAA held held the poor dog down, but to exonerate the crews I think is wrong. Now I'm an old fart that's been around airplanes most of my 70+ years and have pretty thick skin so whatever slings and arrows you shoot in my direction aren't going to hurt even if they could get past my monitor. Besides, it's past my bedtime. Look both men up, read the T
(Written on 2019年10月15日)(Permalink)
My synopsis for those too lazy to read the article. I'd already read it elsewhere too.
(Written on 2019年05月23日)(Permalink)
Bad water landing, sounds like he dug the nose of the floats in and it water looped and cartwheeled. My thoughts go out to the families involved.
(Written on 2019年05月23日)(Permalink)
There are several different turbine conversions, the most popular is done by Basler in Oshkosh.
(Written on 2019年01月22日)(Permalink)
Looks like it was a PT6 powered DC-3TP. I'm wondering if it was a lack of fuel since there was no fire.
(Written on 2019年01月22日)(Permalink)
Nope, So. Idaho.
(Written on 2018年06月09日)(Permalink)
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