747 Splits in Two on T/O

[KingNothing]

Any chance the FO was TP ?

 

[Birddog]

Maybe now someone will start looking into Connie's way of doing business

Did Connie piss in your cornflakes or something? He is not the warm and fuzzy type to work for, but unless you want to come up with some recent facts, you sound like someone who didn't get through an interview.

 

[JetSpeed219]

He was abused as a child....

 

[Guam360]

Any chance the FO was TP ?

no SW.

 

[The_Russian]

Belch - you all right?

He is at Amerijet. If you are talking about B.B..

 

[The_Russian]

Did they RTO before or after the plane came apart?

Seems like structural failure to me........

 

[Way2Broke]

He is at Amerijet. If you are talking about B.B..

Yeah, I had lunch with a friend 2 weeks ago and I don't know where he works. You must be thinking of someone else, we are talking about the famous Belchfire. The legend goes that he travels the world in a 747 seeking out good beer. I hear he is pretty good at it too.

 

[countbat]

I am retired so no need for a career. I have never tried to work for Kalitta and have never desired. Although I feel sorry for the crews I don’t have any sympathy for Connie and his way of doing business. I know FI is based or started out of Ypsilanti and many folks wondering out here are from that place. I understand their partiality and feelings. Perfectly normal. I also know Connie provides jobs to many people in Michigan. I have seen his crews and I have huge respect for them. After all it takes excellent crews to make it possible in that company. But I have no respect for the person running that company. I don’t care about all those stories about Connie either. Like it or not, he is a scavenger who went many times around the law. This is not his first crash. Remember the DC-8 in Guantanamo. That one was N814CK. Connie has been under FAA investigation many times. He got out just because of his high political connections, specially from Bush family. Talking about this accident, glad the crew is OK, but to blame only the Belgian authorities as someone earlier tried to point?…..Give me a break. I am assuming at least a runway analysis was run before take off. A split plane on a rejected TO?! I have seen a Tradewinds plane getting out of the runway and the consequences. Nothing like split in two. What about a minimal possibility of structural failure due to age and poor maintenance?
So again I am sure Connie will make money out of this, and with some clear duct tape he will have the plane like new.

 

[PUNISHER]

Did they RTO before or after the plane came apart?

Seems like structural failure to me........

Thanks for your expert insight, you must be a reporter for CNN. Nice work, I'll get the NTSB on the phone and let them know the case is closed.

 

[woody]

I am retired so no need for a career. I have never tried to work for Kalitta and have never desired. Although I feel sorry for the crews I don’t have any sympathy for Connie and his way of doing business. I know FI is based or started out of Ypsilanti and many folks wondering out here are from that place. I understand their partiality and feelings. Perfectly normal. I also know Connie provides jobs to many people in Michigan. I have seen his crews and I have huge respect for them. After all it takes excellent crews to make it possible in that company. But I have no respect for the person running that company. I don’t care about all those stories about Connie either. Like it or not, he is a scavenger who went many times around the law. This is not his first crash. Remember the DC-8 in Guantanamo. That one was N814CK. Connie has been under FAA investigation many times. He got out just because of his high political connections, specially from Bush family. Talking about this accident, glad the crew is OK, but to blame only the Belgian authorities as someone earlier tried to point?…..Give me a break. I am assuming at least a runway analysis was run before take off. A split plane on a rejected TO?! I have seen a Tradewinds plane getting out of the runway and the consequences. Nothing like split in two. What about a minimal possibility of structural failure due to age and poor maintenance?
So again I am sure Connie will make money out of this, and with some clear duct tape he will have the plane like new.

Once again you show your incredible ignorance, You know nothing about the company now, you know nothing of what truly happened and you postulate moronic speculation. The biggest idiots in aviation are always the ones that want to "Monday Morning Quarterback" aviation incidents and accidents. Save your pretend sympathy for someone else!!

 

[LR25]

When you guys post the speculations and dumb comments, do you ever hear that little voice thats telling you "this is a stupid thing to say"?

If you dont, atleast your being honest with yourself.

 

[Rottweiller]

Did they RTO before or after the plane came apart?

Seems like structural failure to me........

Aircraft are designed to fly not go cross country over dirt bank's and ditches and stay in one piece. Thats what ATV's are for.

Glad all OK and we will just have to wait for the official report in a few months as to what happened.

 

[Fly2Fish]

Best to keep stupid, smart assed and illinformed remarks to yourself until the facts surrounding this accident come out. You weren't there......

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Boy how I would hate being the captain on that flight having to call my CP...

"Captain: "Ehhh, Jim.. Ya, It's marc here in Belgium... Dont really know what to say here other then... Ya, I really got-r-done this time around.... This time I seriously f*cked up though... But hey, heard the Lakers won by 25 points last night, thats good news!"

Typical whoosie mentality....

An experienced Captain would call up the chief pilot:

Capt:... THAT POS 200 ALMOST GOT ME AND MY CREW KILLED. YOUR'E LUCKY I SAVED THIER ASSES. I AM TIRED OF THIS BS! AFTER THE WE GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, CALL A 5 STAR HOTEL AND PUT US UP AWAY FROM THE PRESS! AND WE ARE FLYING FIRST CLASS BACK TO THE STATES ON A EURO CARRIER LIKE BA, AF/KLM OR LH W/ HOT FAS. NOT UAL, NWA, DAL, ETC... WITH THIER HAGGY FAS!! I'M PHCUKING PISSED!!


worse case...blame it on the pain killers...

 

[TennJed]

Maybe now someone will start looking into Connie's way of doing business

MODERATORS, W T F O????????
This POS deserves direct discipline from you and these posts should have never made it to the board. Shame on all of you.

 

[cherry20's]

MODERATORS, W T F O????????
This POS deserves direct discipline from you and these posts should have never made it to the board. Shame on all of you.

I think your getting a little extreme now. I don't agree with what was said but he shouldn't be punished? It is a free country last time I checked.

I have a few friends at Kalitta and I'm glad everyone is OK! You really can't rule out any possibilities of structural failure yet. Let the NTSB do there job and lets not speculate what happened. The crew did a great job keeping everyone safe so kudos to them.

 

[AV80R]

He is at Amerijet. If you are talking about B.B..

No, I'm talking about Belch, he's on the -400 as of recently...

 

[AV80R]

... You must be thinking of someone else, we are talking about the famous Belchfire. The legend goes that he travels the world in a 747 seeking out good beer...

It’s not a legend it's the truth... his dispatch releases are code named "Extra Stout," "Draught," etc...

Oh, he also travels around the world so he can spread the gospel about all the fishing he did when he used to live in Bethel, Alaska...

 

[Way2Broke]

MODERATORS, W T F O????????
This POS deserves direct discipline from you and these posts should have never made it to the board. Shame on all of you.

MOD INPUT: The poster is entitled to their opinion. It is just that, their opinion. You can take it or leave it. No Terms of Service were broken.

 

[FBN0223]

Good to know the five on board are all ok. Not speculating, but it does seem strange that not one of the engines are in reverse in the photos. Each is in the stowed position. Seems to me that if you were going off the end of the runway with that kind of speed, you'd have those fans at max reverse until they hit the dirt. There must be much more to the story than an RTO gone bad and I'm sure it will all come out soon.