Air midwest crashes into hangar @ CLT??

[350DRIVER]

that is the "newer" more fuel efficient 1900 FE model

 

[BRA]

May be they forgot the autofeather switch before take off....or never had the throttles advanced far enough to engage it.

 

[cvsfly]

You girls sound as bad as the media. Alot of conjecture and misreporting. Give these people some respect. God bless.

 

[AAflyer]

Miles OBrien is an A$$.

Anyone know what makes him an expert? Does he have a PPL or something?

AAflyer

 

[350DRIVER]

left engine & door would appear to be "suspect" very early on-

350 is 15000 MTOW, I am assuming the 1900 is 16000 MTOW.??


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[TXCAP4228]

I am resisting the urge to speculate.

This is tragic. My thoughts are with the families.

 

[350DRIVER]

Miles OBrien is an A$$.

AA- I second that one.. He is a complete A$$. His knowledge is a "joke" at best. You hear him state that the pax on the 1900 enter and exit from that rear door in the back- he needs to wake up.

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[Timebuilder]

Jerry Orr is giving a news briefing on FNC.

A terrrible loss. I will pray that they were prepared by their trust in Christ, and that their families are comforted.

 

[CE402]

Looking at those horrible pictures makes all the airline vs. airline, civilian vs. military, major vs. regional stuff seem pretty trivial doesn't it. I pray that those people in Charlotte did not die in vain and that their loss will remind us of our highest goal: the pursuit of an accident free aviation world. There is no greater tribute to those lost in aviation than the commitment this goal. God bless them and their loved ones.

 

[Fast8945]

Door in Rear? Never seen that on a 1900? Pax enter through rear? Whats this Miles O'Brian smokin this morning?


To the pax-
Your in our prayers. Sad to see this happen in todays world.

CJ

 

[AAflyer]

350-

I turned on the TV this morning and listened to Paula and Bill on CNN, they tried really hard for about an hour not to speculate and just give the facts (I was kinda impressed), then Miles comes on talking about doors and runways and Gross weights, blah, blah,blah.

Oh MAN!! know he is saying they may have had the urge to pull up, I think I am going to puke..


AAflyer

 

[sanford&son]

miles

i thought miles said that he prefered rear (cabin) entry. he needs to just stick to his old V-bone and not worry about any back door action around airplanes.

 

[StaySeated]

Mile Obrien

Jesus, this guy is one serious idiot.

Prayers for the families of those lost.

 

[ilinipilot]

Hello:

And we all know what will happen with this story: front page in most newspapers, the lead story on all the national news agencies (probably blaming pilots, their lack of experience, and the small plane)but when the whole industry did not have a fatality, that was buried on page 12 with little more than a blurb, next to the story of a cat getting saved by a fireman from a tree.

Sickens me and all the wonderful professionals out there who make this industry the SAFEST in the world.

My thoughts go out to all involved!!!

D

 

[turning2]

Friggin Media.... O'Brien, what a buffoon.

Does anyone know the names of the crew? Have a friend of mine in the right seat at Midwest; he called on Monday from DFW after a trip. Was going to commute yesterday to the east coast to pick up another. He doesn't have a cell phone and I have no way of getting a hold of him short of email.... would appreciate any insight... just to put my mind at rest.

My condolences to those lost.

 

[AWACoff]

Actually,
If Air Midwest is anything like Lakes, they were operating that 1900 under parts of 135. Duty times, flight times, etc. 121 airlines can do that with aircraft under 31 seats. The lack of accurate reporting overall though is appalling. It would be hilarious under different circumstances. Why can't the media find an "expert" that knows what they are talking about? One of the guys on the FNC said there are "weights under the wheels" and that is how they know whether the aircrafts' "check and balance" is good. Even a private pilot knows what WEIGHT AND BALANCE is.

 

[Beantown]

AWACoff wrote "Why can't the media find an "expert" that knows what they are talking about? "
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AWACoff, They can. The problem is that most "experts" won't speculate and therefor are boring. T.V stations don't like boring, so they get Miles O'Brian to spew crap. Make's me sick. -Bean

 

[AAflyer]

If I could entertain you guys to visit CNN's website and send an email about what a jacka$$ miles is maybe they would evetually listen. I did.

There, I did my aviation good deed for the day.

AAflyer

 

[EagleRJ]

Don Henley said it best:

'We got the bubble headed bleached blond,
comes on at five,
she can tell you 'bout the plane crash,
with a gleam in her eye.
It's interesting when people die,
give us dirty laundry..."


Standard media behavior. Pathetic.

 

[MadDogPilot]

John Wylie, "Aviation Expert" began his interview with "well, I don't have a lot of experience with turbo props." Then maybe don't talk to the media??

He said the first thing the pilots needed to do if they lost an engine on take off is to "shut that engine down." (How about fly, fly, fly V2, 400 ft AGL, V2+5, flaps up, accelerate best single engine climb speed, 1000AGL, ok, now get the checklist out, blah, blah, blah.) And he wasn't sure if there is a auto-feather system installed. "I guess" "maybe" is all he is saying.

All they have to do is ask a commuter captain.


God bless all those people. They are in my thoughts and prayers.