Air Tahoma Crash

[Captain Morgan]

WOW! Looking at that web page and what Urs has flown, he looks like an old school pilot with some balls. Damn, half his work has been in and out of Africa. May the pilots rest in peace.

 

[Joker 152]

Captain Jimmy Monahan

Jimmy Monahan had just reached his 20th year with ATA only days before the company went TU. He was a well-respected L1011 Captain, who also had extensive experience in previous lives with many older transport category aircraft. He was a pleasure to fly with, and even more fun to drink beer with in exotic locales.

My condolences to his family. God give your soul rest, Jimmy.

The scumbags at GAL have claimed another victim.

 

[filejw]

I was thinking the same thing, I bet he had great time. Sorry to see it end so sad.

 

[Nick5600]

Does the 580 have a CVR on it? I'm sure that will give some answers on why that happend! During my tenure there we seized a motor on a 240, and returned. That capt. didn't request emergency sevices either.

 

[HalinTexas]

Just found out today that Jim was onboard. Another nice guy.
ATA has lost 3 pilots this summer, I flew with all three. This was the first due to an aviation accident, the other two were equally tragic, but natural causes.

D@mn ATA.

 

[Donsa320]

Does the 580 have a CVR on it? I'm sure that will give some answers on why that happend! During my tenure there we seized a motor on a 240, and returned. That capt. didn't request emergency sevices either.

Yes it should have both a CVR and FDR. But the power sources are not all that failsafe so they may have been interrupted depending on the circumstances.

 

[belchfire]

I seem to recall something about legal threats against Flightinfo by Air Tahoma.

Anyways, looked at the article and the names, here is a webpage of the captain
http://www.ruand.com/Main.html

My thoughts and prayers for the friends and families of the crews.

At one point the censoring program would not allow one to write "Air Tahoma"...my guess is that in a time that regionals were hiring hot and heavy some of the things that were being expressed here hurt their ability to find crewmembers.

The power of Flifo...who woulda thunk it. I used to fly with an ex-Tahoma guy and verified many of the things I had read here.

 

[PJaxPilot]

There were some truths and some BS but in the end it all caught up with 'em. I wonder if this is the end of Air Tahoma? Will they be added to the list of recently failed airlines?

 

[Nick5600]

B.S.?? Your kidding right? If you have this many people saying its F****Ed up... its F***ed up! I know I have been there! Have you??

 

[JT8D]

Exactly right

My thoughts and prayers for the friends and families of the crews.

At one point the censoring program would not allow one to write "Air Tahoma"...my guess is that in a time that regionals were hiring hot and heavy some of the things that were being expressed here hurt their ability to find crewmembers.

The power of Flifo...who woulda thunk it. I used to fly with an ex-Tahoma guy and verified many of the things I had read here.

Ignorance (lack of knowledge) is always a bad thing.

We can read about what color any given movie star's panties are on FI, or what right-wing schizo is doing what, but many times good aviation information is blocked. It's a damn shame.

My condolences to the families.

RIP CREW.

 

[Way2Broke]

Ignorance is one thing, but attorneys following aviation around is a entire other thing.

 

[Wang Chung]

RIP. Sad to see 3 more aviators pass in an Air Tahoma Convair.

 

[Gollum]

If you look at FlightAware, that airplane had not flown since June, makes you wonder.

 

[FlyingHigh262]

I seem to recall something about legal threats against Flightinfo by Air Tahoma.

Anyways, looked at the article and the names, here is a webpage of the captain
http://www.ruand.com/Main.html

thats too bad such a great guy with that much experience was lost due taking a risk flying with such a company....

 

[FlyingHigh262]

i think this might be the end of air tahoma

they will find a way to get out of it. they always do!