Comair FO leaves hospital for rehab

[TheRaven]

im not trying to be crude here or speculate but does anyone think hed be able to get a medical and return to 121 ops with a prosthetic leg?

Yup--I know 2 guys at my airline with em....you should see the TSA looks when they take off the whole leg when it sets of the metal detector....I guess they have a letter explaining it too, but the one guy says its easier to just take it off and let it get x-rayed

 

[phishn@daves]

pilots are such tools, settle down dorks

Hey Balls, I agree with you 100%.

I think the problem here relates to many things:

1. Do we feel bad for the FO? Yes.

2. Do you want to fly with him? Maybe. (later)

3. Can he fly the plane to the best of his abilities?

ANSWERS: (well mine)

1. It is a very tragic situation to deal with. Can you imagine being the ONLY survivor?

2. Both pilots should have the A/P diagram out when taxying. Does this ever happen? Rarely. Although, someone should know which runway you are on.

3. If there is an engine failure, can he actually get the rudder in the right position with the prostetic (sp) leg. I'm not saying he can't, I'm just talking about the feel of it.

CONCLUSION:

As this relates to most pilots, I think we all now need to better follow directions, and realize where the Fuc% we are. But we cannot dismiss the rules of CRM as we have all been taught,..........DO NOT TRUST YOUR CAPT.

If you do not think it's right, ask.

Fly safe all!

 

[aa73]

Yo... Prop!!! S.H. passed his checkride!! I know he really thanks you for not bidding back EWN!!!


Hows the new home????

Yo, Surf!! Prop is getting hit on by Latina cashiers here at the store in NY...

Anyways, we're taking real good care of him up here. He will be a changed man, in so many wrong ways, when he gets back to EWN. :nuts:

73

 

[dollacrackho]

i thought there was an eagle guy with two prosthetic legs. i remember seeing something on the discovery channel about this alaskan bush pilot who crashed in the mountains and didnt get rescued for three or four days. he got really bad frostbite and lost one or both legs and i remember him saying he was flying for eagle now.

 

[Moustache]

Let's pray that he will be able to come back if he chooses to do so.

Does anyone rewmember the gross negligence that that crew displayed---keep him out of the cockpit, it is apparently no place for him----A LOT of people are DEAD in part because of him!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the feel good comments, this guy is dangerous and has been proven!!!!!

 

[DGdaPilot]

Does anyone rewmember the gross negligence that that crew displayed---keep him out of the cockpit, it is apparently no place for him----A LOT of people are DEAD in part because of him!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the feel good comments, this guy is dangerous and has been proven!!!!!

Boy, I hope you never make a mistake. I'll remember your post when you do.

 

[Mountain Troll]

Well, since some of you are sooo interested... and more of you are sooo misguided... I suggest you pick up a copy of "REACH FOR THE SKY" written by Paul Brickhill published by the Naval Institute Press. It is the complete story of Douglas Bader who became a double leg amputee in an air crash, was dismissed by the RAF, then fought to get back into the cockpit of a Spitfire only to become one of the great heroes in the Battle of Britain.

It may have been 75 years ago, but the human spirit is a powereful thing, then and now. Maybe the young man will want to get back to the sky, maybe he will want to venture to other paths , but, tell all of us oh wise ones, what would your spirit drive you to do???

 

[Terry Hunter]

Does anyone rewmember the gross negligence that that crew displayed---keep him out of the cockpit, it is apparently no place for him----A LOT of people are DEAD in part because of him!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the feel good comments, this guy is dangerous and has been proven!!!!!

Pride before the fall

 

[dollacrackho]

Does anyone rewmember the gross negligence that that crew displayed---keep him out of the cockpit, it is apparently no place for him----A LOT of people are DEAD in part because of him!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the feel good comments, this guy is dangerous and has been proven!!!!!

what happened was horrendous and a gross act of negligence and i cant imagine what those families are going through. the f/o however will be going through hell on earth for the rest of his days . his crippling injuries will be a daily reminder of the crash and the people he was partly responsible for killing. i dont know how he will find the will to go on, i dont know if i could. the last thing this guy needs is people like you throwing stuff like this in his face all the time. so i think its alright if people throw him a few "feel good" comments from time to time.

 

[WSurf]

Does anyone rewmember the gross negligence that that crew displayed---keep him out of the cockpit, it is apparently no place for him----A LOT of people are DEAD in part because of him!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the feel good comments, this guy is dangerous and has been proven!!!!!

The guy dangerous? No, He passed every checkride that he needed! Making a mistake and being dangerous are way different.

Everyone of us have done dumb sh$t in our aviaiton careers.. Most are lucky enough to live and learn from them.

This wasn't the only aircraft to have done that in LEX!
For you to come on here and say he is dangerous shows your a idiot!!

They made a mistake....... They weren't dangerous.

 

[Rogue5]

Why the heck was this moved out of the Regionals forum?!

Come on Mods, lay off!

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Yo... Prop!!! S.H. passed his checkride!! I know he really thanks you for not bidding back EWN!!!


Hows the new home????

If I could just get some of those old farts to retire, I'd be there in a heartbeat! Tell S.H. I said congrats.

I was actually down there the other day taking the wife and livestock (kids) to the beach... Brought a tear to my eye.

Now back to your regularly scheduled flame fest!

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Yo, Surf!! Prop is getting hit on by Latina cashiers here at the store in NY...

Anyways, we're taking real good care of him up here. He will be a changed man, in so many wrong ways, when he gets back to EWN. :nuts:

73

After what you and J.W. have subjected me to in Bev's Flushing Pleasure Palace... You are right, I never will be the same.

Oh yeah, and that Latina cashier at the Trade Fair? Hey, she was all OVER it!

How's the motorino?

 

[WSurf]

Too Funny!!! So Prop........ are you holding one in your mouth now????
Don't tell me you wake up on your overnights with your Boxers on backwards and a hicky on the back of your neck!!! Say it ain't sooooo!!!

 

[Rally]

I think the problem is Boomer2 is that everyone is sugar coating this and your not. Your being direct.

He wont be able to fly due to crew negligence. Insurance would have a fit. I hope he continues to fly. I dunno about 135 maybe. I'm sure this accident will go on his record and being pilot error, I dunno if he will ever be able to get a job. What insurance company for whatever 135/121 company would hire someone with that on his record. Maybe I'll be wrong. Its extremely unfortunate! I hope he has a speedy recovery

I feel awful for everyone. Wished this never happened!

An accident is a chain of events. This could have happened to any of us, investigation will reveal many things that lead up to this accident. I realize that he partially to blame but many people here have made mistakes. I have been in two airplanes that had a similar airport setup and one of them actually started to takeoff before I aborted. One of the problems with airline is that it is SO routine. Anybody here ever run a red light? I hope he gets back on the horse, I know we have alot of atheists on this board but there is probably a reason he survived. I guarantee he will never make the same mistake again.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Too Funny!!! So Prop........ are you holding one in your mouth now????
Don't tell me you wake up on your overnights with your Boxers on backwards and a hicky on the back of your neck!!! Say it ain't sooooo!!!

Overnights? LGA? Nope... Nary a one. The crashpad 12 nights a month is about the best I can do.

I Haven't been forceably subjected to any horrible things yet... But these AA mainline guys I'm staying with are awefully strange. They wear very tight pants, tapered shirts and stare at me when I bend down to pick up my bag. I sleep with one eye open all the time and refuse the beverages and candy they constantly offer.

 

[time builder]

I think this guy has bigger issues than just his career. Either way, its going to scar him for life (both physically and mentally), and I don't think anyone needs to add insult to injury.
If he gets back on the horse, more power to him, I wouldn't mind flying with someone with that kind of ambition. Everyone makes mistakes, some learn, some cover up, some resign. Its all about how you react.

 

[WSurf]

Overnights? LGA? Nope... Nary a one. The crashpad 12 nights a month is about the best I can do.

I Haven't been forceably subjected to any horrible things yet... But these AA mainline guys I'm staying with are awefully strange. They wear very tight pants, tapered shirts and stare at me when I bend down to pick up my bag. I sleep with one eye open all the time and refuse the beverages and candy they constantly offer.

Dude, your killing me!!!!!!!!!! Too f'in funny!!!!

 

[OrionFE]

Are you referring to the DC-8 at Gitmo? I beleve that was Buffalo Airways if I am not mistaken. The FO was - or is a POI at ASA. Was in the brief on my type-ride on the RJ.

DC-8 at Gitmo was a Kalitta crew.

 

[GVFlyer]

You have to believe in the indominable human spirit. Douglas Bader was a one-legged fighter ace!

http://members.chello.be/kurt.weygantt/worldwariiaces.index.html_douglasbader.htm

GV