Lightning strike

[fletch717]

i'm Scared!!!

It will be O.K. shirley

 

[crosscut]

... shortly after takeoff. To me this seems like Vr till probably 2000 AGL...

Still marching to your own drumbeat, eh?

"Shortly after takeoff = Vr till 2000 AGL," I GOT IT, thanks! Any other definitions come to mind, be sure to pass them along so that I could incorporate them into my airmanship. Hey, Miles, then where does the "upperatmosphere" start where you fly, 2,000 AGL & higher? Cause that's where they got hit, in the "upperatmosphere."

B-atch, no one's launching into dark-lightning laden clouds. Since you are the one referencing the NTSB archives, perhaps you should follow your own advice & look into lightning strikes. In the scheduled environment (due to the frequency/scheduling integrity w/in the scope of safety), they are very common, especially in the Midwest & in the South, and there doesn't have to be a microburst in the area (DAL 191).

 

[Ty Webb]

I thought the article was straight forward about what happen. It said a lightning bolt hit the aircraft shortly after takeoff. . . . . . . . Getting hit at this altitude only means one thing, they were way to close.. and it wasn't static discharge.:cartman:

Only a non-pilot moron like Uppercrust would actually use a TV station report of an air return and call it a "straightforward article". Congratulations, you know even less about aviation matters than a local TV station reporter.

Starting to wonder if Uppercrud is also Lowturd.

 

[ironspud]

Delta 191 comes to mind, amongs others.

Okay? What about DL 191? Did he launch into dark lightning laden clouds? Inquiring minds want to know. (It was a dark and stormy night...)

 

[71KILO]

Why do you guys always get suckered in by upper-colon-crusty. Ignore him, he'll go away just like most retarded children.

 

[rspilot]

Most of you obviously are not real pilots. Ive got five years of pounding an MU-2 and a Navajo through thunderstorms in the midwest and I can tell you that if you get hit by a bolt you are definitely closer than 20 miles to the storm....bet those pilots will get a letter from their friendly fsdo soon. Until you've asked a freight dog....dont put up your silly opinions based on a lightning bolt traveling fifty miles to hit a mountain somewhere in the south pacific...doesnt happen in the US.

 

[Blucher]

Most of you obviously are not real pilots. Ive got five years of pounding an MU-2 and a Navajo through thunderstorms in the midwest and I can tell you that if you get hit by a bolt you are definitely closer than 20 miles to the storm....bet those pilots will get a letter from their friendly fsdo soon. Until you've asked a freight dog....dont put up your silly opinions based on a lightning bolt traveling fifty miles to hit a mountain somewhere in the south pacific...doesnt happen in the US.

Rspilot,

You're absolutely right! Let's just jump to the conclusion that the crew f'ed up because they were hit by lightning. And while we're on the subject, why would anyone feel sorry for those darned surfers who get attacked by sharks? "They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into, I say let 'em crash!"
Perhaps if we can get those Airtran guys fired based on a sketchy slow-news-day story you can get hired in their place! Good luck, we're all counting on you.

-Blucher

 

[rspilot]

Rspilot,

You're absolutely right! Let's just jump to the conclusion that the crew f'ed up because they were hit by lightning. And while we're on the subject, why would anyone feel sorry for those darned surfers who get attacked by sharks? "They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into, I say let 'em crash!"
Perhaps if we can get those Airtran guys fired based on a sketchy slow-news-day story you can get hired in their place! Good luck, we're all counting on you.

-Blucher

Thazzzz whuttt imm talking about!!!!!

 

[Ty Webb]

What you meant to say was . . . . . .

Ive got five years of getting an ass-pounding up against the side of an MU-2 while the freight was being loaded. . . . . and in my experience, which is even more limited than Undercrust's, lightning never goes more than 20 miles from the center of a storm, but, then again, I have no idea about what happens above FL180 . . . . someday, when I have something relevant to say, I am going to post again, so you guys look out . . . .

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[AFcitrus]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. Did Crusty the clown make another moronic statement? I wouldn't know because I have him on "ignore" and am loving it. Let's just not respond to anything he says. By responding to him everyone is giving him and his clueless thoughts attention that he so desperately desires but doesn't deserve. Once he realizes nobody cares what he says, he'll turn off his computer and find some other means of making himself feel good about his pathetic infuriority complex.

 

[fletch717]

Most of you obviously are not real pilots. Ive got five years of pounding an MU-2 and a Navajo through thunderstorms in the midwest

There I was, on short final, out of coffee....................... Please sky king tell us about the time.............

You know back in the old days we did'nt have radar, why all we had was two tin cans and some string. And a lucky rabbits foot. And we like it.

 

[SkiFishFly]

Asking uppercrust for clarification about something concerning AirTran is akin to asking Hamas to explain the Torah.

LMAO

Still laughing - that has got to be one of the best replies ever!

 

[Ty Webb]

I didn't realize so many pilots know what the Torah is. . . . .



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[Uppercrust]

Only a non-pilot moron like Uppercrust would actually use a TV station report of an air return and call it a "straightforward article". Congratulations, you know even less about aviation matters than a local TV station reporter.

Starting to wonder if Uppercrud is also Lowturd.

Airline spokesman Tad Hutcheson says the Boeing 717 was hit by a lightning bolt right after taking off.

You're own spokesman was the one who made the statement. They got hit by a bolt right after takeoff. Well, you guys work there.. what is the story??? Was it higher up or just after takeoff. No way it was a static discharge.

 

[fletch717]

"right after take off" could be anywhere from 1 to 10 minutes, who knows. Tad hutcheson is not a pilot. By the way who cares and exactly what is your point?