Southwest Accident May Be Indicative of Carrier-Specific Problem

[satpak77]

Yup, they would have all gotten nailed.

especially in todays age of CRM and "we are all in it together" etc etc

 

[mystere]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but performance numbers are not based on using thrust reversers, correct? It was my understanding that the reversers are an added bonus when stopping the aircraft.

 

[Mach 80]

Interesting, from another board:

Every aircraft that departs with Type IV on the wings loses that fluid when or shortly before they rotate, and usually at MDW with about 2,000-1,500 feet of runway remaining. The Type IV fluid is almost like a thin jelly with the idea that whatever precip you get on the fluid will come off with the fluid at rotation leaving you with a clean wing. This leaves the last ¼ to 1/3 of the runway with a bunch of slippery de-ice fluid on it. BTW, I'm not sure what happened to the SWA plane during the approach & landing phase, but there is no way that the fluid could have helped in the deceleration phase. Just food for thought guys, something to think about... I just hope the NTSB considers this, too...!!!

 

[Falcon Jet 1]

On the 700 the tr's are figured in to the performance numbers, the 300/500 they are not

 

[AKlimey]

So, If I fly an ILS one dot low does it take me to the one dot low antenna? Now I'm no engineer but I could have sworn the glide slope signals all came from all came from the same antenna...

But Magnum what do I know, as you pointed out before I only have three posts, so I must be an idiot.

 

[SWA/FO]

Mach 80 just must be the smartest person on flightinfo.com. I personally would have never thought of that. (no B.S. here)

 

[ATRedneck]

Daniel O. Rose, a partner at Kreindler who is also a highly trained pilot.

What does it mean when it says that a lawyer is a "highly trained pilot?"

Probably that he hasn't wadded up a Bonanza or a Baron... yet.