USA Jet DC-9 down in Saltillo

[8sugarsugar]

What usajet did today to honor Lonnie was priceless. The support and respect Usajet has shown Lonnie's family is not written in any ethics or PR class at Harvard Business School. Rest in Peace my friend Lonnie.

Agreed, I'm so proud to be part of USA Jet.

On-demand cargo is a tough job and everyone knows that, but the people I work with are my best friends and family.

True friends and family are all that really matter in life.

Blue skies always

 

[SWA/FO]

Lots of good folks at USA Jet.. Very hard working bunch of people that "make it work".

 

[pilotyip]

Update on F/O

I talked to the F/O’s brother today and the F/O is doing much better. He is conscious, he can talk, he can write messages, and he has 90% movement of his body. He has memory from before the accident. He is making rational decisions. He asked about the Captain. He still has some lung problems from all of the smoke inhalation, but is not on a breathing tube or O2 right now. It sounds like a full recovery may be in store for him. This is truly good news.

 

[Captain Morgan]

That's outstanding YIP. I'm praying for a speedy recovery for him.

 

[clr4theapch]

Bravo... God Speed to this young man.. prayers are with him for a full recovery..

 

[Way2Broke]

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20080728X01116&ntsbno=DCA08RA077&akey=1

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20080728X01116&key=1

Not much there, but maybe we will see a preliminary soon.

 

[NYCPilot]

That's fantastic news YIP.

Does he have plans to maybe return to flying or do you think he might get medicaled out?

 

[pilotyip]

time will tell

That's fantastic news YIP.

Does he have plans to maybe return to flying or do you think he might get medicaled out?

Only an AME/OK City can answer those questions, he is suppposed to be released from the hosp this week.

 

[landlover]

so any news on the co-pilot, is he out of the hospital? any word on what caused the crash?

 

[Falcon4.0]

Word is he is home from hospital and is doing very well...considering

 

[Fernando]

Anyone has heard anything saying that the accident was somehow caused by a cockpit discussion or problems between the pilots?

I first heard this version about 3 days after the accident, that said that the Cap was white and the fO was black, and that they were having racial arguments during the whole flight, i tought his was too weird and didnt pay too much attention to it, now a mexican newspaper reported this same story, maybe they got it from the same source i did back then i dont know, to start things up, was the FO actually african american?

Anyone has heard anything about this?

 

[Way2Broke]

Yes he is, but I don't buy that story. Can't you just wait until the records are released?

 

[Buckeye]

Lonnie was not agruementative or looked to start agruements. I lived with him at our crash-pad for five years and he never cussed and never said anything negative about people. He is the type of guy you could spend an entire career flying with and never get tired of. I heard the FO was a good guy, so the two of them together would not be engaged in racial discussions.

 

[Falcon4.0]

There is no way...

My friend Lonnie was a good Christian and a follower of Jesus not only in word but also in deed. He simply would not be involved in a discussion, let alone an argument of that type...Furthermore, one of the F.O.'s first questions was to inquire after his captain's well-being. That doesn't sound like there was any friction at all in the cockpit. In fact, I know from experience Lonnie would not be involved in ANY type of discussion during a critical phase of flight-unless it CONCERNED the flight especially during a flight where there seemed to be some sort of emergency. And if ANYONE says differently I will be happy to meet them out behind the hangar of their choosing...Please forgive my lack of decorum...but I have had enough of some coward denigrating my friend's memory.

 

[Metro752]

Anyone has heard anything saying that the accident was somehow caused by a cockpit discussion or problems between the pilots?

I first heard this version about 3 days after the accident, that said that the Cap was white and the fO was black, and that they were having racial arguments during the whole flight, i tought his was too weird and didnt pay too much attention to it, now a mexican newspaper reported this same story, maybe they got it from the same source i did back then i dont know, to start things up, was the FO actually african american?

Anyone has heard anything about this?

People think the American media is ridiculous? Just take a look at the disgusting mess, and vast sewer that is Mexico.

I cannot believe you would post such trash on a public message board that you knew so many people who knew Lonnie would read.