Newjetjockey
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This is appalling. This is an excerpt from a USA Today article about Jetblue's laptops. Jonathan Gibbs was the first officer on flight 5481 in CLT. The Facts are the Jonathan Gibbs did make an error that resulted in the aircraft being 120 lbs under the stated weight, thus the error was on the side of Safety. I suggest ALL Pilots boycott USA Today. NEVER BUY that **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** Paper again (like a pilot has ever bought a paper). Send an e-mail the editor explaining that you are boycotting them for their slander.
Was crash preventable?
As they prepared their 19-seat commuter plane Jan. 8 to depart Charlotte, two Air Midwest pilots followed the standard procedure to calculate the plane's weight. First officer Jonathan Gibbs jotted a series of figures onto a sheet of paper. Then he added them.
Interrupted several times, Gibbs made two errors, according to National Transportation Safety Board documents. As a consequence, he underestimated the plane's weight by 110 pounds. The plane took off slightly above its weight limit. Within seconds, all 21 people aboard were dead after the plane went out of control and crashed.
Federal accident investigators have focused on maintenance done on the plane shortly before its fatal flight. But they say that weight is one of several factors also under investigation. The incident highlights how small errors by pilots can compromise safety.
Here is the whole story:
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/...21/5605389s.htm
Was crash preventable?
As they prepared their 19-seat commuter plane Jan. 8 to depart Charlotte, two Air Midwest pilots followed the standard procedure to calculate the plane's weight. First officer Jonathan Gibbs jotted a series of figures onto a sheet of paper. Then he added them.
Interrupted several times, Gibbs made two errors, according to National Transportation Safety Board documents. As a consequence, he underestimated the plane's weight by 110 pounds. The plane took off slightly above its weight limit. Within seconds, all 21 people aboard were dead after the plane went out of control and crashed.
Federal accident investigators have focused on maintenance done on the plane shortly before its fatal flight. But they say that weight is one of several factors also under investigation. The incident highlights how small errors by pilots can compromise safety.
Here is the whole story:
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/...21/5605389s.htm
