A Question For Pilots....

[Wadcutter]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

The cockpit crew and their volunteer helper, trainer Dennis Fitch, all survived. I've always thought of that crew as an exemplar of good crew management. What flying. I only hope they've been able to get past survivor guilt and realize they did something really good.

Bob

Thanks for the info on the cockpit crew Bob. Good to know they all made it. Being a Vietnam combat vet, I know a thing or two about “survivor guilt.” It haunts me to this day.

[RussL30]

Wadcutter, that definitely puts a personal touch on the 261 disaster. So sad to see a young couple starting their lives together just to have them cut short. Also, thanks for your service in Vietnam.

Another crash not as well known that I find terrifying, tragic and fascinating is American Eagle flight 4184. Where as the 261 and Sioux City pilots were heroic, these pilots were not. Young and cocky and failure to de-ice caused a horrifying high speed straight vertical nose dive.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer...le_Flight_4184

[Wadcutter]

Originally Posted by RussL30

Wadcutter, that definitely puts a personal touch on the 261 disaster. So sad to see a young couple starting their lives together just to have them cut short. Also, thanks for your service in Vietnam.

Another crash not as well known that I find terrifying, tragic and fascinating is American Eagle flight 4184. Where as the 261 and Sioux City pilots were heroic, these pilots were not. Young and cocky and failure to de-ice caused a horrifying high speed straight vertical nose dive.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer...le_Flight_4184

Thanks Russ, it was an honor and privilege to wear the uniform of my country. Re American Eagle Flight 4184, was that the prop plane that crashed around Buffalo somewhere I’m thinking?

[RussL30]

Originally Posted by Wadcutter

Thanks Russ, it was an honor and privilege to wear the uniform of my country. Re American Eagle Flight 4184, was that the prop plane that crashed around Buffalo somewhere I’m thinking?

The one your thinking of in buffalo was a prop plane, a Dash 8 but it was Colgate air 3407 in 2009.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

The 4184 was a prop ATR plane but happened in Indiana close to Chicago.

[rikp]

I know this is off the topic of this post, but are you a member of the Yellow Airgun Forum?

[Kerbie]

Why don't you send him a private message?