Author Topic: Comair Jet crashes (Read 912 times)

Dinger · « **Reply #15 on:** August 27, 2006, 04:17:16 PM »

if I were the co-pilot, I don't know whether I'd want to be the only survivor, especially if I were flying that takeoff.
My heart goes to the families of those who died, and to the guy who survived. Somehow, I think he's got the worst burden to bear.
Get in after midnight. Hotel by 1 AM. Wakeup call at 4:30, shuttle to airport. Taxi out, take the first left instead of the second (possibly made worse by repaving that removes some of the markings). First sign that anything is wrong is after rotation, when you hit the trees.
Yuck. poor guy.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:09:59 PM »

5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.

Golfer · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:13:06 PM »

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5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.

What's that? Wouldn't telling the whole story be the honorable thing or are you thinking samurai honorable thing? If he could have saved a life in exchange for his as a crewmember I am sure he would. It's not his fault he survived.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #18 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:13:54 PM »

Whats the honorable thing?

Pooh21 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 27, 2006, 07:52:06 PM »

5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.

Golfer · « **Reply #20 on:** August 27, 2006, 07:59:50 PM »

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5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.

We're not all as ignorant as you think.

I hope he lives. I hope he comes back to flying. I hope you have to look him in the eye when he's wearing his fourth stripe on a mainline aircraft.

What are you going to tell him then?

Chairboy · « **Reply #21 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:06:13 PM »

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Seppuku

What's that supposed to mean?

Golfer · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:06:58 PM »

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What's that supposed to mean?

It means an email was sent to Skuzzy.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:13:33 PM »

In 1993, the pilot of an air carrier filed a report with the NASA ASRS (aviation safety reporting system) after nearly departing from runway 26 when instructed to depart from runway 22 at Lexington.

The report reads, "Aircraft was cleared for immediate takeoff (traffic was inside the marker) on runway 22 at KLEX. We taxied onto the runway and told tower we needed a moment to check our departure routing with our weather radar (storms were in the area, raining at the airport). We realized our heading was not currect for our assigned runway and at that moment, tower called us to cancel the takeoff clearance because we were lined up on runway 26. We taxied clear and then held short of runway 22 for landing traffic. We took off on runway 22 and proceeded without incident. Possible contributing factors were poor visibbility and weather (rain. Confusing runway intersection and tower's request for an immediate takeoff. Suggest possible warning page (similar to Houston Hobby) to clarify multiple runway ends."

Max · « **Reply #24 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:17:06 PM »

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5- Flamebaiting, trolling, or posting to incite or annoy is not allowed.

Simply beyond decency. What's the matter with you?

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:34:35 PM »

how was the FO the only survivor was he just extremely lucky or did the cockpit section of the plane break off on impact?...

nirvana · « **Reply #26 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:53:47 PM »

I'd agree with Golfer, what more punishment could he be put through then being the only survivor in a plane crash, and be a crew member? Let the man be, he will have more nightmares then most could dream of. My condolences to him and the others on the plane.

Chairboy · « **Reply #27 on:** August 27, 2006, 08:56:42 PM »

Pooh21, I believe the comment was mean spirited, whether it was a joke or not.

While cracking-wise over this incident, perhaps you should take a moment to imagine what the last minute was like for those terrified passengers as they died. You may or may not know that both of my wife's parents died a few months ago in a house fire, so perhaps the fiery death of those passengers resonates more strongly with me than others, but no day passes without me imagining what it was like.

I went through the wreckage of their home and I identified their bodies, so I have a pretty vivid image of what the rescuers, clean up crews, and families are going through right now.

I'm thankful that your comment was not transmitted to them or the immediate family of the first officer. Go look up survivors guilt and try to imagine how that might apply to him, then let us know how you feel.

Golfer · « **Reply #28 on:** August 27, 2006, 09:00:02 PM »

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how was the FO the only survivor was he just extremely lucky or did the cockpit section of the plane break off on impact?...

Raider I'd bet that most of the people at least survived the crash. The airplane was generally intact and some impact deaths no doubt occured. The way the airplane sat on the ground it had become for the most part stopped intact while consumed by a post impact fire. Look at the pictures, watch some news and use your brain. The cockpit was the only part not burned to the ground.

There's no doubt he's lucky. As I said above I hope he makes it back to flying and Pooh has to look him in the eye one day.