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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: Canadian eh on March 24, 2008, 03:49:29 PM

Title: keystone pilot charged
Post by: Canadian eh on March 24, 2008, 03:49:29 PM

this will probably start so talks.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2007/11/02/winnipeg-crash.html

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/multimedia/video/story/4146576p-4736498c.html
same story, the second is a vid

Title: Re: keystone pilot charged
Post by: djshan on March 26, 2008, 12:13:03 AM

the company shouldve been forced to shut down. the pilot shouldnt be responsible for this.

Title: Re: keystone pilot charged
Post by: Switch Monkey on April 06, 2008, 09:41:25 PM

From the article: "He miscalculated the amount of fuel needed given the weather conditions and also decided to press on with the flight despite being aware of the possibility that the Piper Navajo aircraft was not equipped with a mandatory auto-pilot system, she ruled."

Uhhh, what does no auto pilot have to do with running out of gas? 

Title: Re: keystone pilot charged
Post by: Jason on April 06, 2008, 10:01:03 PM

Quote from: switch monkey on April 06, 2008, 09:41:25 PM

From the article: "He miscalculated the amount of fuel needed given the weather conditions and also decided to press on with the flight despite being aware of the possibility that the Piper Navajo aircraft was not equipped with a mandatory auto-pilot system, she ruled."

Uhhh, what does no auto pilot have to do with running out of gas? 

Apparently George has a secret fuel surplus behind the panel that no one can see.  Or at least, I can't.  :-P