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gateley

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20. I know we'll learn more as the investigation continues,

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 10:56 PM

Jul 2013

I'm just wondering WHY and HOW this happened. If the pilots are okay, it will be interesting to hear what they have to say.

Breaking News right this minute -- ALL passengers are accounted for! They haven't upped the death toll yet, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks, NYC_SKP! I knew you'd help me out.

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DU Aviation Experts: I have a couple of questions. [View all] gateley Jul 2013 OP

I feel it's to early to make any assumptions. Agschmid Jul 2013 #1

Hard to say. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #5

Damn birds/FOD. Agschmid Jul 2013 #8

I understand that GPS altitude data has a margin of error... krispos42 Jul 2013 #49

One reason some instruments should have burrowowl Jul 2013 #66

What about air traffic control? gateley Jul 2013 #7

Yes quite a difference! Agschmid Jul 2013 #9

I'm not sure they land visually anymore. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #16

It is by no means all automated HERVEPA Jul 2013 #30

They're asking that question on MSNBC right now. gateley Jul 2013 #34

askthepilot.com talks a lot about this issue and the misconceptions HERVEPA Jul 2013 #72

Sounds interesting. I'll check it out -- thanks! gateley Jul 2013 #75

Ground proximity would have been turned off because they were landing. napi21 Jul 2013 #76

The planes instruments and GPS tracking would give the pilot all the information. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #2

Stuff does happen... Agschmid Jul 2013 #6

Not necessarily; Yes; Depends on the circumstances. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #3

I know we'll learn more as the investigation continues, gateley Jul 2013 #20

Strange indeed. To make it so far and come so close to an uneventful landing... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #24

1) yes; 2) yes; 3) yes - initial report was another aircraft on the runway. Pilot may have tried to leveymg Jul 2013 #4

Do you have a link for this? Agschmid Jul 2013 #11

MSNBC live interview with a female witness, about 2 hrs ago. No link. leveymg Jul 2013 #43

First I heard of that. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #12

Thanks -- I remember stalling when I was flying years ago. gateley Jul 2013 #15

We're you watching the interview at the hospital? Agschmid Jul 2013 #21

No -- didn't see that (I was working today so missed all but surreptitious streaming snippets) gateley Jul 2013 #23

Now that is a valid question! n/t Agschmid Jul 2013 #26

Video here malaise Jul 2013 #62

Yes, you can see the other plane, but it may be on the runway closer to the camera. leveymg Jul 2013 #64

It was not on the same runway malaise Jul 2013 #67

That would have placed it between the witness and the runway where the crash occurred. leveymg Jul 2013 #68

Depending on the location of the witness malaise Jul 2013 #69

There are two possibilities. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #10

Do microbursts only happen with storms? Agschmid Jul 2013 #14

The article says there are two kinds. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #18

It's true! Agschmid Jul 2013 #19

How interesting -- didn't even think of that. gateley Jul 2013 #25

It's called Occam's Razor... Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #36

Oh THAT'S Occam's Razor!!! gateley Jul 2013 #42

The simplest explanation with available information is better, that's not the same as correct HereSince1628 Jul 2013 #52

The black box will tell all. Warpy Jul 2013 #13

Yes -- and somebody else mentioned a microburst. gateley Jul 2013 #27

Some thoughts from a total non-expert. Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #17

Someone knowledgeable agreed that it is much different visually (water vs land) -- gateley Jul 2013 #31

This one? Agschmid Jul 2013 #35

That case produced the "Asoh defense" jmowreader Jul 2013 #44

That's hysterical! Thank God nobody was seriously hurt! gateley Jul 2013 #46

Jerry Harvey talked about this in his tape "The Abilene Paradox" jmowreader Jul 2013 #63

Yes! It must be -- that's right around the time. Ha! Haven't heard of a DC-8 in years!! Good job! gateley Jul 2013 #45

Extensive article (with pictures) on the incident... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #56

A lot of speculation right now. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #22

Is the flightaware tracking information correct? Agschmid Jul 2013 #29

Don't know how accurate their info is. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #32

One of the experts on MSNBC mentioned how close the SFO runways are -- gateley Jul 2013 #38

SFO uses PRM (precision runway monitoring) approaches The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #39

Glide-slope indicator... Mojo Electro Jul 2013 #28

I think SF still uses the ILS. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #33

SFO runway 28L has a 4-light PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator). The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #37

Somebody has posted s/he heard it wasn't working -- gateley Jul 2013 #40

I'm thinking many of us will be learning a lot about the factors in the days to come. gateley Jul 2013 #41

Some thoughts on the crash today... Pilotguy Jul 2013 #47

Saw this tweet. Is it true? dkf Jul 2013 #50

Yes... Pilotguy Jul 2013 #53

Thanks. dkf Jul 2013 #54

Read today that the guy in the left seat had 17 years experience, which gateley Jul 2013 #58

I heard something differerent Mr. David Jul 2013 #71

Thanks for the interesting info -- gateley Jul 2013 #57

Two questions related to this malaise Jul 2013 #74

Maybe yes yes canonfodder Jul 2013 #48

Yeah, I have no choice but to wait -- gateley Jul 2013 #59

landed too soon RILib Jul 2013 #51

I've always had a suspicion that the pilots were sometimes blamed to save someone else's butt -- gateley Jul 2013 #61

It has already been reported on UK tv news dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #55

Oh -- that IS interesting. Hadn't heard that on American news, of course. gateley Jul 2013 #60

FAA must have known about it Mr. David Jul 2013 #73

I am not a Pilot, nor an expert. But I have some experience in the field. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #65

Latest I heard about this accident is that the pilot flying was inexperienced in this type. Mr. David Jul 2013 #70