This just in from the overreaction department...
The FAA has eliminated the uncontrolled airspace over the Hudson River in New york because of last weeks' idiotic crash of Yankee's pitching talent. (And I don't mean in Detroit.)
Anyway, this morning there was a three BUS pileup in Pennsylvania on the interstate. I think the NTSB should ban all school buses from I-279 for the foreseeable future.
posted by 2Evil4U | 10/17/2006 11:25:00 AM
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As I understand it only flights not in contact with air traffic control on a specified frequency are banned. The likelyhood of a complete ban on flights over the rivers of New York isvery remote.The reason being that there is several small but important
airports near the rivers and thats how access to them is made.
The accident in question has several major factors. The plane had fuel,there was post crash fire. How familiar with the plane was the two
pilots? If they ran a tank dry could
they reach the tank selector lever?
Did they know where the lever was?
Did each pilot think the other pilot
knew what he was doing? They didn't
obviously have a plan of action in
case of emergency. F.A.R. 91.3 gives
the pilot of an aircraft in an
emergency the right to do anything
in order to meet that emergency.
The flight was very close to LGA
off to the right of their flight path. All they had to do was declare an emergency on 121.5 and state their intention to land at LGA. If
they could have made it there. Or at
least make a right hand turn that may have put them slightly inside
the LGA airspace and ditched in the
river. If they had started the turn
left 1/8 mile sooner or later this
would be a non issue.
Back to the tank selector lever,
John Denver crashed trying to switch tanks on his home built. The lever
is behind the seat I believe.
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