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Miami flight school shuts down after fatal midair crash
“We can’t live with ourselves; the crash devastated us,” Robert Dean, the flight school’s owner told the Miami Herald Monday afternoon. (www.miamiherald.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Now that all the How's and Why's have been exhausted and the Next of Kin notified, are we able to read of names and ages of the aviators. Just wondering if condolences are required ?
......"when I'm underground and dead" ......I don't think I would have used that analogy with the students. Glass cockpit or not, windows are there for a reason...
4 young people perish in a freak accident and all these others can think of is "money".
i know these planes have no radar but do pilots utilize flight radar 24 or other apps to keep an eye on traffic?
No connected apps when you’re flying! It’s actuality illegal to use phones or connected devices in flight, doesn’t matter if it’s an airliner or your own plane. Actually the rules for ‘visual’ flight are see and be seen, similar to driving but in two dimensions. Pilots in visual conditions must always be looking around. More sophisticated aircraft that are so equipped can get satellite data, it’s called ADS-B ‘in’ that shows similarly equipped aircraft on a display.
if its illegal to use something which can aid a pilot (having a phone mounted like a dash cam) as air traffic grows seems to be idiotic.
Either the a/c should have radar or be able to use other widely available and cheaper hardware to be safe in the skies.
Either the a/c should have radar or be able to use other widely available and cheaper hardware to be safe in the skies.
The FAA has its reasons but at the heart of It, it’s a matter of cost. Radar is out of the question for the vast majority of light aircraft due to cost, that’s the way it is. ADS-B is a viable alternative but is perhaps costly for ‘out’ (which is required as of January 1, 2020) and ‘in’ (which is optional). An ‘in/out’ Installation can easily start at $6000 and when compared to the value of a typical Cessna 150 or similar aircraft would be 25% of the value of the aircraft... it just not going to happen. The point is that the system has been built quite successfully on see and avoid. There are numerous rules in place for visual flight rules aircraft to safely navigate as is proven by the record of some 80 or 90 years at this point. Accidents do happen but it is encumbant upon us all using the system to adhere to the rules and keep a sharp watch.
FLARM/PowerFLARM?
As former air crew flying helos in SoCal where the skies are crowded with both commercial and general aviation, we were always on the look out for traffic, even just flying the pattern. Even though our airspace extended 2 blocks from the fence line of our base, and was marked with big yellow letters on the roof of a building, it was always encroached upon. I cannot tell you how many times we had to take evasive action even when staying inside the fence line due to pilots from John Wayne International Airport actually entering our airspace and being near the base's fence.
The role eyes play in flying cannot be overlooked. The Mark I Mod. One eyeball should not be overlooked no matter how much sophisticated gear is on the plane that warns of other aircraft in the vicinity.
The role eyes play in flying cannot be overlooked. The Mark I Mod. One eyeball should not be overlooked no matter how much sophisticated gear is on the plane that warns of other aircraft in the vicinity.
El Toro or Tustin?
Tustin, but flew GCAs into El Toro quite a few times. Having to keep an eye out for suck and blows was interesting while flying the pattern there as well.