Aviation Incidents from Kathryn's Report

Consider Old Rhinebeck. They fly airplanes that old all the time, even a 1909 Bleriot!

 

So does this place
Home - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

 

My painting from WAAM
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I picked the wrong one. Here's 1282
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I get cold just looking at that. I have been in open cockpits and it can be cold on a good day.

 

And a friend ran a 737 off the end of a runway because of a screw up by maintenance on the brakes. There are no guarantees in life.

 

Very nice. WAAAM is a cool place. Great museum (old cars and airplanes) and scenery (stuck between Mt Adams and Hood).

 

Awesome paintings Bob.. and I see WAAAM is right near Mount St Hellens I've always wanted to explore.. the case for visiting this neck of the woods just keeps growing..

 

If you are into wind surfing then Hood River Oregon, on the Columbia River and location of WAAAMS, is a mecca of sorts.

 

Yes, Hood River has huge economic benefits from the invasion of surfers. When my son and I were flying west over the Columbia River well east of the town of Hood River. Looking ahead we saw what we thought where whitecaps but when we got nearer, we could see that it was a river full of surfers. The Columbia is fairly mild in that area and relatively shallow, the water isn't chilly cold yet so it is a great and windy spot to surf.

 

I don't windsurf (yet) but it sounds like great prospect for my photography passion.. and I also see summiting Mt Hood isn't out of the question either.. heck.. I just HAVE to visit this region now with all these things I can line up!

 

The reality is that someone screwed up with that motor. It isn't normal for it to burn and scare the crap out of some of the passengers. Period. During the course of discovery the counsel for plaintiff will find the cause. Somewhere along the line someone either did not do what was required or did it incorrectly.

So you folks think that's ok? I disagree. Without holding someone accountable things don't get fixed.

Art

 

Not the president of Epic... just a guy who owned one. He was the president of his own company, which looks like it makes cable tv test equipment.

I think what is confusing you is his company is listed as the "manufacturer"-- that's how kit planes work. The guy who built it is the "manufacturer" not the company who designed it and made the kit.

 

I wondered what the red tarp was for... cover the N-number one poster said.

 

so,how many people tried this?

 

Wow, what an amazing story. Thanks for posting these links.

Here's the complete "Final Flight" article:

The Final Flight of Martin McNally | Feature | St. Louis News and Events | Riverfront Times

And here's the NTSB report on Allen Barklage's 1998 helicopter crash.

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001211X11011&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA

At least nine, apparently, all copying D.B. Cooper.

 

That was before Boeing put a switch on the exterior of the plane that would not allow the airstair to open if the plane was at speed.

Douglas did the same with the DC-9.

 

I think the chute is only viable above a certain altitude.

 

Yep, plane was too low for the chute to work.