Recent content by Winthrop

Early indications suggest AI 171 barely made it past 600 feet before losing altitude and crashing hard, which raises the usual suspects: misconfigured flaps/slats, gear left down, or a dual engine issue right off the deck. Some chatter about contaminated fuel or asymmetric thrust, but with the...

https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-san-diego-5e465454fc0282a81adafc1bfdc142a1

So any thoughts on this beyond the idea that turning on the large hadron collider threw us into a crazy alternate universe: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-in-talks-to-accept-new-air-force-one-as-gift-from-qatar-14b29357?mod=hp_lead_pos2

The other ludicrous belief is this idea that any puncture in the skin of an aircraft would result in some sort of explosive decompression.

Interesting, I have never been on a blimp. Here is a thought Peter, maybe Flyersforum needs a marketing blimp?

Even in the United States often no searches are conducted for scheduled flights on smaller aircraft like Cessna Caravans. My guess is that the police were not thinking about the logical implications of their statement. I gather that permits to carry a gun are very much attainable in Belize...

Peter, I am sure you will love this: "The hijacker was fatally shot in the chest by a passenger who had a licensed firearm, police said." https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154

Odd that they did not try to get onto land and stayed on the aircraft. Of course, maybe that is a prudent course of action not to cross ice if you have a stable, but exposed, platform?

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/nyc-helicopter-crash-hudson-river-4a8fd492?mod=hp_lead_pos7

Not sure they have the votes for this, but it is an interesting idea: https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/03/27/mike-lee-abolish-tsa/

Not exactly subtle. I am fairly sure helping someone cheat on a federal exam is some sort of crime, but apparently these people are all still with the FAA.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14496881/dei-hires-faa-sean-duffy-leaked-audio.html

This is of course rather tragic, but looking at the video I have to wonder if this is an overtime boondoggle for some government employees?

I believe the plural of aviatrix is aviatrices

https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/delta-regional-jet-crashes-at-toronto-airport-13123298?mod=hp_lead_pos7