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This is just a bit unsettling. :rolleyes: From the links above: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) blames the problem on the six-month closure of its academy in 2020 and a two-year pause in on-the-job trainings. But the crisis appears to have emerged about a decade into an Obama-era...

I didn't say there was no data regarding issues. You missed the statement "In most cases there is accurate information to be had, one just has to look for it." Bias exists everywhere. Evaluating sources instead of nodding one's head and agreeing is required. In this case, using a survey...

The survey you linked was based upon crime rates between 2008 and 2015 and is totally irrelevant to today's smash and grab no bail world. That the reduction in crime paralled the Great Recession isn't surprising. That being said, I see similar claims in the media regarding the current crime...

Wow. The decision to circle to land was taken in an ad hoc manner. No briefing of the procedure, or discussion of a go around. The aircraft was high and fast when the descent was initiated from about 35 miles out, and there was no specific communication about that changing that until the stall...

Here's a comment never seen before in media coverage: Airplane crashes are incredibly rare events. The most recent crash at RDU happened in July 2022. https://abc11.com/rdu-flights-plane-crash-raleigh-durham-international-airport-medical-air/14726926/ I'm pleased to hear the doctor was...

True dat. He disgorges acronyms that are undecipherable. It's quite impressive. :biggrin:

It's always hard to see loss of control mishaps where the crew had no chance of recovery and the aircraft hits and explodes. All crashes are violent and horrible, but when fate dictates the event, it seems unfair. Rest easy, aviators. You gave it your best.

When it comes to tossing TLAs, you're the king of the forum. :bowdown: :biggrin:

The atomic bomb made death economical. The Manhattan Project was expensive, but the cost was quite a bit less than development and production of the B-29. The cost of delivering the bomb was miniscule. Hiroshima's death toll was around 140,000 people, and it was accomplished with a single B-29...

The lapse in judgement was by the pilots, not the coach. They will, and should, be disciplined. They might lose their jobs. The two players you mentioned were victims of their lack of training and the desire to demonstrate to others their prowess at the controls. Those circumstances and the...

The pilot had flown into BYI many times, and undoubtedly was aware the agglomeration stack was there. Why she hit an object which she had successfully avoided thirteen times in the previous twelve months (and completed the approach and a fly past literally minutes prior to the crash) will never...

A crackhead or similar type of thief would attack the panel with a hammer. Those radios were removed from the stack by methods which revealed the person had knowledge of avionics. He also knew the school had multiple IFR capable aircraft, what avionics were in the aircraft, that the airport was...

I'm gonna take a leap of logic and conclude the CFI is being, uh, less than truthful.

The weather was accurately forecast, and based on that forecast, the pilot absolutely should have been expecting what was encountered at that altitude. I don't believe he recognized the conditions at all. The heavy moisture collision with temperatures well below freezing, exacerbated by the...

Sometimes the very characteristics which mark a successful businessman are antithetical to aviation risk assessment. RIP

I am hopeful he can engage the mechanic that performed the upgrades mentioned above. That person would know the aircraft and be a valuable resource.

It's obvious the OP knows what is involved in selling the aircraft. He's asking about mechanical issues. Jeezus.

See post #23.

The OP has stated the registration is current. The sales paperwork is neither onerous or complex.