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He had less than a "spectacular" approach. He had an engine out, did everything wrong to correct it, had too little schooling. Should have easily made the landing. The lesson is to get more lessons

Obvious there's a lot of wind and gusts. Obvious where wind is at first glance. In any event he went around once , smart choice, and pulled off a decent save. Obvious it was a tricky wind which is why the ass scratchers and peanut gallery were watching, commenting and filming.

I was born in Jamestown , spent many years there and have flown in that area in both winter but mainly in summer. ( we had a ski home in ellicottville which we enjoyed) with one hundred hours I would not even attempt the trip in winter knowing how the weather changes quickly not only in...

As I said , to quote another scribe, it's a real dumb question. The 911 Carrera and Cayman I owned were much different than a Mazda anything. The interior of an a36 is more like a Buick sedan than the " sports car type" interior of the Mooney. Incidentally, the lumbering Buick portrayed is far...

Very much like a Buick compared to a Porsche. I should add here that the fellow who checked me out in the super 21, in later years often landed a machen Aerostar on this same 2000 ft runway. I've never met anyone like him before or since . Fantastic pilot.

I agree, It really is a dumb question. To begin with, the bonanza is a Buick sedan, the Mooney is similar to a 911 Porsche. I've driven a Buick, I've owned a 911 and a Cayman. I'm six feet even and weigh 185 lbs. no problem at all with the Mooney concerning room. Plenty of room. It's what...

If one reads carefully what points henning made, it seems he was very close to getting it right. The pilots first mistake was to attempt to fly home. They should have spent the night. From there on, it was all downhill. He did indeed push it right to the edge and killed a bunch of people. I'm...

Easy to look up his record and experience. How about showing us yours? So far your showing no substance, just lots of arm chair hot air.

Probably best to compare sullys total flying ,including all his training , compared to all those badmouthing him.. I personally think he is an expert and did an excellent job landing the airplane. I also think taking it private would be a disaster.

I have not been to white plains, westchester in years. A pal delivered a new turbo commander to the Rockefeller hangar and I rode along. Lawrence was to use it while skiing out west. Also IBM had a big aircraft operation there. They are not much interested in fifty year old 172s etc. it's a big...

Silly anology . Makes no sense.

The "govmit" is always there to bail out our air lines. Lawyers and airline executives make out big time when this happens.most all of our majors have gone bottoms up at one time or another . The postal act of 1925 is what gave the airlines their first big subsidy and kept them going. Same with...

You don't remember correctly. You might re read exactly what these two did that caus ed the accident plus the pic and his troubles passing check rides. How he used the de icers entered into the disaster. Good reading.

Absurd reply. A military trained pilot could easily have landed this aircraft as did the airplane that landed just before it with no problems and the one after. The two flying the accident aircraft were not competent and the pic had failed check rides numerous times. Raising the nose and...

Military training would have filtered out both pilots that took over fifty lives near buffalo. Military pilots that I've known , 6, were experienced and very sharp, with lots of hours before they flew for the airlines. IE:In the clutch, both pilots near buffalo did the wrong thing causing the...

It's public record that the mu2 accident rate decreased dramatically , to be in line with other twins in its class once proper training rules were put in place. The doctors ratings and twin experience had little or nothing to do with flying an mu2 as it was and is a completely different design...

Has it been hangared ? For how long? The wings were recovered when? With what? Engine rebuilt by whom? Be sure pre buy mechanic knows what he's looking at. Is it a B model or is it earlier? The 170 evolved into the 180. The 170 , with 145 hp is a bit underpowered but fine with two people on a...

YES! Forgot the RV 4. What a great airplane , good looking, fast easy to fly, no bad habits. Better look at One! also forgot a certified which is a lot of fun to fly. A GCBC citabria!

Well.....you might start with blackwater. The founder who inherited big bucks from dad, made billions from the govt. by supplying a mercenary army for the U.S, in Iraq. They were not subject to the UCMJ and caused chaos among the civilians, killing many innocent people , etc. American commanders...

I never left an airplane outside. I did have three that were in open ended hangars and it worked out just fine. U.V is really tough on an airplane. I would buy a five year old ( or so) rans courier with a rotax 912. I'd check the factory first as they usually have a couple for sale on their...