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Wow. People just died and the comments section is just littered with tasteless jokes. This country has gone to shit.
It’s on Fox. Sick and pathetic but hardly a surprise.Wow. People just died and the comments section is just littered with tasteless jokes. This country has gone to shit.
Yep, always good to bring politics into a thread about a tragedy such as this....It’s on Fox. Sick and pathetic but hardly a surprise.
Yep, always good to bring politics into a thread about a tragedy such as this....
Sadly, watched the rescue/recovery effort from our deck yesterday afternoon.
It’s on Fox. Sick and pathetic but hardly a surprise.
Uggh...I'm sorry to hear that.
How does that even happen in this day and age?
Uggh...I'm sorry to hear that.
How does that even happen in this day and age?
One of the planes was operated by a commercial aviation company, so almost unheard of that they didn’t have modern avionics in the plane.Most of the floatplanes flying around are pretty old. No proximity alerts or anything like that. Happens the same way car wrecks happen.
One of the planes was operated by a commercial aviation company, so almost unheard of that they didn’t have modern avionics in the plane.
I’m willing to bet I’ve spent more time in small commercial aircraft—at least reputable commercial aircraft—and they all have modern electronics.
I suppose there’s a few fly by night low-rent outfits, but the legit commercial guys don’t mess around with junk electronics—they spend way too much time in those things to rely on outdated equipment.I haven’t spent much time - only a handful of flights, so you’re probably right. But I was surprised at how much different it was than even say a plane like what pacific coastal flies. It was one of those scenarios where you just laugh each time and hope for the best.
Modern electronics, but some of these crews on the regional and commuter airlines are paid so little, they will choose to sleep in a car instead of a hotel on a stayover leg to save moneyI suppose there’s a few fly by night low-rent outfits, but the legit commercial guys don’t mess around with junk electronics—they spend way too much time in those things to rely on outdated equipment.
One of the planes was operated by a commercial aviation company, so almost unheard of that they didn’t have modern avionics in the plane.
The plane doesn’t have to be a modern machine, but the electronics usually are. A lot of your small aircraft are actually pretty old, but the maintenance requirements mean the frame is the only original part of the aircraft on it. Commercial aircraft have to do inspections every 100 hours of service where they’re partially disassembled and thoroughly looked over, and of course there’s hour limits on most of the moving parts.This doesn’t strike me as state of the art. I admittedly have never been inside it, but I’ve seen it flying around Lake CDA for years.
https://brooks-seaplane.com/aircraft/