If I had a spare $10, to bet, you can send my winnings to me
when the NTSB is finished. I correctly described the final
report of the JFK,Jr. NTSB report the day of the crash. I
may be very smart or psychic (or is that psycho) but in any
case, I have no official standing or any reason to withhold
my opinion.
I do KNOW the length of the runway and the configuration of
an ILS. The last time I personally landed at MDW it was in
a blizzard with snow deep enough that the tips of the props
on the King Air 300 were cutting into the snow on the
unplowed taxiways.
I will tell you that 90% of the nose wheel tires on most
airplanes below 40,000 pounds are worn out on the right side
[left side when viewed from the front] and I can teach you
why this is so and improve all your flying technique, but
you'll need to send me more than $10 for that.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P


"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:vVpmf.17957$QW2.13192@dukeread08...
| Agreed, but it was a stupid thing to do, MDW is marginal
on
| good VFR days. IFR caused by low ceilings and
visibilities
| are not really a problem either, you either see and land
on
| a dry or wet runway or make a missed approach. But snow
and
| icy runways have poor braking, runway light obscured,
| white-out conditions with attendant landing problems.
| Airline pilots are well trained and regimented. This
can be
| good or bad. When "company pressure" makes
non-operational
| needs, such as the companies bottom line or on-time
record,
| more important issues can take a backseat.
|
| PIC means that you take the heat, if necessary, from
| passengers, chief pilot and upper management when you
spend
| a few hundred or thousands of dollars diverting. A good
| chief pilot will support a well reasoned decision to
divert.
| There should be a pat on the back for a good safe
diversion,
| but often it is "chicken, we got in OK, why did
everybody
| else except you land." [The fact is that is rarely
true,
| lots of pilots divert or delay, but since they didn't
crash,
| who knows.]
|
| You need to call the NTSB. They say it could take them a
year to determine
| the cause of the accident. You seem to have figured it
out without having
| been there. I am sure they will appreciate the help.
|
| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
|
| "beavis" wrote in message
| ...
| | The fact that this is the airline's first fatal crash
in
| nearly 35
| | years of operation speaks volumes about its safety
| culture. I'd put
| | its record up against any airline's.
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