Capt Haynes' experience continues to pay dividends - the captain of the
DHL flight out of Baghdad last month that was hit by the MANPADS (and
lost all hydraulics) had attended one of Capt Haynes' lectures last
year: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iraq-03a.html

-Jim C.

Dudley Henriques wrote:

"WaltBJ" wrote in message
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Capt Al Haynes of United Flight 233 has a daughter who needs a bone
marrow transplant to save her life. She must raise 250,000 dollars to
cover the costs. See http://www.friendsoflaurie.com for details. Capt
Haynes was chief pilot of the DC10 that lost all its hydraulics and
thus the flight controls and crash-landed at Sioux City Iowa some ten
years ago. He and his crew somehow managed to save about half the
pasengers. I know him personally; he is a real gentleman.
Help if you can; any amount will be appreciated.
Walt BJ

I'm glad you posted this Walt. It's something that the aviation community at
large should really get involved in for various reasons.
I caught the word on Captain Haynes' situation the other day at a meeting.
If I'm not mistaken, I believe he has lost his wife as well since Sioux
City, and this situation with his daughter's plight is terrible.
I've always admired Captain Haynes. He's a first class guy who, when the
chips were down, along with his crew, rewrote the book on the definition of
cockpit maturity, professionalism, and responsibility.
The events at Sioux City, as awe inspiring as they were, are just part of
what this guy is all about. It's how he acted after the crash that really
spells out the tremendous personal integrity and character of Captain
Haynes. His low key handling of the events that followed, and his going way
past what he had to do in making sure that the community gained maximum
flight safety benefit from what he had learned at Sioux City makes him much
more than the average bear.
It's truly tragic that all this sorrow should come to someone like Captain
Haynes, who tried so hard to help others. The word about his daughter is
spreading like wildfire through our various aviation communities and I
understand much has been accomplished already. I can assure you that I
personally have been spreading the word wherever and whenever I can and will
continue to do so at every opportunity.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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