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There are oil and gasoline terminals in the area of Central Ave. & I-55, so it could have been one large fire-ball. I-55 is a LONG way from the departure end of 31C -- a little over a mile. Remember, this was a landing accident, and they didn't even make it across S. Central Ave. ...pilot debriefing mentioned issues with the Captain have problems engaging the thrust reversers, the co-pilot had to "force" them. That happens when the struts aren't compressed and/or you have no wheel spin-up. That night at MDW was the place for a crew who had cut their aviation teeth on Great Lakes winter ops. The name "SOUTH WEST" doesn't paint that kind of a picture for me. WRT: Charles Oppermann's Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/chuckop/ "Chicago Tribune: Midway radios crackled warnings" The Chicago Tribune is reporting today that controllers and pilots were concerned about the choice of runway 31C and the unavailability of runway 13C, which would have been preferable given the wind. [....] I'm amazed that the Chicago Tribune authors would suggest that 13C would be more preferable because it slopes upward by 5 feet from one end to the other. I think it's a very minor benefit. That kind of detail, while ignoring the actual length of the runway is curious to me. The five foot difference in elevation would not bother me much. The tailwind incurred by operating on 31C rather than turning it into a headwind on 13C, given all the other circumstances, would bother me a lot. There comes a time when somebody in the airplane has to make a decision unencumbered by concerns for schedule, cost, or convenience. When you do, you can never know whether doing so made a difference, but you will always know it was the right thing to do. Every Thanksgiving (and the other 364 &1/4 days of the year) I give thanks that almost all of our decisions are correct. But when we have to wait to know that until after the fact, it's the same as rolling the dice. Jack |
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