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Wellston Crash Report Quote
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"This tragic accident that took the lives of a respected U.S. Senator, members of his family, staff, and the flight crew, shocked us all...*It sadly and starkly points out the need for more aggressive action to improve safety in the on-demand charter industry." Source:*NTSB Chairman Ellen G. Engleman, commenting on the final report issued in the NTSB investigation of the KingAir crash that took the life of Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others.* You don't suppose the federal governments decisions to close local flight service stations (and control towers that report weather) over the past twenty years have had anything to do with it, do you? |
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The NTSB report concluded that that pilot stalled the aircraft. How would a
control tower or a local FSS have prevented that? Best regards, Steve Robertson N4732J 1967 Beechcraft A23-24 EDR wrote: Aero-News Quote of the Day "This tragic accident that took the lives of a respected U.S. Senator, members of his family, staff, and the flight crew, shocked us all... It sadly and starkly points out the need for more aggressive action to improve safety in the on-demand charter industry." Source: NTSB Chairman Ellen G. Engleman, commenting on the final report issued in the NTSB investigation of the KingAir crash that took the life of Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others. You don't suppose the federal governments decisions to close local flight service stations (and control towers that report weather) over the past twenty years have had anything to do with it, do you? |
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"EDR" wrote in message ... Aero-News Quote of the Day "This tragic accident that took the lives of a respected U.S. Senator, members of his family, staff, and the flight crew, shocked us all... It sadly and starkly points out the need for more aggressive action to improve safety in the on-demand charter industry." Source: NTSB Chairman Ellen G. Engleman, commenting on the final report issued in the NTSB investigation of the KingAir crash that took the life of Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others. You don't suppose the federal governments decisions to close local flight service stations (and control towers that report weather) over the past twenty years have had anything to do with it, do you? No. Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport has never had a control tower or a FSS. When there was a FSS at nearby Hibbing weather observations were not taken at EVM, but EVM does have weather reporting now. |
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EDR wrote: You don't suppose the federal governments decisions to close local flight service stations (and control towers that report weather) over the past twenty years have had anything to do with it, do you? No, I don't. George Patterson A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be learned no other way. |
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In article , Steve Robertson
wrote: The NTSB report concluded that that pilot stalled the aircraft. How would a control tower or a local FSS have prevented that? He stalled it because he flew into icing conditions and iced up. AFSS's are so widely located the the local weather the smaller local FSS's would gather provided filled in the gaps. |
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"EDR" wrote in message ... He stalled it because he flew into icing conditions and iced up. AFSS's are so widely located the the local weather the smaller local FSS's would gather provided filled in the gaps. There are more weather observation stations now than before FSS consolidation. One of them is at the Eveleth-Virginia airport. |
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I thought this was a part 91 flight. Wasn't his kid flying the plane with
him in the right seat? How's that a 135 operation? mike regish "EDR" wrote in message ... Aero-News Quote of the Day "This tragic accident that took the lives of a respected U.S. Senator, members of his family, staff, and the flight crew, shocked us all... It sadly and starkly points out the need for more aggressive action to improve safety in the on-demand charter industry." Source: NTSB Chairman Ellen G. Engleman, commenting on the final report issued in the NTSB investigation of the KingAir crash that took the life of Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others. You don't suppose the federal governments decisions to close local flight service stations (and control towers that report weather) over the past twenty years have had anything to do with it, do you? |
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"mike regish" wrote in message news:OxVub.191838$9E1.1021751@attbi_s52... I thought this was a part 91 flight. Wasn't his kid flying the plane with him in the right seat? How's that a 135 operation? Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, not Mel Carnahan of Missouri. |
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In article . net,
Steven P. McNicoll wrote: There are more weather observation stations now than before FSS consolidation. One of them is at the Eveleth-Virginia airport. AWOS and ASOS are no substitute for human observers and balloons. It would be an interesting study to learn how many accidents have been caused by pilots flying into conditions reported by ASOS and AWOS. |
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On 2003-11-19 20:52:17 -0800, EDR said
In article . net Steven P. McNicoll wrote There are more weather observation stations now than before FS consolidation. One of them is at the Eveleth-Virginia airport AWOS and ASOS are no substitute for human observers and balloons It would be an interesting study to learn how many accidents have bee caused by pilots flying into conditions reported by ASOS and AWOS Are you offering to fund all of these human observers |
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