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Peter R. wrote:
Tom Fleischman k wrote: If you want to read something really disturbing, this is it. Is there something specific that is disturbing, or are you referring to the entire report? I read through it and, while it is always disturbing when an accident results in fatalities, I honestly didn't see anything that stuck out as *really disturbing* such as drugs, alcohol, or a blatant mistake. What did I miss? My reaction also. Fatal accidents are always disturbing in general, but nothing in particular jumped out of this summary. Matt |
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The main thing (other than the questionable decision to make the flight) is
that the CFI's last medical was on Mar 7, 2003 which means it was expired. Neither of the pilots was licensed to be up there. "Peter R." wrote in message ... Tom Fleischman k wrote: If you want to read something really disturbing, this is it. Is there something specific that is disturbing, or are you referring to the entire report? I read through it and, while it is always disturbing when an accident results in fatalities, I honestly didn't see anything that stuck out as *really disturbing* such as drugs, alcohol, or a blatant mistake. What did I miss? -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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CFI's last medical was on Mar 7, 2003 which means it was expired.
Neither of the pilots was licensed to be up there. Any medical issued to a pilot under 40 (which the CFI was) is good for 3rd class privileges for 3 years, which is all that is required for flight instruction. The CFI was instrument rated, and presuming he was current he had a legal right to be up there. Michael |
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On 5 May 2005 11:48:24 -0700, "Michael"
wrote: CFI's last medical was on Mar 7, 2003 which means it was expired. Neither of the pilots was licensed to be up there. Any medical issued to a pilot under 40 (which the CFI was) is good for 3rd class privileges for 3 years, which is all that is required for flight instruction. The CFI was instrument rated, and presuming he was current he had a legal right to be up there. Michael Actually, no medical is required for flight instruction. The only requirement is to be pilot in command, which he obviously had to be in this case. |
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cfey,
The instructor was giving IFR instruction for an unrated pilot in actual IMC. Here is a link to an old thread on Instructor Medical http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...b825fc9a3dfb2= e2?dmode=3Dsource&hl=3Den "In accordance with =A7 61.23(3)(iv) the instructor must hold a valid third class medical to act as PIC or to be the safety pilot. This is because of required crewmember status, not due to instruction duties. " |
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Not according to the news reports I read. And since his 2nd class
reverts to third .. he does get 2 years. The accident was in April. His medical would have been good till the end of March. "Michael" wrote in message oups.com... Any medical issued to a pilot under 40 (which the CFI was) Michael |
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Mea culpa. You are correct, the news stories indicate he was 45, which
would make his medical almost a month out of date, which means he was technically not legal to make the flight.. Michael |
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"OtisWinslow" wrote in message
.. . Not according to the news reports I read. And since his 2nd class reverts to third .. he does get 2 years. The accident was in April. His medical would have been good till the end of March. If he'd just recently renewed it, I wonder if the records might not have been available yet for the preliminary accident report. --Gary |
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Is there something specific that is disturbing, or are you referring
to the entire report? I read through it and, while it is always disturbing when an accident results in fatalities, I honestly didn't see anything that stuck out as *really disturbing* such as drugs, alcohol, or a blatant mistake. What did I miss? I think that's pretty much the point. This is the reality of most accidents. The pilot is qualified (at least on paper) and there are no red flags likel buzzing, running out of fuel, drugs, alcohol, or a blatant mistake or disregard for the regulations. There is simple mishandling of the airplane in the takeoff/climb or approach/landing phase of flight. That's what accounts for most accidents and fatalities. The last reported weather was 200 and 1/2 - not great, but certainly legal and acceptable on an ILS. I've shot that particular ILS into HPN, and there's nothing special or tricky about it - it's a garden variety approach. The airplane was new, well equipped for IFR, and very simple, slow, and stable. So how could something like this happen? It's important to remember that just because someone is qualified on paper doesn't mean he is qualified in reality. There is a huge difference between giving instrument dual in actual and instrument dual under the hood. And while 900 hours sounds like a lot of experience (and it can be), it's not much at all if it consists of 300 hours of preparing for checkrides and 600 hours of sitting in the right seat of a trainer preparing other people for checkrides. Let me tell you a story. Imagine a student pilot, getting close to the checkride, who already has some hood time. The student already meets the PTS standards for emergency instrument flight, and there's still well over an hour of instrument time to go, since 3 hours are now required. The CFI is also a CFII. An IFR-certified C-172 is available, and the student already has about 6 hours of C-172 time, VFR. And the CFI/CFII is not comfortable. The student can't understand why, and keeps pushing. Eventually, the CFII runs out of excuses. After months of waiting, there is benign IMC - ceilings in the 1000 ft range, good vis underneath, high freezing levels (well above what a 172 will cruise), no convective activity, and the weather is only forecast to improve. So he grits his teeth, files IFR, and off they go. The student does a reasonable job in IMC - gets vertigo, but keeps the plane upright and keeps on trucking. In the meantime, the transponder fails. ATC pressures the CFI to cancel IFR (which he can't - they're IMC) and he gets further and further behind the ball. The student is flying the LOC BC approach and botches it badly. The needle is pegged, and as the CFI sits there muttering to himself "We shouldn't be doing this" the student descends below minimums with the needle pegged and the runway not in sight. Fortunately they don't hit anything, the student is familiar with the area, identifies a water tower, turns towards the airport, and lands. Had the conditions been worse, we would have read about the fatality. So how does this sort of thing happen? More importantly, why? The CFI/CFII in question had made ONE flight in actual IMC prior to this. This was his second, and he was attempting to teach. According to the FAA, he was well qualified to make this instructional flight - but there's a big difference between a pilot who has just read the books and gone through the motions, and one who has real experience. A real instrument pilot would have told ATC to deal - a transponder is not required outside Class B/C airspace below 10,000 ft, and in any case it had failed in flight. A real instrument pilot would have recognized that the approach was being botched, and either talked the student through a recovery or missed approach, or done those things himself. A real instrument pilot would certainly not have permitted descent below minimums with the needle pegged and the runway not in sight. In the end, it was the student's local knowledge and level headed action that saved the flight. The instructor became a passenger. The CFI has gone on to bigger and better things years ago, has thousands of hours, and from all reports has become quite a good pilot. The student went on to complete the private (with another instructor), and is now considered a very good pilot, quite capable on instruments - but did not get an instrument rating for many years, until the fear of IMC wore off. Those two were lucky. As this accident shows, it could have been much worse. Michael |
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Michael wrote:
I think that's pretty much the point. This is the reality of most accidents. The pilot is qualified (at least on paper) and there are no red flags likel buzzing, running out of fuel, drugs, alcohol, or a blatant mistake or disregard for the regulations. There is simple mishandling of the airplane in the takeoff/climb or approach/landing phase of flight. That's what accounts for most accidents and fatalities. Good point. I never thought of an accident record devoid of "really disturbing" as being "really disturbing," but this logic does makes sense. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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