Boeing 777 crashes while landing at SFO

[talisman]

Off topic, but this is DFWM.. Do you guys like being pilots? How did you get started? Arlington has a flight training school, but I've always wondered if it is sort of a scam school like all the bullshit technical schools that will "teach you how to be a mechanic" that are out there.

[Captain Crawfish]

Off topic, but this is DFWM.. Do you guys like being pilots? How did you get started? Arlington has a flight training school, but I've always wondered if it is sort of a scam school like all the bullshit technical schools that will "teach you how to be a mechanic" that are out there.

It costs a lot to get the hours to be a commercial pilot. Best bet is military training.

[talisman]

It costs a lot to get the hours to be a commercial pilot. Best bet is military training.

Yeah, I jumped over to their site and it's about 50 grand. About the same as a lot of people pay for a Bachelors degree, I suppose.

[Trip McNeely]

I'm sure you can go to the University of Phoenix and fast track it on an Online Aviation Degree program.













j/k

[likeitfast55]

Pilots fucked it up because the slope was down. I'm sure they feel bad but you only do that once!!!

Is that your professional opinion?


NTSB report: pilots fucked up, and they feel bad.


"I'm sure you can go to the University of Phoenix and fast track it on an Online Aviation Degree program."

You made me laugh!

[Unicorn Jeff]

[likeitfast55]

Qik46, you did raise a good point of contention of the 777. Just took a quick look at Vol II of the 777 manual. Looks like the A/Ts will add thrust if you get below Vref unless you are below 100' or in VNAV SPD mode. That is based on a quick search. I don't use VNAV SPD much, if at all, in the 80. Or could they have been in idle trying to get to a glide path that did not exist, and the power stayed in idle as they descended? It is amazing how strong these airframes are.

Dam I hate studying on vac.

[68RR]

Dam I hate studying on vac.

Ah, quit ye bitchin!! Think I'll be on permanent vc come October!!!

[BERNIE MOSFET]

Video of the actual crash caught on tape

see it better on cnn https://"http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/...tml?hpt=hp_t1"

At about four seconds before the plane crash landed, the pilots received an "oral and physical" warning inside the cockpit that the plane was on the verge of an aerodynamic, meaning it was about to lose its ability to stay in the air.

LOL oral.

Aural, as in audible.

[slow99]

I'm sure you can go to the University of Phoenix and fast track it on an Online Aviation Degree program.

Hey, it's accredited, damnit!!!

[jason07]

The 2 girls killed were found on the ground close to where the plane rested.

I wonder if this is one of them?

[68RR]

[Binky]

One of the fatalities is being investigated as a secondary incident where she may have been run over by a rescue vehicle.

[helosailor]

LOL oral.

Aural, as in audible.

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[8mpg]

Yeah, I jumped over to their site and it's about 50 grand. About the same as a lot of people pay for a Bachelors degree, I suppose.

After your $50k to get your hours in, you fly cargo planes for $18-20k a year. It takes much more to become a airline pilot (flying hours, certifications, working for a specific company and be promoted, etc). Military is the way to go. I was looking into this 5 years ago and talked to a couple family friends who are Delta and American career pilots. Even flying airliners, you fly little shit planes for a long time before you fly international and make money.