Four killed in BOW crash

PhilosopherPilot said:
I don't like the police officer saying on the news that they had no business taking off in the weather. He isn't qualified to make that judgement, and we don't know how the weather really was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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That’s right. Weather can definitely change.

I guess it would have been different if the officer was in the air support division but he was not.
 
PhilosopherPilot said:
I don't like the police officer saying on the news that they had no business taking off in the weather. He isn't qualified to make that judgement, and we don't know how the weather really was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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The senior pilot for the PD made that statement. He was in the hangar when it happened.
 
PhilosopherPilot said:
I don't like the police officer saying on the news that they had no business taking off in the weather. He isn't qualified to make that judgement, and we don't know how the weather really was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I agree - but it’s “Grandstanding Grady” - a sheriff known in these parts for doing whatever he can to get on camera. He’s a real piece of work.
 
fholbert said:
The senior pilot for the PD made that statement. He was in the hangar when it happened.
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Then whoops. My bad!


This is just a question and I am no pilot! But...

If you see someone about to do something stupid, is it an unwritten rule you go hint to them that “flying today might not be a good idea” or stay out of their business?
 
thegriffinpages said:
Then whoops. My bad!
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Not you. The press got it wrong in the written article. In the interview he said the senior PD pilot could hear but not see the plane because of the fog. Sound like the PD hangar was at the departure end.

A third person was filming the fog. Same thing, could hear but not see. The video captured sound from departure to impact.

Pretty hard to stop another pilot doing something you or I wouldn't do.

Maybe the pilot had a IFR clearance but that tail number does not show up on FlightAware departures.
 
fholbert said:
Not you. The press got it wrong in the written article. In the interview he said the senior PD pilot could hear but not see the plane because of the fog. Sound like the PD hangar was at the departure end.

A third person was filming the fog. Same thing, could hear but not see. The video captured sound from departure to impact.

Pretty hard to stop another pilot doing something you or I wouldn't do.

Maybe the pilot had a IFR clearance but that tail number does not show up on FlightAware departures.
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Be interested to see what NTSB report says
 
fholbert said:
PhilosopherPilot said:
I don't like the police officer saying on the news that they had no business taking off in the weather. He isn't qualified to make that judgement, and we don't know how the weather really was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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The senior pilot for the PD made that statement. He was in the hangar when it happened.
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Is he a helicopter pilot? If so, he doesn't really have the experience with fixed wing to know what he's talking about for takeoff mins.

I dunno. Even if it's true that the weather was too bad for takeoff, it shouldn't be said on TV. At least, not until the investigation is complete. Hell, the bodies were still in the smoking airframe. Poor form. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
[QUOTE="PhilosopherPilot, post: 2742071, member: 1380"]Is he a helicopter pilot? If so, he doesn't really have the experience with fixed wing to know what he's talking about for takeoff mins.

I dunno. Even if it's true that the weather was too bad for takeoff, it shouldn't be said on TV. At least, not until the investigation is complete. Hell, the bodies were still in the smoking airframe. Poor form. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]

I didn't know us helicopters pilot can't read. If only the "rules" where written in a convenient place for both fixed and rotary wing pilots....
 
Nark said:
[QUOTE="PhilosopherPilot, post: 2742071, member: 1380"]Is he a helicopter pilot? If so, he doesn't really have the experience with fixed wing to know what he's talking about for takeoff mins.

I dunno. Even if it's true that the weather was too bad for takeoff, it shouldn't be said on TV. At least, not until the investigation is complete. Hell, the bodies were still in the smoking airframe. Poor form. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Wait, you're a helicopter pilot!?
 
Nark said:
[QUOTE="PhilosopherPilot, post: 2742071, member: 1380"]Is he a helicopter pilot? If so, he doesn't really have the experience with fixed wing to know what he's talking about for takeoff mins. I dunno. Even if it's true that the weather was too bad for takeoff, it shouldn't be said on TV. At least, not until the investigation is complete. Hell, the bodies were still in the smoking airframe. Poor form. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I didn't know us helicopters pilot can't read. If only the "rules" where written in a convenient place for both fixed and rotary wing pilots....[/QUOTE] If he is part 91, and instrument rated, the visibility can be 0/0, so I'm not sure what "rule" you're talking about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
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