NASCAR driver and family in plane crash

Kingairer said:
I’m hearing the captain was a retired delta pilot. Can anyone confirm? If so it changes things a bit in my mind.
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Gryder has it figured out. *rollseyes*

Supposedly has a recording of the Unicom. Delta guys kid calls and says they are having engine problems and they are returning. Airmen registry of the Delta Cap says he needed an SIC.
 
Wardogg said:
Gryder has it figured out. *rollseyes*

Supposedly has a recording of the Unicom. Delta guys kid calls and says they are having engine problems and they are returning. Airmen registry of the Delta Cap says he needed an SIC.
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I hate that guy. Even when he gets it right, I hate his arrogance and lack of empathy.

I especially hated how he referred to the victims by first name, like he knew them.

It’s okay to have questions and entertain possible explanations with the known facts but this guy just bothers me. On this forum, we bounce around theories but rarely does anybody claim to have the final word.

Looking at the erratic flight path, I thought the pilot might be incapacitated and the qualifications of the SIC might have been an issue. Now, it’s looking like an experienced pilot mishandled a textbook emergency. I’ll patiently wait for more definitive info.

Regardless, my interest in the details is trumped by my empathy.
 
His speculative causation seems very reasonable. Heavy, single engine, flaps inappropriately set to full with a tight turn to final and she just couldn’t do it and settled short.

What I don’t understand is why they rushed back so quickly. If it is so underpowered, at altitude why not just run thru the steps and join a long straight in final. I would think a DL trained retired airline pilot would not rush back, but obviously they did, so why?
 
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