UPS MD-11 crash at SDF

bp said:
idk why anyone continues to interact with the rubbernecker. they only are interested in the forum when people are dead
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I can see how it appears this way, but that's inaccurate. I'd be just as interested in this accident if no one had died.

Cameras have become ubiquitous in our society. Everything is filmed, from ICE enforcement actions to aviation accidents. On a personal level, this is one of the more horrific accidents I've seen. It's horrifying and gut-wrenching, and my heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives. Seeing the faces of the pilots posted on here and knowing what they must have felt in their last moments is something I try not to think about. I'd be happier had this accident never happened.
On a cerebral level, aviation accidents are fascinating. Not just the accidents, but more so the scientific, methodical investigative process that puts all the pieces together to determine the cause(s). Seeing how this Swiss cheese holes line up, knowing if just one element was present, the accident wouldn't have happened. I could spend hours reading NTSB accident reports. I don't know if the Swiss cheese model applies here. As someone else put it, it may be a pilot's Konayashi Maru. If I were younger, I'd probably try to make a career out of aviation accident investigation.
I'm busy, so I often read topics here and there but seldom post. Aviation accidents get attention. It unfortunately happens that a lot of people die in aviation accidents. That's a terrible way to die.

Yet I'm probably more comfortable with death than most people. I used to be an impatient hospice nurse, and it's the most meaningful nursing I've done. I've been with many people when they died. I'm not drawing an analogy between a peaceful hospice death and an aviation accident death. There's no comparison. Merely, death is a subject that doesn't make me uncomfortable in the way it makes most people. So I can see how it might appear I'm interested in aviation deaths, but it's more nuanced than that.
 
arkavgal said:
I can see how it appears this way, but that's inaccurate. I'd be just as interested in this accident if no one had died.

Cameras have become ubiquitous in our society. Everything is filmed, from ICE enforcement actions to aviation accidents. On a personal level, this is one of the more horrific accidents I've seen. It's horrifying and gut-wrenching, and my heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives. Seeing the faces of the pilots posted on here and knowing what they must have felt in their last moments is something I try not to think about. I'd be happier had this accident never happened.
On a cerebral level, aviation accidents are fascinating. Not just the accidents, but more so the scientific, methodical investigative process that puts all the pieces together to determine the cause(s). Seeing how this Swiss cheese holes line up, knowing if just one element was present, the accident wouldn't have happened. I could spend hours reading NTSB accident reports. I don't know if the Swiss cheese model applies here. As someone else put it, it may be a pilot's Konayashi Maru. If I were younger, I'd probably try to make a career out of aviation accident investigation.
I'm busy, so I often read topics here and there but seldom post. Aviation accidents get attention. It unfortunately happens that a lot of people die in aviation accidents. That's a terrible way to die.

Yet I'm probably more comfortable with death than most people. I used to be an impatient hospice nurse, and it's the most meaningful nursing I've done. I've been with many people when they died. I'm not drawing an analogy between a peaceful hospice death and an aviation accident death. There's no comparison. Merely, death is a subject that doesn't make me uncomfortable in the way it makes most people. So I can see how it might appear I'm interested in aviation deaths, but it's more nuanced than that.
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It would just be kinda cool if you didn't just come on here to speculate on accidents.
 
Yes, AI can be negatively invasive. Normally, YT videos are less than 15 minutes, however, I "value" this person's POV, so it's easy to listen and get a more seasoned point of view than my superfical layperson one.

 
arkflyr said:
Dassault uses a calculated minimum G and during takeoff displayed a G meter during takeoff for an acceleration check once T/O thrust was set. At least for the EASy 900.
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This actually seems relevant on an airplane with a centerline engine like the Falcon or MD-11. If power was set and then nobody looked at the engine instruments again during the takeoff roll, with no asymmetric thrust it would be conceivable to be unaware of thrust loss in the center engine. Especially true if it was partial loss for some reason instead of a sudden and complete failure.
 
MikeD said:
That Capt Steve guy makes Gryder look somewhat humble. Read my comments elsewhere on this site on pilots who use “Captain” in their name, their introductions, on cards, on license plates, or on social media, and the kind of person they are is always the same.
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I thought he was wearing his airline uniform and thought it was cheesy if not inappropriate.

As it turns out, that’s his outfit he wears just for his videos. That’s nutty, in my book.
 
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