Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

R.I.P., Captain Haynes

A pilot who is credited with saving dozens of lives has died. United Flight 232 went into total hydraulic failure while Al Haynes was at the controls in 1989. With the help of three other pilots, he maneuvered the DC-10 to a miraculous crash landing in Sioux City, Iowa, and 184 of the 296 people on board survived.
Captain Haynes was 87.

The cockpit voice recorder transcript is fascinating. The famous exchange with ATC:


My recollection of things is that every time they tried to replicate the flight of UA 232 in a simulator, they had an unsurvivable crash. Most of the attempts didn't get close to the airport. That anyone survived is a testament to the skill of Capt. Haynes and the other pilots in the cockpit.

Godspeed, Captain.

5 comments:

B said...

I worked for Frasca International during the time shortly after that incident. We had a DC-10 simulator that we took to trade shows. We set it up with the triple Hydraulic failure and all the other issues.... Lots of pilots tried to do the landing. None did as well as Captain Haynes. One guy tried 4 times.

Most wanted to shake his hand and buy him a drink after trying.

Deadstick said...

I'm told the reason for the inability to simulate is that the sims just don't model the phugoid oscillation mode, which was not thought to be of more than academic interest.

Sarah said...

That was quite the save.
Denny Fitch is still around - watch out, this will draw you in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vdkTz0zqI

Stewart Dean said...

And having a Flight engineer surely made a difference.

AC2usn said...

The Captain dead heading was able to jockey the power settings. Four heads are better than three.

AC2usn