DocM Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-plane-crash-lands-river-more-10-hurt-033617303.html TransAsia crash: Taiwan 58 aboard, 23 dead, 20 missing Video: first you say it, then you do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akU5GZoDbHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skiver Veteran Posted February 4, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2015 I heard something about this on the news about a video clip of a plane but I missed most of the story so wasn't sure what was going on. That his horrible to watch, I hope some of the missing are found alive, but I suspect not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Apparently single engine performance on the ATR is terrible, but it looks like the prop feathered like it should...I feel like this could have been prevented with better training, losing an engine, while it is an emergency, should be an inconvenience for the pilots, not a death sentence. Be interested to see what turns up here. I'm guessing it is going to come down to training/pilot skill here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted February 4, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted February 4, 2015 Apparently single engine performance on the ATR is terrible, but it looks like the prop feathered like it should...I feel like this could have been prevented with better training, losing an engine, while it is an emergency, should be an inconvenience for the pilots, not a death sentence. Be interested to see what turns up here. I'm guessing it is going to come down to training/pilot skill here.Just going from the article: The head of Taiwan's civil aviation authority, Lin Tyh-ming, said the aircraft last underwent maintenance on Jan. 26. The pilot had 4,916 hours of flying hours under his belt and the co-pilot had 6,922 hours, he said.While obviously that isn't time spent in emergency situations, I'm not sure that I would say that further training could have prevented this. It's just a tragic misfortune, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Unfortunately experience =/= training. That just means there's 4k+ hours of bad habits being reinforced, and 4k+ hours between them and the last time they practiced single engine flight. Most airline pilots let the computer fly 90% of the time and will only take over for landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Made me cold and sick to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I really wonder why he made that last second turn, he could have avoided the bridge if he kept going straight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 He got too slow and lost control. There's a minimum control speed single engine, you go below that and you lose directional control, it looks just like it did in this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 4, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 4, 2015 not watching that, thank you very much. very unfortunate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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