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To: Moonman62

If I’m reading that right, they were going 280 when they hit.


8 posted on 02/23/2019 1:29:58 PM PST by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Ronald_Magnus

https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/atzdon/atlas_3591_b767_reported_down_near_iah_not/

Aircraft is “Giant 3591”
00:28 - Aircraft checks in on freq
04:02 - Controller gives weather advisory
06:19 - Aircraft calls in asking to go on the “west side” of the weather, but controller says he can’t due to arrivals. They talk over each other.
09:25 - Controller calls for aircraft
10:07 - Controller asks other aircraft if they hear any ELTs


9 posted on 02/23/2019 1:33:54 PM PST by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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To: Ronald_Magnus

There’s nothing but small pieces of debris where the aircraft hit. The Flightaware data I think is only from every minute or so. It’s not continuous. Another tracking sight showed it going in at 29,000 ft per minute.


12 posted on 02/23/2019 1:42:43 PM PST by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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