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TransAsia Pilots Apparently Shut Off Wrong Engine
ABC News ^
| Feb 6, 2015
| DAN GOOD
Posted on 02/06/2015 12:24:51 PM PST by McGruff
One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle soon after takeoff, and the pilots apparently shut off the other engine before the plane crashed, according to Taiwan’s top aviation official.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; asia; aviation; planecrash; sumtingwong; taiwan
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That would explain alot.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:24:51 PM PST
by
McGruff
To: McGruff
But did they LEARN from their mistake?
It’s important to learn form one’s mistakes.
2
posted on
02/06/2015 12:26:40 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: McGruff
Maybe the manufacturer of the plane should add: "Not a Glider" to the current list of safety warnings on the overhead console in the cockpit.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:29:33 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: McGruff
They made more mistakes than shutting-off the wrong engine.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:30:54 PM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: WayneS
Same flight crew?
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:31:20 PM PST
by
Sooth2222
("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
To: McGruff
Guess they missed the tag on the controls that state: “Leave engines on in flight!”
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:31:45 PM PST
by
rktman
(Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
To: McGruff
TransAsia uses JATO on their planes
[Jerk-Assisted Take Off]
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:32:23 PM PST
by
bunkerhill7
(re (`("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")))
To: McGruff
Or was there a remote control shutdown from an outside source which scrambled the info on the control console? Yeah, I’m a bit of conspiracy bug about all these plane accidents.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:32:49 PM PST
by
JoyjoyfromNJ
(everything written by me on FR is my personal opinion & does not represent my employer)
To: McGruff
What the heck, they had a 50/50 chance.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:35:22 PM PST
by
GMMC0987
To: McGruff
Oops!
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:36:28 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(See Ya On The Road; Al Baby's Mom!)
To: Sooth2222
Man, that graphic never gets old! LOL!
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:37:03 PM PST
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: WayneS
But did they LEARN from their mistake? Absolutely. They will never do that again.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:38:41 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Sooth2222
I still laugh at those names. They have scared my brain for life.
To: WayneS
“But did they LEARN from their mistake? It’s important to learn form one’s mistakes.”
ROFL! Nice! It get a little tired of that line of crap, too.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:39:24 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: WayneS
If you are taking off in a twin engine aircraft and one engine fails you must reduce power on the other instantly to prevent a serious yaw and roll. It sucks but not as much as a low wing stall.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:42:39 PM PST
by
BillM
(.)
To: CodeToad
Teachable moment? 😊
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:43:15 PM PST
by
rktman
(Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
To: WayneS
If you are taking off in a twin engine aircraft and one engine fails you must reduce power on the other instantly to prevent a serious yaw and roll. It sucks but not as much as a low wing stall.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:43:23 PM PST
by
BillM
(.)
To: McGruff
This is NOT good news. That tells us either the warning system for airplane engine problems was not working properly, or they did not follow emergency procedures correctly.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:43:49 PM PST
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: BillM
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:44:12 PM PST
by
rktman
(Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
To: WayneS
“It’s important to learn form one’s mistakes.”
That’s true. Failure to do so is poor from.
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posted on
02/06/2015 12:52:35 PM PST
by
Magic Fingers
(Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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