... and there just might be a few of us who will forget about Macho Grande.
Posted on 10/05/2015 11:14:32 AM PDT by PROCON
An airline captain has reportedly died at the controls despite a flight attendant with medical training trying to revive him.
In a recording, the first officer is heard radioing in the emergency to ground control explaining that the captain has become 'incapacitated.'
American Airlines flight 550 was en-route to Boston from Phoenix earlier this morning when the pilot was taken ill at the controls.
An air stewardess - apparently a former nurse - fought to save his life but to no avail.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I don’t think I will ever be over Macho Grande.
Who is the Asian gal?
I swear she is the spittin image of my X (30 years ago)
40% of all US deaths are cardiovascular related. The first sign of heart disease in 25% of heart attack patients is a fatal heart attack. The LADA- left anterior descending artery, is responsible for 60% of the blood supplying the heart, and the other 6 heart arteries supply the remaining 40%. The LADA is referred to- as the widow maker for this reason. My knowledge rests on the fact that I am a heart attack survivor... and recipient of a pacemaker and a stent- the stent being placed in the LADA. In my skydiving days, anytime you survived a reserve parachute deployment was known as being in “bonus days”. The Captain, unfortunately... fell into the 25% category. BOOM! Lights out.
Yes—RIP to the captain.
I was always a white knuckled airline passenger. If all goes well, I will never have to board another one.
Someone once said to me that if it’s your time to go, you will go. I always asked but what if it’s the pilot’s time to go?
Of course that is the reason that each flight has two pilots—and thank goodness they did in this instance.
Yes—RIP to the captain.
I was always a white knuckled airline passenger. If all goes well, I will never have to board another one.
Someone once said to me that if it’s your time to go, you will go. I always asked but what if it’s the pilot’s time to go?
Of course that is the reason that each flight has two pilots—and thank goodness they did in this instance.
Back before the airlines flew as full as they do now, odds were there were several more pilots in the back commuting to or from their home to work station.
Harder to do now, so not carrying spares as baggage any more.
Some guys did it daily, some twice a week.
They didn’t give the credits at the end of the episode.
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Rush said the plane made an emergency landing in Syracuse, New York.
Link to audio
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/10/05/american-airlines-flight-550-boston-phoenix-syracuse-medical-emergency/
Several years ago, some of my coworkers lost their lives when their medic helo crashed while flying with patient. It was ultimately concluded that the cause of the crash was the pilot dying of a heart attack en route.
Considering the captain usually only flies the plane at takeoff and landing, leaving the copilot for the boring enroute stuff, I’m sure it was more a scary emotional situation than a dangerous operational one.
Time to discuss the lifting of the age 60 rule.
I saw it. Poor guy.
RIP
RIP, Captain
... and there just might be a few of us who will forget about Macho Grande.
MY uncle was a Miami-based Airline Pilot. He had a heart attack about ten minutes after getting off his International flight.
He said his first thought was “OMG, I won’t be able to fly again!’
Then his second thought was, “Thank God, I won’t be able to fly again!”
I'm with you. I'm amazed at the lack of class and the immaturity on display on this thread.
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