Plane (Lear Jet) Crashes Into CT Houses, Kills 2

Yahoo! News / AP ^ | 8.4.03

[eniapmot]

What is LP?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Jetpro

Ooops.

LLC

It's a good thing.

[SkyPilot]

Lear 35's are tricky. I flew one until about a year ago. They can be a real beast in these areas:

- Fuel management (if you get a fuel imbalance in the Lear35---you can lose control quickly)

- Single engine go-arounds (you need full rudder, and I mean FULL rudder) to keep the aircraft from going out of control....especially with Garret engines

- Pressurization: easy to make a mistake (see: Stewart's crew, Payne). I took off without a switch called "Cabin Air" in the on position. I was climbing towards the Alps when the lights and bells went off...and you can't just turn the switch on in mid-air, you have to re-set the outflow valves.

[Sabertooth]

I hope that's not the case, as I've appreciated your very informed posts.

[MindBender26]

Crashes on any approach after the first one is missed are usually result of pilot trying to descend below minimums. Groton is also a horrible aprport to get into in any weather. It's right by the LI Sound and it's a fog magnet.

[jwalsh07]

I hope not as well because that would be contrary to what I have always thought Jim stood for.