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A Crashing Small Plane Was Snagged by Power Lines, Stopping a Foot From Disaster
A small plane carrying three people had made six attempts to land in the thick fog around New York City on Sunday night and was heading for a seventh before it ran out of fuel above Long Island. (www.nytimes.com) Ещё...
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Not being a pilot, I have to ask, was this incident because of lack of experience? Guy sure got lucky.
I'd suggest a lack of qualification to fly in instrument conditions and lack of flight preparation skills.
From another site:
FAA Credentials for the pilot flying:
Country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Medical Information:
Medical Class: Second Medical Date: 8/2011
BasicMed Course Date: None BasicMed CMEC Date: None
Certificates
COMMERCIAL PILOT
Certificates Description
Certificate: COMMERCIAL PILOT
Date of Issue: 4/27/2013
Ratings:
COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE
PRIVATE PRIVILEGES
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA
Type Ratings:
C/B-737
FAA Credentials for the pilot flying:
Country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Medical Information:
Medical Class: Second Medical Date: 8/2011
BasicMed Course Date: None BasicMed CMEC Date: None
Certificates
COMMERCIAL PILOT
Certificates Description
Certificate: COMMERCIAL PILOT
Date of Issue: 4/27/2013
Ratings:
COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE
PRIVATE PRIVILEGES
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA
Type Ratings:
C/B-737
Just goes to show that people shouldn't open their mouths until they know the facts
