Expected this to be the typical small private single engine plane. Interesting it was a double engine, I’d expect that to be safer on the options of private plane and not see this.
Twins are safer in theory but with caveats, mostly to do with pilots putting too much trust in that sense of security. A twin with one engine out has serious differential thrust that needs to be managed, and significantly reduced climb rate that can easily catch the pilot off guard. Pilots can get into an unrecoverable situation thinking that they’re still airworthy, whereas in a single when the engine starts sputtering you immediately are looking for a place to put the plane down.
Ah that makes sense. So if this was a hypothetical one engine out situation, maybe they thought they could get somewhere specific safely instead of doing an emergency landing right then and there and then overestimated their ability to manage a 1 engine out.
I would think that regulations state to set down as soon as possible, but maybe with smaller private planes it’s different.
Aren’t those things from the 60s?
I get nervous when I’m on a Boeing or a MD from the 90s, Im amazed a plane that old still has enough working components
Or had at least
Airplanes have very particular maintenance schedules. Some things are based on the amount of hours flown, others are calendar items on a set schedule. They are also periodically stripped down completely to check every last part.
Basically, every critical component on it will have been recently replaced, overhauled or checked. If done correctly, a 50 year old plane is not inherently more dangerous because of its age. The caveat to that being: if it’s done properly.
You think that 727 you flew in last was built in the 90s? Heh, you don’t want to know how old they are. I’ll just say this, those passenger jets cost millions of dollars and airlines don’t like to throw things out. Ever.
A private twin engine plane could literally be built any time in the last 50 years, could be brand new too. That doesn’t mean it isn’t airworthy though, being old wouldn’t make it unreliable.
Man I flew on a DC-10 or MD-90 direct flight across the country in 2015.
I can’t remember what happened at landing but it wasn’t fun .
Maybe we’ll get lucky and it’s just regular rich folk instead of people we would miss like politicians or Jack Black and Morgan Freeman.
Actually, I take that back, Jack and Morgan have lost touch. Take them, reaper.
You lost me at Morgan Freeman.
The fuck did he ever do to you?
If it was politicians or celebrities we’d probably already know. These would be millionaires rather than billionaires and a lot of people can manage that.
Morgan have lost touch
Noo! When did Morgan Freeman lose touch?
He did a whole interview where he said anybody anywhere could be just like him if they work hard enough.
And get lucky. Everyone leaves out the part about getting lucky. That’s actually the most important part.
Did he say the lucky part?
