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Dont call me Shirley
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CNN reports it was a Colgan Air Beech 1990C on a ferry flight from HYA to ALB with two pilots on board. An emergency had been declared just after take-off and
the crew was attempting a return to the field., Water temp in the high 60's F but no apparent survivors.
My thoughts and prayers are with pilots and their loved ones.
the crew was attempting a return to the field., Water temp in the high 60's F but no apparent survivors.
My thoughts and prayers are with pilots and their loved ones.
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Out hearts and prayers from the TWU Members in Tulsa go out to the family and friends of the Pilots and USAIR.
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Out hearts and prayers from the TWU Members in Tulsa go out to the family and friends of the Pilots and USAIR.Checking it Out said:
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In this, we are single minded.
Dear USAirways,
Sorry to hear of your loss.
Take Care,
UAL_TECH
To the Family and Friends of the Crew, all at Colgan Air, and all at US Airways,
Please accept my condolences.
When something like this happens, one realizes that the bickering and jabs that sometime go on are really nothing but skin deep. Down deep, all in this thing called Aviation are really just one big family.
Please accept my condolences.
When something like this happens, one realizes that the bickering and jabs that sometime go on are really nothing but skin deep. Down deep, all in this thing called Aviation are really just one big family.
Joel Finley was in a plane scheduled to take off directly after the Beechcraft, and said he saw the plane's tail flutter shortly after takeoff. He said he heard the pilot say in radio transmissions with the control tower that he had lost "trim." The trim on the plane's tail helps it stay level, he said.
"He banked left and we lost sight of him. We were listening to the whole thing on the radio. We heard the tower say he fell off the radar screen," Finley said.
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In the cockpit were Capt. Scott Knabe of Cincinnati, Ohio, and First Officer Steven Dean of Euless, Texas.
Scott Knabe, 39, was hired as a first officer at Colgan in 2001 and upgraded to captain in January of this year. He was based at Hyannis and had 2,886 hours of flying time, 1,358 of them in the Beech 1900. He earned an accounting degree from Ohio State, held an airframe and powerplant license and performed aerial surveys before joining Colgan.
Steven Dean, 38, was hired by Colgan in 2002. He also was based in Hyannis and had 2,500 total hours of flying time with 682 in the Beech 1900. Before joining Colgan he was a flight instructor on single-engine aircraft, a pilot for a Dallas company and a flight simulator instructor.
"He banked left and we lost sight of him. We were listening to the whole thing on the radio. We heard the tower say he fell off the radar screen," Finley said.
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In the cockpit were Capt. Scott Knabe of Cincinnati, Ohio, and First Officer Steven Dean of Euless, Texas.
Scott Knabe, 39, was hired as a first officer at Colgan in 2001 and upgraded to captain in January of this year. He was based at Hyannis and had 2,886 hours of flying time, 1,358 of them in the Beech 1900. He earned an accounting degree from Ohio State, held an airframe and powerplant license and performed aerial surveys before joining Colgan.
Steven Dean, 38, was hired by Colgan in 2002. He also was based in Hyannis and had 2,500 total hours of flying time with 682 in the Beech 1900. Before joining Colgan he was a flight instructor on single-engine aircraft, a pilot for a Dallas company and a flight simulator instructor.
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My thoughts and prayers as well as condolences to the families, and to my friends at US.
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Everyone please take the time tonight to think of the families, friends, and all at Colgan... truly a sad day.
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Condolences to the families....
It doesn't seem long since we lost a US Airways Express plane in Charlotte....
The public may start asking if proper maintenance being performed on our Express aircraft....Is this maintenance outsourced ...given to the cheapest bidders?
It doesn't seem long since we lost a US Airways Express plane in Charlotte....
The public may start asking if proper maintenance being performed on our Express aircraft....Is this maintenance outsourced ...given to the cheapest bidders?
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My heart broke once again when I heard the news about this crash. My thoughts are with the families of the pilots who lost their lives.
In solidarity,
Airlineorphan
In solidarity,
Airlineorphan
