Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Reminder #237 that p1l0t is a pilot...

Damn, I thought he was a truck driver with enthusiasm for aviation...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Damn, I thought he was a truck driver with enthusiasm for aviation...

Well there are many possibilities.

[p1l0t]

I didn't get the pilots side of it unfortunately. I'm not sure if it's a limitation of liveATC or if this guy was working multiple frequencies and the Arrow was on another. Anyway here is a rough translation of the ATC side anyway. If they were both pilots and flew that route often and on an IFR plan so I assume they lost control due to either the weather and/or and instrument failure more than lack of proficiency unless they mostly flew it VFR. The controller mentions moderate precip to 56258 and does mention extreme on the frequency later on to a King Air but not sure where that was in relation. Also weather archive shows only light rain mist and not heavy until 1853EDT about 6 hours after the crash. Temp was 67F at the surface so I assume* the freezing level wasn't till about 10k ft?

https://archive-server.liveatc.net/k...2019-1400Z.mp3

15:09: ATC "Arrow 56258 ident climb and maintain 5000"

17:43: ATC "Arrow 56258 areas of moderate precip extend for the next 10 mi eastbound on your way to AHN?"

19:22: ATC "Turn left direct AHN I'm showing you on like a 170 heading."

20:25: ATC "Are you direct AHN? About a 090 heading from where your at?"

21:25: ATC "I'm showing you southbound turn left heading 090"

21:43: ATC "Arrow 56258 roger"

21:46: ATC "Arrow 26.. Correction Arrow 56258 roger"

22:46-27:21: ATC "56258 wings level" repeated several times asked to acknowledge with an ident and then asked to acknowledge at all.


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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I didn't get the pilots side of it unfortunately. I'm not sure if it's a limitation of liveATC or if this guy was working multiple frequencies and the Arrow was on another. Anyway here is a rough translation of the ATC side anyway. If they were both pilots and flew that route often and on an IFR plan so I assume they lost control due to either the weather and/or and instrument failure more than lack of proficiency unless they mostly flew it VFR. The controller mentions moderate precip to 56258 and does mention extreme on the frequency later on to a King Air but not sure where that was in relation. Also weather archive shows only light rain mist and not heavy until 1853EDT about 6 hours after the crash. Temp was 67F at the surface so I assume* the freezing level wasn't till about 10k ft?

https://archive-server.liveatc.net/k...2019-1400Z.mp3

15:09: ATC "Arrow 56258 ident climb and maintain 5000"

17:43: ATC "Arrow 56258 areas of moderate precip extend for the next 10 mi eastbound on your way to AHN?"

19:22: ATC "Turn left direct AHN I'm showing you on like a 170 heading."

20:25: ATC "Are you direct AHN? About a 090 heading from where your at?"

21:25: ATC "I'm showing you southbound turn left heading 090"

21:43: ATC "Arrow 56258 roger"

21:46: ATC "Arrow 26.. Correction Arrow 56258 roger"

22:46-27:21: ATC "56258 wings level" repeated several times asked to acknowledge with an ident and then asked to acknowledge at all.


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Interesting that they appear to have stopped responding to the calls.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I was just sending the Mac & cheese home.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Interesting that they appear to have stopped responding to the calls.

Yeah I'm particularly interested in what they said around 21:30 or so. Maybe they were trying to avoid weather, maybe declared an electrical failure, or an instrument failure, a medical emergency who knows. The prelim may come with a full transcript.

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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I didn't get the pilots side of it unfortunately.

My gut's in a knot listening to this. The ATC knew they went down but those guys have to keep it together. Brings back a flood of memories listening to all the action waiting in line for our turn to trap. People auger in all the time for various reasons.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by echo419

anyone else ever notice that people like this refer to "Americans" like they're not one. like they are above whatever activity they're belittling. telling isn't it.

I don't care what the "cuts" are. I said:

the fact remains that most people still get their electricity from coal and fossil fuels. fact. deal with it.

What part of how I have solar and backups and such makes it seem like I'm talking about Americans like I'm not one? What makes me sick are the people who belittle and talk about other non-conservative and non-white Americans like we're not ones. That's fucking telling.

What you said that I saw was:

Originally Posted by echo419

odds are pretty good that most people would be using coal powered electricity to charge their EV. #NotGreenAfterAll

Which I pointed out is false.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

This also assumes it is an apocalypse that doesn't involve a nuclear winter or some other event where there is cloud cover for weeks, months, or years on end. Not sure how well solar power and batteries would have worked during the 1816 "Year without a Summer" volcano event, for example.

This is why some people have several years worth of food stored. Not me. I figure we're beyond fucked at that point.

Originally Posted by JD001

What's with this 'doom' and 'gloom'? What's changed in your country?

It's been like that for years. Zombie movies. Apocalypse fiction, especially Christian. Super popular here.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Oh pretty much nothing. Folks in the US have always been prepers at heart.

I think it's changed. We used to be optimistic. Back in the 60s.

[Leonardo]

I have been wanting a vehicle from the year I was born...


I really like this truck.

https://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/d/...010458644.html

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

The flight track is pretty wild. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/.../KRUQ/tracklog

I was looking at the "overhead" view on FlightAware and playing back the flight but it doesn't tell you much.

I thought maybe ADS-B Exchange might have something since that area is well covered by their open-source receivers and the information would come from the plane itself (assuming they had ADS-B Out, which I'm guessing they do). Unfortunately, they have playback turned off because of commercial interests using their gathered data without permission (this is a new development). That really sucks because I liked looking at it for my own flights even though I record the paths on FlyQ on my iPad.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by EAGLE5

I think it's changed. We used to be optimistic. Back in the 60s.

Good drugs and free love will do that to you. I'm sad I was too young to enjoy it.

Of course, there was the whole Vietnam War, racial strife, etc, to deal with. OK, maybe not everyone was optimistic in the 60s.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

I have been wanting a vehicle from the year I was born...


I really like this truck.

https://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/d/...010458644.html

Nice.


That really is a pretty truck, though.

[JD001]

Why isn't there a 'Random flying high', or 'Random airport shorthand names' or 'Random landing and taking off from obsecure airfields masquerading as "proper" airports' threads?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Damn, I thought he was a truck driver with enthusiasm for aviation...

I mean, you're still not wrong...