The fact that he is dead is terrible.The fact that HE was flying the plane makes it worse. Was it some suicide? Or was it just an inexperienced pilot...very sadRIP
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Oct 11 2006, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The fact that he is dead is terrible.The fact that HE was flying the plane makes it worse. Was it some suicide? Or was it just an inexperienced pilot...very sadRIP</div>They weren't sure if he was at the controls at the time or not you asshole.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Oct 11 2006, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Oct 11 2006, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The fact that he is dead is terrible.The fact that HE was flying the plane makes it worse. Was it some suicide? Or was it just an inexperienced pilot...very sadRIP</div>They weren't sure if he was at the controls at the time or not you asshole.</div>How is he an asshole? Because he asked a question that probably a lot of people were thinking?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Oct 11 2006, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Oct 11 2006, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iknobaer @ Oct 11 2006, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The fact that he is dead is terrible.The fact that HE was flying the plane makes it worse. Was it some suicide? Or was it just an inexperienced pilot...very sadRIP</div>They weren't sure if he was at the controls at the time or not you asshole.</div>How is he an asshole? Because he asked a question that probably a lot of people were thinking?</div>Because he not so subtly suggested that someone would commit multiple murder-suicide over a playoff series loss.Speaking ill of the dead and spreading rumors about them is super classy :thumbsup:
RIP. Very sad news. Also potentally bad news for teams looking to go after that Japanese guy. The Yankees will prolly offer an insane amount to negotaite with him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moose87 @ Oct 11 2006, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>RIP. Very sad news. Also potentally bad news for teams looking to go after that Japanese guy. The Yankees will prolly offer an insane amount to negotaite with him.</div>They were going to anyways....Lidle was a FA after the year.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NEW YORK -- The plane that crashed into the side of a high-rise apartment building Wednesday comes equipped with a parachute designed to be triggered by the pilot in case of an aerial mishap, but there was no evidence the feature was used.The Cirrus SR20 is the first production aircraft to have as standard equipment a Ballistic Recovery System parachute, which a pilot can activate if the engine fails or if the plane is involved in a collision. It also has energy-absorbing features meant to reduce impact in a crash.The parachute, if triggered, should shoot out above the plane, allowing it to drift to safety belly-first rather than crash."These airplanes are just absolutely cutting-edge in terms of how modern they are, and they ought to be extremely safe," said Mike Radomsky, president of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, which conducts safety classes for Cirrus pilots.The single-engine private aircraft can carry up to four people. It is steered by a joystick on the side of the cockpit rather than with a steering wheel in the front.About 2,900 SR20s or its successor, the SR22, are in service around the world, and the 3,000th one is in production, said Kate Dougherty, spokeswoman for the Cirrus Design Corp. of Duluth, Minn., which makes the plane. She said she could not discuss the planes' safety record or provide any information about the one that crashed Wednesday.New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed in the crash, along with a second person.It was the second fatal accident involving an SR20 within a month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. On Sept. 15, a private pilot was killed after reporting icing conditions. The NTSB is still investigating.There have been a total of 12 accidents involving the Cirrus SR20, though one happened while the plane was still in an experimental stage. NTSB records indicate that six accidents were fatal, killing 13 people.In two accidents this year, pilots reported engines losing power.There are about 600 Cirrus SR20s registered to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane was first flown as a prototype in March 1995, according to the Web site Airliners.net.Safety problems related to the SR20 have figured in about a dozen lawsuits, some involving design and mechanical issues, some pilot error and some a combination of both, said Brian Alexander, an aviation lawyer for the New York-based firm Kreindler & Kreindler.Several cases involved the parachute, which has deployed successfully sometimes and unsuccessfully other times, Alexander said. Problems generally had to do with the explosive mechanism, triggered by the pilot, that pushes out the parachute, he said.The low-wing aircraft sells for about $280,000. Its 200-horsepower Teledyne Continental six-cylinder piston engine produces a maximum cruising speed of 160 mph. It has a roomier cabin and larger windows than many of its competitors.</div>
A friend of mine's cousin builds the types of planes that he was driving. They are a pretty big company.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Oct 12 2006, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A friend of mine's cousin builds the types of planes that he was driving. They are a pretty big company.</div>I was surprised at how inexpensive they are.
