Overdue Cargo Airplane Bound for CYXS
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CTV reporting wreckage found.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/wreckage-fo ... -1.2325046
Still hoping for good news on the drivers.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/wreckage-fo ... -1.2325046
Still hoping for good news on the drivers.
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Based on those radar tracks (if they are accurate) something is off with their climb profile. 230 knots over the ground in a metro (given winds aloft at the time) would imply a pretty low rate of climb.
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Yea. Just an observation. I'd hope if they were encountering bad ice they wouldn't be sacrificing climb for speed.
Seems like a bad year in aviation. Thoughts are with the company and families.
Seems like a bad year in aviation. Thoughts are with the company and families.
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Seems like whatever it was - it was sudden and catostrophic. No calls and they just disappeared. A sad day for us west coasters.
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There's a photo here of what appears to be a SAR tech going down a line onto either a piece of fuselage or a wing.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/
I think it's Global that is reporting they have found "the fuselage" and a wing, but not the two pilots. That leads to thinking the fuselage must be in more than one piece.
One interpretation of that CTV photo is that the guy is above the tube, with the cockpit sheared off at the front bulkhead, at lower left.
Certain something catastrophic, as BB says.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/
I think it's Global that is reporting they have found "the fuselage" and a wing, but not the two pilots. That leads to thinking the fuselage must be in more than one piece.
One interpretation of that CTV photo is that the guy is above the tube, with the cockpit sheared off at the front bulkhead, at lower left.
Certain something catastrophic, as BB says.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience often comes from bad judgment.
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How many hrs would those airframes have?
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One of the Metro 3s had 42,000 hours from memory - the 2's didn't have as much but still high 20s / low 30s. Rock solid birds though.
Super sad day...
Super sad day...
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I still know a guy or two there and haven't heard from anyone.
If someone knows who the crew is, please PM me.
If someone knows who the crew is, please PM me.
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That is not a wing in the photo, must be part of the fuse.
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http://bc.ctvnews.ca/wreckage-found-in- ... -1.2325046
Gives you a better idea than the still photo, it's fairly obviously not the wing. It's at around 0:55 in the video.
Gives you a better idea than the still photo, it's fairly obviously not the wing. It's at around 0:55 in the video.
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Never flew Metros, but I wonder what capacity the cabin has for a cargo shift if it is not secured properly? Also, what does a typical load consist of on these flights? DG etc?
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Most of the time that run "bulks out" in the morning on its way up, so there isn't anywhere for the cargo to shift. They use good cargo nets, and the planes are maintained well. DG is rare and when it is on board it's usually small amount's of dry ice keeping "medical stuff" cool.
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I'm a bit surprised about the lack of national and local news coverage about this crash. Especially with the sudden demise of the flight and all that could imply.
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There is little coverage because there were no passengers on board. Nothing overly sensational for the national media to report.
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This will dissapear in a couple days. The media won't care, TC won't care and us pilots won't care.
Go have a look at the last Carson Metro thread. Plenty of guys who know more than the rest of us willing to fly these machines for this particular operator.
Go have a look at the last Carson Metro thread. Plenty of guys who know more than the rest of us willing to fly these machines for this particular operator.
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It has already disappeared from the CBC website. Top aviation story is about the rampie who went for a ride in the cargo hold.PositiveRate27 wrote:This will dissapear in a couple days.
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Honestly I'm glad for the lack of news coverage. GA doesn't need any more bad press... because in the eyes of the general public anything from a twin turboprop to an ultralight are all just 'scary little airplanes with propellers.'
This accident does not look survivable--especially in that type of terrain at any speed a Metro would still be under control. My thoughts are with those directly affected.
This accident does not look survivable--especially in that type of terrain at any speed a Metro would still be under control. My thoughts are with those directly affected.
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I agree, I used to commute to work in the back of the metro when I was with Westex. I also flew some of the bag runs myself after the Navair crash in YXT, and Ntair was filling in, everything was above board with the loads, nobody flew overweight or with unsecured cargo.Hozer wrote:Most of the time that run "bulks out" in the morning on its way up, so there isn't anywhere for the cargo to shift. They use good cargo nets, and the planes are maintained well. DG is rare and when it is on board it's usually small amount's of dry ice keeping "medical stuff" cool.
My wife came across some guy posting comments on ctv or bctv, stating aircraft were routinely flown overweight etc.