I don't show up much these days, but I wanted to give my appreciation to Monchavo for keeping this place running so long. I've learned a lot from you all and enjoyed my membership here, though not that frequently in recent times.

Greetings from the land of Covid. I'm on day number 8 with it so far and feeling better. Anyway, a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Sorry I'm one of those guys that's registered here but rarely stops in or contributes. Lots going on in life these days. Hope you're all well! I ...

CVR and FDR, along with human and aircraft debris found in 75 feet of water.

Greetings from the land of Covid. I'm on day number 8 with it so far and feeling better.
Anyway, a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Sorry I'm one of those guys that's registered here but rarely stops in or contributes. Lots going on in life these days. Hope you're all well!

I'll be surprised if any of the avionics data survived. I saw one crash photo that shows evidence of fire and also read one news report that said the pilot was burned beyond recognition. He was apparently identified by dental records.

Could be or could be or could be or could be...meteor... Gabriel: Quit being a conversation killer. When stuff happens in your back yard, one tends to want to dig deeper in facts AND speculation, and try to figure out what is more likely. Ken: In the realm stuff we’ll never know, I ass-umed he face...

Could be. Or could be that he just lost control in IMC. Or could be that he just busted minimums by too much. Or could have been a mechanical failure. Or could be that the plane was hit by a meteorite. Too little information as to the chain of events that led to the crash. I am aware. I have not tr...

An interesting tidbit I read that may or may not be true is that he had a new avionics package installed while in Florida. Could it be that a lack of familiarity with the new avionics resulted in his untimely death? Unless he was unfamiliar with the altimeter, airspeed indicator and attitude indica...

So it appears the location of the crash is actually closer to the airport than was originally reported. The actual crash location is only about 1.5 mile from the approach end of runway 18. The ground elevation is pretty much the same at the crash site as it is at the airport. An interesting tidbit I...

Additional data for arm chair admonishment: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2009/00229R18.PDF Your links hint of some “high” terrain. I struggle to believe there is significant “terrain” in the heart of the corn/soy belt...but field level is 400 something, and approach minimums near 1000 ft, and fina...

My drive to and from work takes me to the south of KLWV. I looked to the north from the highway this morning and it does appear the terrain to the north of the airport is higher than the surrounding area.

I don't recall any storms that night. It was pretty much still, humid and foggy as all git out. He was flying in the soup and would have busted minimums most likely if he'd made it to land.

I've always seen the area as pretty much flat as a pancake. I need to check out that crash area and see if there's something I wasn't aware of.

Had a presumably good Cirrus fly right into the ground a few miles from my house the night before last. A judge from a neighbouring county in Indiana was heading to land in LIFR conditions at an Illinois airport about 10 nm from my abode. I checked the Flightware page and the track log shows my litt...

Another complaint I've heard about it from people who fly on VATSIM, the taxiways are all just randomly labeled and do not correspond at all to real life taxiway designators. That's gonna make it tough for VATSIM controllers to give FS 2020 pilots taxi instructions since the controllers rely on actu...

I just find it interesting hearing things from the NTSB perspective outside of official reports, etc.

Wondering if any of you have listened to the Flight Safety Detectives podcast by a couple of former NTSB guys. I just started listening to it on my drive to and from work. What I've heard so far has been pretty interesting. Just finished listening to the Valujet episode. http://www.flightsafetydetec...

Interesting discussion. I didn't even remember this crash when I watched the video. Seems like, as most crashes, there were many little things that combined to make one big thing.

Sadly, no thoughts were discovered upon scanning my cranium. The good news is they didn't learn any of my secret plans to rule the world.

I do remember seeing the weight and CG issues raised before...I just don't recall where. It's an interesting topic and I'd love to know if they did play a significant role in what happened. I'll try to find where I previously heard that.

Here's my first computer. It wasn't compatible with anything. I did buy a couple 3 ton floppy drives for it.


Here's my first flight sim as well:

Currently watching the hearing. Have to leave for work soon, so I'll have to catch the rest later. These hearings are usually pretty interesting.

link please?

Sorry, should have posted that but didn't. By the time you posted, I was already leaving for work.

Currently watching the hearing. Have to leave for work soon, so I'll have to catch the rest later. These hearings are usually pretty interesting.

The Soup Tubes would be a great name for a rock band.