Jim, was he flying the ILS to 20 or GPS to 02?
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the comments, Chris. I'm only two chapters into the book,
> but it appears to be history written as a novel, so it is a pleasure to
> read.
>
> Over here, restrictions keep getting tighter, but one still has the
> freedom to make choices, even poor ones. Last night was rainy, all over
> the midstate, with the temperature near freezing. A wealthy Kansas
> cattleman and his family were headed to the largest convention of the
> year in their business, in Nashville. After making an approach to the
> "business" airport, John Tune, on the west side of town, in his
> turboprop Aerocommander 690, he started a missed approach and went
> around for another try. About seven miles out, he struck the ground in
> a small cleared area and exploded, narrowly missing a YMCA containing
> 300 people.
>
> The crash killed husband (the pilot), wife, daughter and granddaughter.
>
> Nashville International, across town, offered better approaches and much
> longer runways. I really can't say how the weather differed in the two
> locations.
>
> The NTSB is on the scene, and will offer opinions on their findings and
> causes. What I have is from news sources, and from viewing his flight
> path on FlightAware. The locals are calling the pilot a hero for
> missing the YMCA. No one seems to question his judgement in choosing
> his destination.
>
> Pardon me while I climb down from my soapbox..................... :-(
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 2/5/2014 12:16 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> > That looks interesting, Jim, and I like your still life setup.
> >
> > But I fear that they would not recognise the management of flight now:
> the restrictions now in place owing to the increasing intensity of airspace
> use, the much reduced acceptance of risk and the ease of navigation with
> GPS etc . . . Even since I started flying, in 1976, there have been huge
> changes. But the greatest changes in regulation, in British military
> aviation at least, have taken place since the Nimrod crash in Afghanistan
> in 2006. The Nimrod Review, conducted by a civilian lawyer (Haddon-Cave)
> initiated a substantial change in air regulation and in the ethos of air
> safety.
> >
> > The results have been restrictive and illogical, in places, and flying
> is much less pleasurable as a result.
> >
> > Chris
> > On 5 Feb 14, at 00:52, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I received this book at Christmas, in the midst of my eye surgery and
> >> recovery. Today's rain offered an opportunity to begin some enjoyable
> >> reading.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Aviators+BW.jpg.html
> >>
> >> Fuji X-E1 with Leica Summicron-R 50mm
>
>
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