My bet would be dual engine failure, for whatever reason, fuel exhaustion or contamination, pump failure,etc; possibly prop malfunction? A B-25 is more than capable to safely fly on one engine, so it must had been something that forced them to land there. Of course you know, if I was the pilot and forgot to doublecheck the fuel and run out, I would have stated to the press "Yes, it was mechanical failure, for some reason both engines quit", LOL!

(Written on 2020年 09月 21日)(Permalink)

I wish the media would use the correct terminology, this wasn't really a crash, it was an emergency landing in a field that resulted in a lot of damage.

(Written on 2020年 09月 21日)(Permalink)

What Roger said; to enjoy the flight, if one loves flying, without having to worry about customs and all the other hustles regular air travel can present.

(Written on 2020年 09月 21日)(Permalink)

Funny you also said that Robert, I have a few friends who are retired Boeing engineers and the also say exactly the same; I mean, it's not really surprising, the same corporate philosophy/mentality/good-ole-boy-culture that brought you the DeathCruiser-10 took over the Boeing reins...

(Written on 2020年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

Read Phil's response, then do some research (from reputable/knowledgeable medical/scientific sources that is), then, if you *still* believe mask wearing is ridiculous, come back and make an educated point, otherwise, please, don't spread crap that doesn't help the team; as much as a certain percentage of folks don't like it, we're in this together and the only way to get through it (especially now with the botched response) is to drop the BS like yours and for once, behave like a society that cares for others as well, not just our own sorry a$$...

(Written on 2020年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

No, it's not the answer to everything; but it is the answer in this particular case.

(Written on 2020年 06月 17日)(Permalink)

One reason it may had taken so long is they probably had to rewrite a good percentage of the software, as it may had been so poorly-written before due to outsourcing. I've seen this many a time in the IT industry (where I work for the past 25+ years), one outsources to the cheapest vendor and they get what they pay for; sometimes the software is so bad, when problems arise later on, part (or all of it) has to be rewritten from scratch.

(Written on 2020年 06月 15日)(Permalink)

linnb, >>> A 2006 decree provides that foreign companies based in France are subject to local labor laws.<<< You're right, that's extremely left-leaning, good thing here in the US we allow foreign companies based here to have their own labor laws... get a life dude (also get a grammar checker)

(Written on 2020年 06月 15日)(Permalink)

If they were to use some moniker like this, I have a feeling it will be something like 797X or something, not Max; to much negative connotation, I doubt we will see that used again.

(Written on 2020年 05月 08日)(Permalink)

Sorry, my apologies, I didn't realize you haven't taken your happy pill today.

(Written on 2020年 03月 29日)(Permalink)