TOTALLY GEEKED!

voiceofreason · Guru

Plane crash in Maryland

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I saw the headline.

Was it a small plane?

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Freak accidents happen all the time and there is nothing you can do about it. Sadly.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
I saw the headline.

Was it a small plane?

flan

Small private jet. The three people on board, died.

They think there might have been a fourth person on the plane.

Haven't seen anything about anyone being in the home, at the time.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/official-at-least-3-killed-in-maryland-jet-crash/ar-BBguMYr

-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Monday 8th of December 2014 01:18:30 PM

ed11563 · Guru

Plane crashes into Maryland house in suburban Washington, DC; no immediate word on injuries

December 8, 2014 11:10 AM
By The Associated Press

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - (AP) -- Plane crashes into Maryland house in suburban Washington, D.C.; no immediate word on injuries.

http://longisland.news12.com/news/plane-crashes-into-maryland-house-in-suburban-washington-dc-no-immediate-word-on-injuries-1.9692702

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Oh my. Praying for them.

JPT · Senior Member

Yeah, just saw this on CNN...sad for everyone, especially at the holidays.

It's always in the back of my mind, my DS is a pilot....

FNW · Guru

Not all that far from where I am currently.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I lived near a small airport. This has happened more than once in the community surrounding it. One plane hit my friends house. Thankfully no one on the ground was hurt. Another time it hit a trailer community. It looked like a comet went through it. When I was in 9th grade one of my friends and two other boys stole a plane from this airport. They managed to get it off the ground and then crashed, all three died.

FNW · Guru

When I lived and worked in WV, I drove home from work and saw a small Cessna dangling from a tree.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

FNW wrote:
When I lived and worked in WV, I drove home from work and saw a small Cessna dangling from a tree.

Oh that would freak me out!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.

FNW · Guru

FIL used to have his license until his heart attack.

When I was in England visiting a guy I was dating at the time, he took me to his parents' house for dinner. They lived on a large farm out in the country. Dad was a pilot for British Airways and had not only his own plane, but a grassy landing strip on the farm. Talk about convenience.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Yeah. Uncle has a proper runway. FFA approved.

It can land planes up to a certain size.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

The mother and 2 young children in the house were killed.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
The mother and 2 young children in the house were killed.

Oh no.

Thanks for the update.

flan

burns07 · Guru

from the eyewitness accounts, it appears he tip-stalled it on approach--too much angle on a low-speed turn--and a jet takes a bit longer to recover thrust than a prop / turboprop

NAOW · Vette's SS

Southern_Belle wrote:
I lived near a small airport. This has happened more than once in the community surrounding it. One plane hit my friends house. Thankfully no one on the ground was hurt. Another time it hit a trailer community. It looked like a comet went through it. When I was in 9th grade one of my friends and two other boys stole a plane from this airport. They managed to get it off the ground and then crashed, all three died.

WHAT?! That is so sad, but also... what on earth were they planning? That is crazy.

NAOW · Vette's SS

lilyofcourse wrote:
My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.

He was too sick to drive, but not too sick to fly?

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

NAOW wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.
He was too sick to drive, but not too sick to fly?

That was my thought too!

ed11563 · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
NAOW wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.
He was too sick to drive, but not too sick to fly?
That was my thought too!

There's less traffic, and a LOT LESS "stop and go" driving. smile

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

ed11563 wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
NAOW wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.
He was too sick to drive, but not too sick to fly?
That was my thought too!
There's less traffic, and a LOT LESS "stop and go" driving.

Yeah, but that last stop can be a doozy!

ed11563 · Guru

NAOW wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
I lived near a small airport. This has happened more than once in the community surrounding it. One plane hit my friends house. Thankfully no one on the ground was hurt. Another time it hit a trailer community. It looked like a comet went through it. When I was in 9th grade one of my friends and two other boys stole a plane from this airport. They managed to get it off the ground and then crashed, all three died.
WHAT?! That is so sad, but also... what on earth were they planning? That is crazy.

Acute terminal stupidity.

voiceofreason · Guru

I'll never forget seeing part of the Iowa state ski team plane lodged in a tree. It was in 1985 and that image is seared in my brain. It was tragic.

ed11563 · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
NAOW wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
My uncle's runway is just across the ball field from our house.

He got his pilot's license when he was sick and the doctor told him he couldn't drive during his treatments to and from Atlanta. It's about a 2 hour trip both ways. So he learned to fly.

He would fly down to the local little airport next to his doctor's office, take a taxi to the doctor and then back to the plane and fly home.

It's really amusing when he takes off or lands during ball games. The whole thing will stop and everyone watches.
He was too sick to drive, but not too sick to fly?
That was my thought too!
There's less traffic, and a LOT LESS "stop and go" driving.

Yeah, but that last stop can be a doozy!

With a fixed-wing airplane, taking off and flying straight are easy. LANDING is extremely challenging.

Everyone who thinks about flying or taking lessons, should spend a couple of hundred hours using Microsoft Flight Simulator. Pilots have told me it's VERY realistic, and just a bit more difficult than flying the real airplanes.

If you can't land successfully in Flight Simulator, do NOT try it in a real plane.

burns07 · Guru

" Pro Pilot " is actually the most realistic--depending on your set-up, you can incorporate rudder pedals, an articulating stick or wheel, adjust flaps, trimtabs, etc. and journey to real-life airports around the world--other than the motion of a genuine flight simulator, it is the closest to actually flying the aircraft itself

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I'm glad I won't be flying for a long time.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

To answer ya'll's questions about my uncle.

He could be home in less than 15 minutes when flying.

Literally at is back door.

His treatments drained him and he couldn't drive for up to two hours but he could make the maybe 15 minute flight fine.

It was strange to me too.

I am not real sure what kind of treatments he was having. I know he had lupus, kidney problems and cancer.

Blankie · Guru

I'm nervous about this. I have a bunch of relatives in the DC area. Guess I'll have to keep searching to find the names. Can't find them in any articles yet.

Most of my relatives are in Rockville or Takoma Park. I have one cousin in Gaithersburg, but she doesn't have small children.

Those poor people. What a way to die.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

ed11563 wrote:
NAOW wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
I lived near a small airport. This has happened more than once in the community surrounding it. One plane hit my friends house. Thankfully no one on the ground was hurt. Another time it hit a trailer community. It looked like a comet went through it. When I was in 9th grade one of my friends and two other boys stole a plane from this airport. They managed to get it off the ground and then crashed, all three died.
WHAT?! That is so sad, but also... what on earth were they planning? That is crazy.
Acute terminal stupidity.

Drugs. His family was devastated. I think about him every time when I am home and drive past his old house.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

lilyofcourse wrote:
To answer ya'll's questions about my uncle.

He could be home in less than 15 minutes when flying.

Literally at is back door.

His treatments drained him and he couldn't drive for up to two hours but he could make the maybe 15 minute flight fine.

It was strange to me too.

I am not real sure what kind of treatments he was having. I know he had lupus, kidney problems and cancer.

I am surprised he was able to fly with the lupus. A lady in my Zumba class has it and her hands are so messed up.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Southern_Belle wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
To answer ya'll's questions about my uncle.

He could be home in less than 15 minutes when flying.

Literally at is back door.

His treatments drained him and he couldn't drive for up to two hours but he could make the maybe 15 minute flight fine.

It was strange to me too.

I am not real sure what kind of treatments he was having. I know he had lupus, kidney problems and cancer.
I am surprised he was able to fly with the lupus. A lady in my Zumba class has it and her hands are so messed up.

I guess it affects people differently. I don't know either. About being able to fly. I would think he couldn't because, well, if you shouldn't drive, should you fly?

But he is better now. He still flies.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

There are so many private plane crashes involving pilot error that I wonder if we should make the testing more difficult?! Seems like every few months someone flying their own plane crashes it and takes innocent people with them.