Hello,this post is erelevant to PMDG but I want to let you guys know that an Asiana airlines 747-400F Registration HL7406 has crashed 107KM west of Jeju. The causes are unknown but some theories say that it was another cargo fire similar to UPS 6 or weather. In south korea they have been experiencing some very heavy rain and has been some floods.Let us pray for their souls and have someway survivedhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/07/201172812928728833.html

Yeah, there's a post covering this in the Hangar Chat forum. Bless them, none the less.

Why is it that they always come in threes? :/

Sad news. The preliminary report of the UPS 6 crash at Dubai can be found here http://bit.ly/htZRgaIt's the website of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. Quite sobering how fast the fire advanced and smoke overwhelmed the cockpit.

It was a shame Pack 1 was faulting as it was - they might have made it had it not been for that. I wonder if the latest 744F loss was due to yet another cargo of Li-Ion batteries... There is serious debate over whether to ban them from air transport. Best regards,Robin.

Speaking of UPS, aren't they developing some system thing that will allow the crew to see their displays in the event of cockpit smoke or fire?

It seems like another cargo fire. It said it was carrying heavy machines, chemicals, liquid, paint and 400 KG LITHIUM BATTERIES There was an air canada plane in sydney which was on fire but landed safely.

Damn it! That´s somehow sad. Hopefully their death was quick and they didn´t suffer.

...I wonder if the latest 744F loss was due to yet another cargo of Li-Ion batteries... There is serious debate over whether to ban them from air transport. Best regards,Robin.

See thermal runaway. Cheers, - jahman.