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yeah it is a bit tricky to slow down at Tirana and descend on profile because of the altitude restrictions at the star entry points. you really have to plan ahead or can easily end up high and fast, which makes it a very interesting place to fly.

i personally don't see the point with those big screens. they look congested with too much information. my personal preference would be simple displays with basic information which are much easier to read

i think it is an animation that's why the spoilers are not deployed (maybe?)

well thanks for the correction, i have missed this part. is this official??? wow can someone provide a link?

i think the ntsb chairman said during the briefing yesterday the victims were on the plane at the end of the cabin which was the section that received the greater damage. also the injured were mainly seated in that section. also in the link that was provided earlier on the thread where the pilot of the united 885 that witnessed the event said the people who were thrown out of the plane were walking and were alive, so i think the victims were inside the plane. anyway i stand to be corrected.

unfortunately 2 have died, but yeah i agree, considering the severity of the crash

Rare video footage of the wreckage. Notice at around 1:35 there is an Asiana T7 taking off in the background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cKqion6SLU Edit: another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLwTeoa3WzA

Deborah Hersman is very hot :wub:

she said it was armed but maybe it was not engaged in speed mode ??

using that logic you would expect him to come higher above the threshold with the 777 since he is used to a higher point of view in the 747 being that low the perspective should have looked even worst if we assume the difference does play a role actually i've kept wondering these days since the accident and trying to imagine the the view and perspective of the runway they had in front of their eyes. it must have look clearly wrong. consider the image below. there is some paved surface + a displaced threshold + the aiming point is still some good distance from the threshold. how could they be so comfortable with the view for not to abort the landing?? :Shame On You:

it makes me sick to think that whenever there is a pilot error accident some airlines get away with it pretty easily. i am personally tired of hearing of pilot error as the ultimate cause of any accident, and then having such airlines continue their operations without any penalty. we have all heard rumors about airlines (especially in asia) that seek to maximize profits in the short term and undermine the importance of having well trained and qualified crews at the pointy end of the plane. if this comes out to be a pilot error i think it is time for the regulators to enforce some rules upon the airlines about the quality of training and recruitment and have them pay a very high stake if they don't comply. now i'm not saying this is exactly what has happened with this airline as i don't have any fact to back that up, but we are witnessing this type of accidents so often which suggest there are cultural problems in many airlines. for those in the industry who try to cut costs in every possible aspect, there is this famous saying: "if you think maintenance and crew training are expensive, try having an accident..."

yeah, to me it looks like the tail section (the part that was still attached to the fuselage) went way up, while the plane was spinning with the left wing slightly down, than it slammed in the ground approximately in the final position. can't imagine what those passengers went through

FDR & CVR have been recovered and sent to NTSB lab in Washington. hopefully we will hear some news soon https://twitter.com/NTSB/status/353894250716471296 https://twitter.com/NTSB/status/353891249230585856/photo/1

it is amazing how you and your team figured out the cause of this crash and the details how it happened. with all respect but this speculation is very exaggerated. there could be a million variables that led to the accident. it could be either pilot error or something went wrong with the airplane and at this moment there are no reports to have an idea of what might have happened. the flightaware data are interesting, at 300ft speed is 123kts, at 100 speed is 109kts. also the rate of descent on final is greater than usual. at first one might think there is some trouble with the engines. but then again we don't know how accurate are these data, whats the margin of error etc. the coordinates where the speed is supposed to be 85kts are wrong, actually the plane came to a stop much earlier on the ground. see pic below until some official reports from the investigation come out, or reports from eyewitnesses (especially the United crew who were holding short of 28L) it is not appropriate to speculate an jump into conclusions.

the password doesn't work for me. does anybody have another link? or the correct password?