Hey gang, I hate to be bearer of bad news, but I’ve gotten good at it these past couple years. There will be no @RealDailyMojo tomorrow morning. Folks with the app got a video explainer which I’ll try to post here later. #WhatILearnedToday#LifeIsNotFair#FreedomIsntFree
This was @BethEKnott's aunt who just passed away last week. Every week, she would see her in the "Magic Mirror" - and no, it wasn't from smoking a Do-Bee. #WhatILearnedToday#RomperRoom#MissNancy https://t.co/NEtg0J1WEh
Writing this in my personal capacity, but I have been flying these types of aircraft for more than 20 years, with over 8,000 hours, and have reasonable familiarity with how the charter world operates. I feel compelled to post after seeing commentary about the Lear 60 crash, from missile strikes to DEI to critiquing this poor woman’s final radio calls.
That last part is what I find most troubling. She was the second-in-command (SIC), and while she was empowered to point out mistakes as part of good crew resource management, she was doing her job, communicating with ATC right to the end in a terrifying situation. She likely knew before many of those calls that she was going to die. I have heard final calls from friends, from military pilots with thousands of hours in fighter aircraft, and they are just as heartbreaking because they know the end is approaching.
I understand the public interest given the footage and audio. But you do not know the aircraft’s maintenance history, whether there was a structural failure, if any failure was induced by turbulence, overspeed, or overcontrol, or everything happening in that cockpit. I am sure weather will be part of the investigation, but beyond that, it is speculation. The charter industry routinely hires commercial pilots very early in their careers to gain experience alongside an ATP-qualified captain before they move up to the airlines. She would still have the appropriate training, qualifications, and checkouts by an FAA examiner or designee.
Let people investigate, learn, and share the facts. Be respectful to those who perished and the families who carry their memories. God bless them and their loved ones.
Try as I might, my words don’t suffice. I am so blessed to have worked with one of the greatest as he purred my name, “Tasha” with such grace. My colleague, my Captain, “no good-byes, just good memories…”#StarTrek@SirPatStew#PatrickStewart
What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.
My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.
BREAKING: Legendary "Star Trek" and "X-Men" actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at 86 following a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, where he was being cared for by his wife, Sunny Ozell, according to his representative.
The beloved British actor became a household name as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" franchise, building a career that spanned more than six decades.