Stacey Jack Alexander “On Duct Tape and a Prayer”

My Audio Book, listed above, hit top 20 (aviation genre) on Amazon/audible at 18, just ahead of Sir Richard Branson. Now, I want my own jet! No DMs.

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There’s also an E book available on Amazon. Dave Wright narrated it for me. He’s great. Wrote this many years ago. Took about a month to write. This story has sold enough copies to pay for another similar Cessna 150. I wish they all came so easy.

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@WallStreetApes College of liberal Arts and Brainwashing has become very expensive!

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@C_3C_3 England needs to be overthrown, oh wait, it already has been.

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@ValentinaForUSA The judge, of course, is a left-wing shill.

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A humorous aviation story ... a story that coincides with the end of the "modern barnstorming" generation.

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@nypost Let's expose the remaining advertisers, then boycott them.

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@bennyjohnson Miller for president

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No, Amazon account. Listen to it on YouTube. How about a like and a subscribe. Thanks.

https://t.co/HmjgJJy1P1

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@DrewHLive What a disgusting freak show!

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According to the data, there might've been a little bit of time to react. Would it have made a difference? We may never know.

The young lady communicated very well though. (The screams were uncontrollable reflexes, she was human after all) and without her communication, the NTSB would not have much to go on, in my opinion.

I'd like to keep the sexes is out of all this, but it seems like it's almost impossible in today's world. Mistakes are made in aviation all the time, just like in life, in every occupation.

The captain was in charge of the flight. But these kind of jets need two very good captains. The ultimate blame lies with the captain. They NTSB may mention "lack of cockpit resource management" as a cause, They flew into a thunderstorm, and that may have sealed their fate right there.

When the buffeting started, it was wrong to try to gain altitude at that point. That's on the captain. That's for sure. Power should've been decreased at the time, probably to idle, and wings leveled and the nose pointed down, level, but not up. They had an upset aircraft, and icy conditions, and may have been getting bad readings on air speed. It was a lot of things thrown out them. But they stack the odds against him a little more by trying to climb.

The young lady was was gifted and smart. And brave as they come. But there's no substitute for experience in aviation. It's a demanding and deadly occupation. But she was there. And she was doing the best she could. Frankly, I wouldn't wanna see a person that young flying me around, as a pilot or copilot. And I know I'm not alone.

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@nicolexo9_ Beautiful

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@TonyLaneNV Excellent video by Jaun Brown.
His instincts are usually correct concerning plane accident investigations.

https://t.co/deUIXf3ERp

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As soon as they pulled the plane up, it rolled over and stalled. Either they were iced up and got too heavy, or as soon as they climbed, they hit their stall speed. They must've been flying right on the edge of the planes capability, and not watching their airspeed. The pitot tube could have failed and iced over, given them fake numbers, But the chances are they weren't watching their speed, along with their altitude, and exceeded the stall speed and angle of attack.

And in a jet, once you stall, it's very hard to recover. Almost impossible. The mistake had already been made. They should've put the nose over and started coming down instead of requesting a higher altitude from ATC. But hindsight is 2020. Flying a jet is serious business. And you've got to know the limitations. You must keep the curve in your favor. It will be a while before the NTSB gets out the report. But the audio gives us a pretty clear picture.

A pilot needs to stay cool. Screaming is not going to help.. You could tell she was trying to hold it together, but the terror of the situation over took her emotions. Fighting for your life and trying to get the plane to recover is all a pilot needs to be concentrating on. Fight till the last second. There was a moment there that she knew it was all over, the plane may have started coming apart. Then she saw her life flash in front of her eyes. It's hard to listen to. But pilots need to remember these three things: Aviate, navigate, and communicate. In that order.

To be a pilot, is to be bold, strong, and courageous. And to be ready to meet your maker head on, at any second. These are the traits that many people need to ask of themselves before taking to the air.

May they rest in peace ..

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Airline and commercial jet pilots do not practice full aerodynamic stalls in actual passenger aircraft. Only in small civilian aircraft do you practice full on stalls. You practice stall procedures in jets -- when you get the wing to buffet, you execute recovery before entering a stall. It's way too dangerous to get in a full stall. Experimental pilots may enter into a full stall while certifying a new type of aircraft.

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@xavierpenis @TonyLaneNV Recovering any high-performance aircraft—especially a Learjet—from a high-altitude aerodynamic stall is notoriously difficult, dangerous, and counterintuitive.
At high altitudes (often up to 51,000 feet for some Learjets), the thin air changes everything about how a jet handles.

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@bloomwithviolet @TonyLaneNV I think she handled herself actually pretty well, under the circumstances, and I said so. Both the pilots will be blamed for the accident. So get ready, the judgment is coming.

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@DustySantos5 Best of luck, Dusty👍

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@bK31th @TonyLaneNV No, what I meant to say, as soon as they were cleared to climb from ATC, from 35,000 feet to 37,000 feet, they were over Florida.. That's when the aircraft immediately lost control.

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In this instance, it may be the fatal flaw--going for more altitude,. But as a general rule, it's a judgment call. You take all your technology, and pre-flight briefing information you were given, and you make that call. That's a good question. And pilots need to keep that in mind while flying in weather. Where is the clean air? Dry air?

It's best to avoid these situations to start with. But that's not always possible.

Have a good day, Warren.

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And I mentioned that. I thought she did a pretty good job of holding it together. I could hear her professionalism creeping out in spots. I may not have been clear in my writing. But I was just saying, as a rule, all your energy and attention must be.used to aviate. Planes can recover from incredibly difficult situations sometimes. I think it will come out that her situation became fatal within the first few seconds of losing control. It may have broken up in-flight at that point. They were in very rough weather. But we may never know that. There are other scenarios that may have played a part.

Regardless of all those things, she was a strong woman. You can't get to her position without being smart, dedicated and brave,

Godspeed to the young lady. And may her family and friends find peace.

And God bless all the airmen out there.

Thanks, Diane