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Valuist
10-11-2006, 05:03 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860
Suff
10-11-2006, 05:06 PM
Just saw it. Supposedly they were out of control. Just leap frogging over two or three other buildings.....and leaped one, and nose dived into the next.


I had a bad 5 minutes when I saw the scene on TV. 9-11 thoughts.
kenwoodallpromos
10-11-2006, 11:45 PM
I wonder where Lidle would have been if the Yanks had won some more post-season games.
Bubbles
10-11-2006, 11:49 PM
I wonder where Lidle would have been if the Yanks had won some more post-season games.Now that's kinda sick...
JPinMaryland
10-12-2006, 02:25 AM
I think all he's saying is that fate, or something akin to it, plays a role in all this. You can think back to any accident and say "boy if I hadnt eaten that extra donut that day I never would have.."
ponyplayerdotca
10-12-2006, 10:07 AM
Did anyone else feel a little weird (as the story unfolded) to see that the date was again "on the 11th"?

[In 2001, "9-11", of course, and the Spain train bombing was on Feb. 11th too, I think.]

As it turned out, just coincidental, but still....eerie.
Valuist
10-12-2006, 11:47 AM
Even if they didn't crash, why were they flying so close to skyscrapers? I thought there were FAA rules re: flying in/around major metropolitan areas. I could be wrong about that but I swear I've heard it somewhere before.
kenwoodallpromos
10-12-2006, 01:29 PM
I wonder where Lidle would have been if the Yanks had won some more post-season games.
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I'm looking at the schedule and now I figure Yanks would have been in Oakland if they won the Detroit series. Maybe just as well since my place is about 1 block off the Oakland general aviation flightpath! (NOW it's sick!?).
JustRalph
10-12-2006, 01:45 PM
Even if they didn't crash, why were they flying so close to skyscrapers? I thought there were FAA rules re: flying in/around major metropolitan areas. I could be wrong about that but I swear I've heard it somewhere before.

there is a very popular corridor right near there. You can basically fly up and down the Hudson river and a few other routes as a sightseeing deal. Lidles dad told a friend that they were doing that route yesterday and then heading west.

It wouldn't take much to get off track. The aircraft that he was flying cruises at about 155kts. One to Two minutes outside the corridor and you are in serious trouble.

http://www.cirrusdesign.com/aircraft/gallery/srg2/20G2superior.jpg
Bubbles
10-12-2006, 02:06 PM
Ken, I took the wrong way, and I apologize.
JPinMaryland
10-12-2006, 02:08 PM
so is there any indication of what caused the crash? Pilot error? Fog? etc.
Pace Cap'n
10-12-2006, 05:35 PM
Things I have heard on the news (radio)...

--It is not uncommon to fly in that area, and he was not very far off course

--The approved flight corridor is rather narrow, and you have to fly rather low

--Witnesses reported the plane flying in a "pogo stick" fashion, going up over a few buildings only to drop back down

--Also had reports the engine was revving very high, decelerating, and revving back up just prior to the crash

--no distress signals were sent prior to the crash
JustRalph
10-12-2006, 07:26 PM
I just saw a video from a coast guard camera on Espn. It showed the plane hitting the building in the distance. It really wasn't cloudy etc, from the angle of the CG camera? Beats the hell out of me why these guys crashed?

we will probably never know what was going on in the cockpit..........

They did not deploy the parachute either..........

this plane comes with a parachute that can lower them to the ground.
pressman
10-13-2006, 09:20 AM
He was apparently just as bad a pilot as a pitcher too bad for all involved
Bubbles
10-13-2006, 11:11 AM
He was hardly a bad pitcher. 82-72 over his career is not bad at all. Solid #4 or #5 starter.
JustRalph
10-13-2006, 03:01 PM
I heard he had 10 or 12 wins this year. that makes you several million dollars now days.
pressman
10-13-2006, 05:17 PM
Well he was so good we got rid of him in Phila and I heard he wasnt wanted back in NY next Year Hes was with 7 teams in 9 yrs mediocre at best
PaceAdvantage
10-14-2006, 03:59 AM
Well he was so good we got rid of him in Phila and I heard he wasnt wanted back in NY next Year Hes was with 7 teams in 9 yrs mediocre at best

You must be the life of the party at wakes and funerals across the country.....
pressman
10-14-2006, 11:20 AM
Yes I am ,please just another overpaid athlete with too much money to spend on a toy instead of a bike or fast car he buys a plane should of gave the $200,000 to charity
headhawg
10-14-2006, 11:27 AM
Yes I am ,please just another overpaid athlete with too much money to spend on a toy instead of a bike or fast car he buys a plane should of gave the $200,000 to charityWhy don't you say that to the widow and his son while his teammates from the Phils/Yanks are standing there? With their bats.
pressman
10-14-2006, 11:40 AM
oh boo hoo stoping beating a "dead" horse
JustRalph
10-14-2006, 07:05 PM
Yes I am ,please just another overpaid athlete with too much money to spend on a toy instead of a bike or fast car he buys a plane should of gave the $200,000 to charity

you must be a fun guy in all social occasions.................
PaceAdvantage
10-15-2006, 01:22 AM
Yes I am ,please just another overpaid athlete with too much money to spend on a toy instead of a bike or fast car he buys a plane should of gave the $200,000 to charity

So because he made lots of money, he shouldn't be mourned? Tell me, are you this dysfunctional in all areas of life?
pressman
10-15-2006, 08:38 AM
Absolutely I JUST DONT CARE
PaceAdvantage
10-15-2006, 03:47 PM
If you didn't care, you wouldn't have replied to this thread.
wes
10-15-2006, 06:37 PM
Yes I am ,please just another overpaid athlete with too much money to spend on a toy instead of a bike or fast car he buys a plane should of gave the $200,000 to charity

Hey did you drop the ets from your assets?

wes