LL Windshear

Just heard about this... http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/747-cargo-plane-crash-afghanistan-determined-19311154

I'd recommend keeping that to yourself. Compartmentalize it. Hold it in. It's better that way. Mike, no worries. I didn't take it any way other than intended. Thanks for the words.

I flew the next day...and I was fine. I've spoken to a few people about it. I wasn't the only one who witnessed it. They also flew. Sad fact is that plane crashes are a part of the business. I was hoping to never witness one myself, and I hope to never witness one again. Hearing about it on the news is one thing, seeing/hearing/feeling the impact is quite another. I've since watched it a dozen times or so on youtube. Believe it or not, that helps to desensitize. Still makes my stomach turn, but what are you gonna do? BL, I'm good. My rotation ended shortly after that incident, and provided the opportunity to reconnect with my family and think about "life". That said, aviation is, and always has been, the passion of my life. Can't wait to get back in the air next month.

Thanks, no. Compartmentalized and moved on. The MC-12W crash 2 days prior only made it worse though. I knew the 747 was going to crash well before it did. The first thing i saw was the plane climbing at a 45 degree angle. Even empty, they don't do that. The AOA kept increasing though...even at 80 degrees nose-high, it continued to climb albeit briefly. I can recount every detail precisely, but instead I'm going to go grab a coffee, go out to my backyard (rural Iowa acreage), and enjoy the day.

Just got back from downrange. Witnessed the 747 crash firsthand. Didn't sleep for 2 days. That memory will haunt me forever...

Can't. Stop. Watching.

2. Edit: This actually made the ######ing NBC Nightly News.

Prayers for the family.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/27/gen-norman-schwarzkopf-who-led-coalition-forces-in-persian-gulf-war-dies/ Him Him.

There's no mention of it on FNC or CNN's website as of a few minutes ago. Either it was a false report, or it's being buried in lieu of gun control articles and NORAD sleigh tracking...

Anything?

None of this trolling is relevant to the thread topic. It's disappointing to see the good work being performed by the Liberty guys minimized by this smear campaign. /soapboxmodeoff Edited for momentary lack of self-control.

No.

QFT. Thanks again for the ride on Tuesday, Huggy. I dropped off the video in the office next to your ops desk.

Nice!