๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ)

I have to ask , there was a real narrow pass with solid rock sides , between ballarow Bay , about a mile or so north of Governors Harbor and James Cistern ( navy base road went off it not far past this pass,) well did there ever widen the road there . only one car could get by at a time,
Last time I was there it was the same. I only went north of Governors Harbor once.
 
I went snorkeling on the ocean side one time and got 4 that had tails almost 4 foot long, had about 25 people over and roasted them and had a good time.
I have a pic of me holding them up and their tails dragging on the ground they were that long.
I always liked the smaller ones better.

The Bahamians say eat the small ones because the big ones are the reproducers.
 
I don't particularly like them unless soaked in butter, or with a hollandaise sauce. I also have no idea why they are so expensive.

They are everywhere in the Bahamas and easily keep, much more easily than Chicken. Unless you go to a tourist restaurant, they are cheap in the Bahamas. Last time I was in the out islands, they were $5 for a tail in some restaurants, but the Tourist restaurants charge fifty or more.

I rarely buy them, because they are so easy to catch.

Can I come live at your house?
 
Even without engines a Lear jet can glide, I wonder what happen for it to dive at a high rate of speed into the ground?!!:dunno:
Yes, a Learjet can glide without engine power. Like all aircraft, it can maintain lift and glide for a considerable distance depending on its altitude and glide ratio.

HowStuffWorks
arcoaviation.co.uk
Not if wings are iced
 
Even without engines a Lear jet can glide, I wonder what happen for it to dive at a high rate of speed into the ground?!!:dunno:
Yes, a Learjet can glide without engine power. Like all aircraft, it can maintain lift and glide for a considerable distance depending on its altitude and glide ratio.

HowStuffWorks
arcoaviation.co.uk
ice severely disrupts the aerodynamics required to maintain lift and control.
 
Low Profile
@SeosQuinn


Thunderstorms can grow faster than an aircraft can climb, and they frequently overshoot the tropopause. A cell that is at 35โ€“40,000 ft can reach 45โ€“50,000+ ft in a short time, as the cell that brought down the Learjet yesterday did. Once you are committed to a climb over it, you may have nowhere left to go.Even if the top is below your altitude, the updrafts, turbulence, and icing associated with a rapidly intensifying cell can extend well above the visible or radar-indicated top.High-altitude performance is limited. A Learjet (or most business jets) at FL350โ€“FL410 is already near its service ceiling in many conditions; the ability to climb another 5โ€“10,000 ft quickly, especially in warmer or turbulent air, is not guaranteed.Onboard weather radar has limitations at high altitude (attenuation, beam width, and the fact that it shows precipitation, not the full extent of turbulence or icing risk). What looks like a gap or a lower top can change rapidly.Standard guidance saysAviation training and operating procedures (FAA, company ops manuals, etc.) emphasize:Avoid thunderstorms by at least 20 nm laterally when possible.Do not fly under or through them.Do not rely on flying over them as a primary strategy, especially with any indication of rapid development.If deviation is needed for safety of flight, do it and advise ATC; you do not need a clearance first to avoid an immediate hazard.Only an experienced pilot might know this at a 'gut' level.
 
Someone on X says that with private jets such as this sometimes pilots feel the pressure of what the passengers want, something that does not exist with commercial aviation.

I want to hear an expert talking about the range of this plane.......I wonder if they did not fly around this storm because it would have required a refueling stop.....which would have been a problem for the passengers re both cost and time.
 

Victims of Fiery Palm Beach Jet Crash Identified as Texas Family of 4 and Their Nanny​

​

Well that's one way of avoiding Bernie's billionaire tax
 
Someone on X says that with private jets such as this sometimes pilots feel the pressure of what the passengers want, something that does not exist with commercial aviation.

I want to hear an expert talking about the range of this plane.......I wonder if they did not fly around this storm because it would have required a refueling stop.....which would have been a problem for the passengers re both cost and time.
Roughly 2,180 to 2,450 nautical miles (2,500 to 2,820 miles)

Texas to the Bahamas is about 1,150 to 1,405 miles (1,850 to 2,260 km), depending on your starting and ending cities.
 
Watched a top notch jet pilot explain the whole thing. Looks like some blame MIGHT be with air control.
None.
The cause was heavy icing.

Dropped him right down into a severe thunderstorm with heavy rain,
ATC doesn't monitor weather on the screens.
The aircraft was climbing with light to moderate icing conditions when it flew through the storm cell and suddenly encountered very heavy icing conditions.
high sealing,.
Ceiling. No, it wasn't. That storm's base cloud was no more then 1000 ft.

...plane iced up and couldn't get lift when he made his turn.
He was not trying to turn. One wing dropped before the other, putting her into an uncontrolled spiral and loss of control.
Listened to the whole pilot/ traffic control tape,....horrible. Those poor souls.
Yes. The pilot knew the plane was doomed. There is no way to recover from such a loss of control due to icing in that kind of plane.
By the time the plane hit the ground it was overspeeding and almost inverted.

In something slower like a piston aircraft, there MIGHT be enough time for the ice to thaw (they tend to be high drag and slower flyers)...but it's dicey.

That model of Learjet does have anti-icing equipment, but it can only handle light icing conditions. The storm core created very heavy icing conditions suddenly, beyond the capabilities of the equipment on board to cope with it.

Some planes install weather radar to look out for such storms so they can be avoided. I don't think this jet was so equipped. It's not common on Learjets.

Some times ATC does everything right, the pilot does everything right, but a storm comes up to smite thee.
 
Back
Top