mrdino2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yet another dam crying baby on an airplane!!! SHUT UP!!!!! take the bus or rent a car

zeevzaap (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes, very true...but if you remember, initially every news out let talk about the rudder so the public gets the image....it is so scarry while the alaskan air line still in 2008 has yet the same issues with their fleet...the NY times article that i read was clearly releasing info from ntsb ....i mean, what the hell is wrong with these guys..? they are as bad as terrorists....i mean, they are are...they produce the terror of a horrible midair death....i dont get it at all..who does..?

da40flyer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Just a small correction. It was not the rudder that had an issue. It was a jackscrew in the tail that controlled the position of the horizontal stabilizer. The jackscrew, due to lack of maintenance, had become stripped and finally let go.

zeevzaap (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sorry..u r wrong....md 80 that crashed was in poor maintanence...the rudder was not properly greased for a long time according to the NTSB. ALASKAN AIRLINES have cuased it, the world knows it and the relative of the passengers know it too...NY TIMES HAS AN ARTICLE that explaine the entire thing....take a look at it....S 80 have the highest safty record ".58", if i am not makeing a mistake including the spanair and the accident caused by alaskan air......

CR1257 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

from inside it may be quiet but if u are watching one take off they are loud a hell.

4rnweekwewm (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

that dream may be short lived man i love that old work horse but most of them are going so quickly they are a dyign memory :-(

assmunch42na (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Planes do "go arounds" so friggen much at Ohare its crazy....some for this some for that...all airlines all sizes

liv4deth95 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sick... u a pilot or u just travel alot?

Jacobin777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I see it all the time...;-)

liv4deth95 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

lol that was cool how u cud see anothr plane on approach