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  #3270938 13-Aug-2024 08:10
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Out of Canada. They use same plane.

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Globalnews Canada: Air safety expert on plane crash in Brazil: ‘I wouldn’t fly ’em’
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At the time of the crash in Brazil, it was reported that there was an active weather alert for “high risk of freezing” along the plane’s flight path.

Transport Canada certified the ATR 72-500 for service in Canada in 2017. At the time, the French-Italian consortium claimed the aircraft was “the perfect match for challenging markets, such as Canada.”

In a news release, ATR boasted about the aircraft’s capability “to fly in extreme cold, icy weather conditions, take off and land on unpaved and short runways, and their unrivalled performance are invaluable.”

A regional airline in Manitoba, Canadian North services the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and some provinces, and North Star

While it may take weeks for investigators to pinpoint the cause of the crash in Brazil, after reviewing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, Schiavo agrees that Transport Canada may want to review its certification of the ATR 72 depending on the outcome of the investigation.

She says she understands why someone would be cautious about flying this type of aircraft given renewed concerns about icing.

Fear is a very important emotion and feeling and frankly, on an ATR in icing, after seeing that accident, I frankly wouldn’t want to get in one either in icing,” she said.

“I can tell you after the 1995 report in the United States of America, where there was the terrible icing accident with the ATR, I wouldn’t fly ’em,”
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  #3270939 13-Aug-2024 08:13
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kingdragonfly: Out of Canada. They use same plane.

 

 

Well, I have news for you then... 

 





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rb99:

 

It is true to say I've never been interested in sports while I did / do have a private pilots licence...but still, I think the crash was somewhat more important. I think parochial is the word.

 

 

Do you think the crash should have been first in the news that night even if there was no video of the plane falling?





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  #3270961 13-Aug-2024 10:05
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rb99:

 

It is true to say I've never been interested in sports while I did / do have a private pilots licence...but still, I think the crash was somewhat more important. I think parochial is the word.

 

 

Do you think the crash should have been first in the news that night even if there was no video of the plane falling?

 

 

I do indeed. I imagine it made several radio reports without any pictures (seriously), though I don't know whether it was the first item. Its interesting to watch, but it also obviously shows 60 people knowing (repeat knowing) they will be dead in 10 seconds time, so showing it was, I would say, optional.





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  #3271070 13-Aug-2024 13:11
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kingdragonfly: Out of Canada. They use same plane.



Well, I have news for you then... 




I meant Canada use the same plane that crashed in Brazil. As mentioned the NZ model 600 has about 5% more power and better avionics.

From my understanding when there's icing, you're supposed to speed up the plane among other things. So a little extra power is a good thing.

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  #3271078 13-Aug-2024 13:32
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Air Chathams fly the ATR72-500




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