Pilots test jet's limits for 'fun'

[KipWellsFan]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...rash050613.html

 

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board released transcripts of their conversations during the first day of a three-day hearing into the crash.

 

The pilots were flying a commuter jet from Little Rock, Ark. to Minneapolis when they decided to take the Bombardier regional jet plane up to 41,000 feet. Commuter jets usually fly at much lower altitudes.

 

"Man, we can do it, 41-it," said Cesarz at 9:48 p.m.

 

"40,000, baby," responds Rhodes one minute later.

 

At 9:51, they reach 41,000 feet. "There's my 41-0 man. Made it man," said Cesarz.

 

According to the transcripts of air-to-ground conversations, an air traffic controller in Kansas City commented that it was unusual to see a commuter jet that high.

 

"We don't have any passengers on board, so we decided to have a little fun and come up here," one of the pilots told the air traffic controller.

 

At 10:03 p.m., they reported an engine had failed. The second engine failed five minutes later.

 

"We're not going to make it, man. We're not going to make it," said Cesarz as they tried to land the plane at the Jefferson City airport.

 

The jet, operated by the Tennessee-based Pinnacle Airlines, crashed in a residential area of the city. The two pilots were killed. No one on the ground was injured.

[FlaSoxxJim]

Without engines jets = rocks. They didn't have a chance.

[Texsox]

Obviously they were not Texans, then y'all would have heard, hold my beer, I'm taking this bubba to 41,000 feet.

[whitesoxmurph]

Spam in the Can Baby. At least those idiots didn't take anyone out on the ground.