[Chris_Ford]

Originally Posted by darrenf

Where do they find these people??

http://www.nydailynews.com//front/st...p-388341c.html

97 Knots is "damn close" to the stalling speed???? What an idiot!

More like damn close to DOUBLE the stall speed of 54 Knots.

You ever do accelerated stalls? At the bank angles witnesses are reporting, 97 kts would be damn close to stalling speed.

The guy is a former NTSB member, I doubt he's "an idiot" and as uninformed as you're projecting he is