Captain Al Haynes, United 232 Will Be In Attendance

Doug Taylor · April 15th, 2008, 23:53

Details coming up!

ILSstud · April 16th, 2008, 01:35

That is awesome! He came to my school to give a presenation. Very, very interesting.

staplegun · April 16th, 2008, 03:58

WhenI was still in the Navy Reserve Jan Brown Lohr, the Senior Flight Attendant on board, came to talk to us about that day.

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United 232's Senior Flight Attendant. She was forced by regulation to ask parents with "lap babies" (children without seats) aboard flight 232 to place their children on the cabin floor during the flight's final moments before impact. Upon impact one of four children was killed. The deceased child's mother came to her at the crash site and stated "You told me to put my baby on the floor and now he's gone." Since then, Lohr has tirelessly lobbied in Washington D.C. to promote the safety of children on all civilian aircraft and airlines, asking that federal regulations require all children to have a seatbelt on every flight.

I'll never forget the haunted look on her face as she described the "baby-on-the-floor" incident. All because she was doing what she was trained to do...

(Kinda like the crews on 9/11 who were doing what their training told them to do...)

Kevin

MQAAord · April 16th, 2008, 12:40

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Originally Posted by staplegun

WhenI was still in the Navy Reserve Jan Brown Lohr, the Senior Flight Attendant on board, came to talk to us about that day.

I'll never forget the haunted look on her face as she described the "baby-on-the-floor" incident. All because she was doing what she was trained to do...

(Kinda like the crews on 9/11 who were doing what their training told them to do...)

Kevin

And that is part of the reason why I am so very opposed to the concept of "lap children".

sorry for the thread hijack......

ILSstud · April 17th, 2008, 02:07

I just can't understand how the FAA could have possibly believed that a human alone could restrain a child like that in the event of a potential crash situation. I mean it was common knowledge (at least I am assuming it was) that the "mother-hand-across-the-chest" during a car crash is inconsequential. Sad that it took such an event for them to realize this requirement was ridiculous. I suppose that is how the FAA usually works though..

N826AW · April 17th, 2008, 02:24

Doug, any luck on getting someone from ALPA to attend and maybe host a roundtable or do a presentation for us?

Kristie · April 17th, 2008, 12:27

We're working on getting an ALPA rep to do a roundtable.

skidz · April 17th, 2008, 12:41

Wow. that's bad azzz....

sdfcvoh · April 19th, 2008, 22:49

What, so I guess you weren't able to get Jesus.

Kristie · April 19th, 2008, 23:23

awww, we've got him scheduled for next year... we thought Capt Haynes was a little higher priority.

DE727UPS · April 19th, 2008, 23:40

What are you guys trying to do? JC used to be a nice little website. You get Capt Haynes and you'll be on par with the AOPA convention...

Congratz on going big time.

Doug Taylor · April 20th, 2008, 00:37

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What are you guys trying to do? JC used to be a nice little website. You get Capt Haynes and you'll be on par with the AOPA convention...

Congratz on going big time.

Trying to merge "Top Gun", "Airplane", "The Right Stuff" and "Old School" in one delicious stew!

JEP · April 20th, 2008, 01:21

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Trying to merge "Top Gun", "Airplane", "The Right Stuff" and "Old School" in one delicious stew!

..... And if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog #### out of Hong Kong!

Polar742 · April 20th, 2008, 01:25

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..... And if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog #### out of Hong Kong!

HEY!!!! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK.

JEP · April 20th, 2008, 01:27

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HEY!!!! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK.

...And just a little more proof that I spend an inordinate amount of time on JC............

My first thought when posting the quote was....

Polar is going to see this and respond with...

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Why are you talkng about me....

Polar742 · April 20th, 2008, 01:32

Oh, come on.

I won't even respect you in the AM

Doug Taylor · April 20th, 2008, 01:47

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HEY!!!! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK.

Sadly, rubber dog shizzle will pay what it costs to be transported from point-a to point-b whereas the average "joe" wants an act of congress to keep airfares artificially low! DOH!

Polar742 · April 20th, 2008, 01:53

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Sadly, rubber dog shizzle will pay what it costs to be transported from point-a to point-b whereas the average "joe" wants an act of congress to keep airfares artificially low! DOH!

It IS pretty sad when people will pay $14/lb for a letter, and less than that for their butt ro arrive safely.

If the gramma, spelling or typing is bad, blame Kona Longboard. I'm having a "ME" night....

Doug Taylor · April 20th, 2008, 01:56

...because if we pay the cheapest price, the government will assure our safety, right? RIGHT?

Bumblebee · April 20th, 2008, 02:48

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...because if we pay the cheapest price, the government will assure our safety, right? RIGHT?

riiiight

Kristie · April 20th, 2008, 11:45

take it to a new thread boys

kellwolf · April 20th, 2008, 21:54

CRM class in upgrade focused a lot on Al Haynes. Got me pumped about going to NJC this year.