Boeing is considering selling its sprawling Commercial Airplanes headquarters near Seattle to trim costs amid the pandemic revelation that most of its office-bound employees can work from home. The company has confirmed that the company is looking at not having a brick and mortar head office at all and embracing the mobility that comes with going to work by flipping up a screen. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal said he wants his people to be “moving around, not planting a flag. Being able to move from site to site freely without being anchored down anywhere,” the Seattle Times reported.
The Icon A5 is stall RESISTANT, not stall PROOF. He stalled the airplane, pretty obvious. There was not enough altitude to develop a spin, so “spin-proof” is mute.
“Yesterday’s NTSB report on Roy’s accident was painful for our family, as it has caused us to relive the worst day of our lives. It has reinforced what I have previously stated, that no one is perfect. Most families struggle in some capacity and ours was no exception. We respectfully ask that you not make assumptions or pass judgment.” Ms. Halladay said, “Rather, we encourage you to hug your loved ones and appreciate having them in your lives. As a family, we ask that you allow Roy to rest in peace.”
With factual information from toxicology tests to reveal "…a cocktail of drugs in Halladay’s blood, including the sleep aid Zolpidem, amphetamine, morphine and Fluoxetine, an antidepressant…, Icon’s onboard data acquisition unit…Multiple witnesses in the area stated that they saw the airplane flying very low, between 5 and 300 feet over the water as the airplane maneuvered south close to the shoreline. Some witnesses reported that the airplane was making steep turns and high-pitch climbs up to about 500 feet and that the engine sounded normal,” paints a picture of a pilot using drugs that most likely affected Halladay’s ADM. Without any on board data suggesting a stall/spin event, perhaps the cocktail of drugs, some of which may be disqualifying any pilot from taking to the air when discussing medications with a flight physician, wasn’t considered before taking off on a joyride around a local water way. It’s unfortunate for any pilot to assume any medication, legal or not, is ok when a personal or sports physician prescribes meds when further discussion should have included a flight physician. To make this unfortunate report an example of what not to do, I can use myself as an example.
During flight training for a ppl it rotorcraft, my seasonal allergies is a factor. Discussing over the counter meds with my flight instructor and research online via the FAA’s website on allowable otc meds for allergies, I didn’t risk taking any until discussing it with my flight physician. Training helicopters requires both hands and feet at all times so a sneezing fit, runny nose and tearing eyes tends to make anyone acutely aware of piloting while distracted with personal health issues. Fortunately for me, fresh air didn’t attack me with doors off during every season in NJ where I trained. Having an instructor along and aware of my allergies in case of turning over controls never occurred. When my flight physical came up, I simply asked if brand x antihistamine was allowable. His immediate reply was “Yes!”. I did my homework to determine what my choices were, including discontinuing training if otc or prescribed meds would disqualify me. Imagine a heli pilot suddenly being attacked with a sneezing fit, running nose and tearing eyes, frictions on or not. I achieved my ppl.
I know you want us to be kind. But this family had to know of Halladay’s issues. Whatever they were. Bottom line is the guy was not a nice man and could have killed some Mom and Dad and their kids.
There is no place in aviation for the likes of him!!
“During a visit in September 2015, the pilot’s primary care physician notes a history of substance abuse with inpatient rehab treatment in 2013 and another from January-March in 2015. At the time, the pilot had been abusing opioids and benzodiazepines,” the NTSB report states.
Halladay had received his pilot’s license in 2013 and had 51 overall hours in Icon A5s. How did he pass his medical?
Sounds like exactly like a stall, just like EVERY other ICON crash. When the salesman crashed a few months ago, you can clearly see the stall in the video.
I encourage Paul Bertolli and AVWeb to take an HONEST look at ICON. Please stop marketing for ICON.
If that’s a joke, it’s a poor one. Obviously Halladay didn’t fill out the form in a truthful manner. Nothing to do with ICON, whose marketing is brilliant.