Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, went down on January 31, 2000 in the Pacific Ocean about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north of Anacapa Island, California. The two pilots, three cabin crewmembers, and 83 passengers on board were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. Alaska 261 departed from PVR at 1:37 pm PST, and climbed to its intended cruising altitude of flight level 310 (31000 ft). Approximately 2 hours into the flight, the flight crew, consisting of captain Ted …
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It’s not a game, it’s a flight simulator. The newest one is called Flight Simulator X, simulating the whole world and a number of different types of aircraft. This has amazing graphics but requires a powerful computer with a decent graphics card if you want to each max graphics wit decent frame rates. On it’s own, Flight Simulator is pretty much a game i guess, but to achieve optimal realism, you can purchase some stunning add-ons, for aircraft, graphics, scenery and weather.
what game did you use to recreate the crash?
agree
OVERSPEED *really annoying noise* OVERSPEED
that was a fantastic recst!!
During the last scheduled inspection, the jackscrew freeplay wear was beyond the safe limits established by the manufacturer. The inspectors redid the test two or three times until the test indicated no excessive freeplay, and then signed off the airplane as airworthy. Once that first result was obtained the plane should have been grounded! All persons involved in certifying the plane as airworthy should have their FAA mechanic certificates revoked and be prosecuted for manslaughter!
Boeing Owns McDonnell Douglas
it is not boeing it is McDonnell Douglas md 80
feel sorry for your brothers loss
a sad crash but 2 episodes in less than a week! Amazing!
woo first comment but great vid i heard about that crash and my brothers freind was on that aircraft