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Do you think Whip caused the damage?

posted 17 days ago by fourniera65 (141)
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During the hearing at the end, they say that the crash was caused by a damaged elevator assembly jackscrew

Do you think Whip caused it to break by how he was flying? Since he was Drunk and high on Coke he obviously was doing his own plan for flying when taking off. He was over speeding and powering through the clouds when ATC was trying to tell them a different plan and Whip basically wasn't listening. I know he was not held responsible for the Plane falling apart, but I always wondered if it was his crazy flying during takeoff that caused the damage.

[–] howgamer (3927) 17 days ago

I never got that impression, but it's certainly possible. It always seemed like the investigators and engineers would have been able to tell. Again, it's definitely possible, but the film doesn't explain it that way.

He didn't push the plane that hard or do anything too crazy, but his drastic takeoff could have been the catalyst to the damage. The plane was definitely not in good shape. Maybe he only had to do the procedures he did during takeoff because of the damage? If he wasn't such a good pilot the plane would never have completed takeoff and everyone lands not too far off the ground and survives? No idea, just speculating.

[–] fourniera65 (141) 16 days ago

True, good point and feedback. Yea they don't say that is why I always love hearing fans feedback or thoughts. My guess is his flying didn't break the part, but it probably was broken and being held on very loose and maybe his aggressive takeout kind of gave it the final push to break.

[–] howgamer (3927) 16 days ago

Definitely could be. I believe almost all of the plane was intact so I would think the engineers would be able to tell what caused the part to fail and could take into account his takeoff since it's all recorded too.

[–] AnthonySocksss (444) 9 days ago

The pilot was at fault for flying high and drunk, the technicians were at fault for not replacing the parts to prevent the crash.

[–] fourniera65 (141) 6 days ago

I know that. My question was more because Whip was Drunk and High he was flying his own way and kind of aggressive, I always wondered if that played a small part in the plane breaking along with the techs not doing their job.

[–] AnthonySocksss (444) 6 days ago

It probably was factored in by the commission which is the reason they were so adamant about railroading Whip for being drunk during the flight, so the airline could divert responsibility onto him

[–] mitzibishi (1835) 6 days ago

Could be. Haven't seen it in a while but was this brought up in the trial? If not, I doubt it in the movies world. Not in the script, the script writer didn't think about it.

In the real world it could be a possibility.