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Star Wars Software Engineer Teaches Computer Science at Naval Academy
Posted on: April 03, 2013 09:00 EDT by MC2 Alexia Riveracorrea
Hollywood may be a long way from Annapolis, but through the experiences of Cmdr. Kevin Blenkhorn, one of the creators of Yoda in the most recent Star Wars films, midshipmen can get a taste of what happens behind the bright lights.
Blenkhorn (USNA '91) served 10 years on active duty before pursuing a civilian career in computer graphics with Industrial Light & Magic, the company behind such graphically complex films as Star Wars, Avatar, and Star Trek.
"I had the privilege of working on episodes one and three of Star Wars," said Blenkhorn. "It's great to work with people who are on the cutting edge of technology. The people who were hired to work on that movie pushed computer science to the max, further than any other company. It was the peak of my computer graphics career."
He maintained his status as an active reservist and when the opportunity arose to apply as a faculty member at the academy, he put his application in.
"I've always wanted to come back," he said. "I was lucky to get accepted and return to the Naval Academy."
Blenkhorn's work on the CGI Yoda has gotten good reviews. According to film critic Nathan Adams of the website FilmSchoolRejects, "With this new change Lucas has unified the whole look of the prequel trilogy. You can check out the old and busted puppet Yoda in contrast to the new hotness CG Yoda."
Now a permanent military professor and associate chair of the academy's Computer Science Department, Blenkhorn shares his civilian experiences with midshipmen on a daily basis.
"Based on my experience at Star Wars, I always tell people that they should ask for what they want," he said, something he learned from a grad school professor who encouraged his class to apply to Industrial Light & Magic when the company first started working on Star Wars.
"Many of my civilian grad school classmates were saying it was too hard – that you'd apply and you'd never get in," he said. "I thought, well if everyone else is afraid to apply, maybe there would be some seats open. Sometimes you just have to ask for what you want."
The job also gave him a new perspective on his field.
"Problem-solving skills are something I learned from that experience that I still use now," he said. "When you are working on big pieces of software that are built quickly in order to solve a particular problem, you find there are a lot of bugs on those programs. You spend a lot of times hunting down those bugs."
Problem-solving is the most important skill he learned from a career working with computer software, said Blenkhorn.


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A dear friend of mine was one of the pilots on board. Cant imagine what the family is going thru! he left behind a young son! Trying to muster up the courage to call!
Just call, dude. They need your support.
give yourself and them some time....whenever you are strong enough to be a strong back bone for them give them a call....If you live relatively close to the family it may mean more if you give them a few days for this all to settle in and then you can go visit them.
My condolences to you and his family
To watch the video to me is nothing short of horrific. I almost wish all the cameras in the world would go away, as a scene like this all but puts you there. The risks that aviators in general accept, and professionals, in particular, must consider, are part and parcel to what we want to do. The fact of the matter is that most think it won't happen to them, but when one considers the long thread of things, people, systems, weather, et.al. that must go right in order to accomplish a mission, the prudent aviator won't spend much time thinking it can't happen to them. I have lost a couple of friends to the business over the years, and it hits close to home. This does too. I didn't know the crew or the families, so my deepest condolences will have to suffice, but I can relate to the hole in the heart, the pain for the company, and sorrow felt by all involved.
Wow. Bad Deal. Load shift aft leading to a stall? Good thing this got on vid to aid the investigation.
For the crew..........
Flying West
I hope there's a place, way up in the sky,
Where pilots can go, when they have to die-
A place where a guy can go and buy a cold beer
For a friend and comrade, whose memory is dear;
A place where no doctor or lawyer can tread,
Nor management type would ere be caught dead;
Just a quaint little place, kinda dark and full of smoke,
Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke;
The kind of place where a lady could go
And feel safe and protected, by the men she would know.
There must be a place where old pilots go,
When their paining is finished, and their airspeed gets low,
Where the whiskey is old, and the women are young,
And the songs about flying and dying are sung,
Where you'd see all the fellows who'd flown west before.
And they'd call out your name, as you came through the door;
Who would buy you a drink if your thirst should be bad,
And relate to the others, "He was quite a good lad!"
And then through the mist, you'd spot an old guy
You had not seen for years, though he taught you how to fly.
He'd nod his old head, and grin ear to ear,
And say, "Welcome, my son, I'm pleased that you're here.
"For this is the place where true flyers come,
"When the journey is over, and the war has been won
"They've come here to at last to be safe and alone
From the government clerk and the management clone,
"Politicians and lawyers, the Feds and the noise
Where the hours are happy, and these good ol'boys
"Can relax with a cool one, and a well-deserved rest;
"This is Heaven, my son -- you've passed your last test!"
Author: Capt. Michael J. Larkin
Dedicated to: Capt. E. Hamilton Lee
Thanks, this ones a keeper and my compliments to Capt. Larkin, where ever he may be.
Look at the video Wayne. At 21 seconds engine #1 is reverse venting...it flamed out. The Euro website will not let me post this fact which can bee seen easily.
Which Euro site? Got a link? Thanks.
Aviation Herald..
This is the statement I recieved from that website. If that engines was tampered with at Bagram we NEED to know. The "we" being the CIA. "you have totally overstepped it. You should have realized, that your comments
about the engine #1 in Bagram were total garbage and misleading, and were
removed because of that - you confused artefacts as result of mpeg conversion
and resizing ... If you don't know what you are talking about, you shouldn't
talk. Despite your comments being removed, you reposted and reposted and
reposted in violation of my houseright. If I remove a comment, it is clear
that such a comment is NOT permitted, end of story.W
That was subtle.
See my post below for the direct YOUTUBE LINK
This is a job for the CIA sparkie. I feel it in my gut.
Good catch on that, but at that time it could have been because of a compressor stall due to such a radical and rapid change in the way the air is entering the intake.
Sparkie624...I was thinking a "Compressor Stall", as well! But I really doubt that would bring the a/c down. My opinion is that the load shifted and they were at a angle of attack on take off and altitude was not in their favor, gear produced
drag and they didn't have room to recover. The 74-4 is an amazing aircraft! The whole 747 Fleet was and still is an amazing avionic accomplishment. God bless the crew!
I could be wrong, but my gut tells me it is something else... Something does not feel right for load shift. Can't put my finger on it... There is something that is not making sense... Somehow the Gear is a major clue. My basic Gut feeling is Pilot Error "Not pulling the gear up, marginal airspeed, minor wind shift/shear, Stall (unrecoverable)". I do not think the load shifted, and I feel that the engine compressor stalled as a result of the rapidly changing angle of attack.
For what it's worth, I kinda feel the same way. I'm just talking but it would seem if it was a load shift that he would have never got it back at all, which it seems that he did; he just ran outa sky. The report will be interesting.
the real report will be interesting....the report we will get will be "PILOT ERROR"-pilots failure to maintain adequate airspeed during max performance take-off...contributing factors-shifting winds due to storms in vicinty of departure airport and improper loading.
You're probably right. I'm still bothered by that gear though. Malfunction or just flatly didn't pull the handle? Me and a friend of mine up here in town(he is a retired PanAm 747 driver) watched that video too and that was the 1st thing he saw. If we get the actual, it will be real interesting to see what the CVR and FDR have to say.
2nd that.
Wow,this 747-400 sat at KFAT for about 10 days recently. I started tracking it here on Flightaware wondering where it was flying to and from. Its done a lot of flying in the last 15 days..!! Thoughts and prayers to the families of those killed in the accident.
RIP to everyone who was lost. I saw a National Cargo 747 at NAS North Island (KNZY, near SAN) and I admired how nice the livery looked. Sad to see one end like this.
Just saw the video on live leak, and it is gut wrenching to watch. My deepest condolences... Words can not express enough
Unbelievable video of this tragic crash. Saw this bird parked at GSP for a day or two not too long ago which makes it even more chilling. Thoughts and prayers with the crew and families.
Prayers to the families and friends of the crew. That video is one of the most heartbreaking things I've watched in a while.
How very sad. Our deepest sympathy to all the families they left behind.
This is the best analysis I've read so far. Combining this with the weight shift aft, we have a good idea of what happened. It will be interesting to see what the NTSB finds.
As much as I love aviation and as huge of an event this incident is, I hope they don't release the CVR tapes. That would be hard to listen to..
I also heard that there could be some issues with weather that could have caused it... You would have though that the stall warning would have advised them of what was happening in time for recovery. With that steep angle, and I am sure boarder line speed, an nice wind shear would have been all that would have taken.
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Some stalls you can't recover from; if the cargo moved and the CG shifted too far aft, it may have been beyond the range where a full elevator deflection could have done anything.
No one knows for sure and anything right now is just rumors... I was pointing out that in one article they were pointing to weather. Just trying to show another view. Until the NTSB releases their findings, we are only armchair guessers.
There are reports that the loadmaster called out on VHF that the load shifted. Another factor may be the typical departure pattern out of Bagram is to get as high as possible before leaving the relative safety of the base's airspace.
But I agree that until the NTSB releases their findings, we're just armchair investigators.
I once as a company rep a long time ago got to participate in a crash investigation. over 50 people died. There were a lot of stories going around, people heard this, other heard that. There is more than one side of the story. All of the rumors that came out, were not even close to what the NTSB proved with the CVR and FDR.
I posted from a news article that stated that weather was a contributing factor for it... Not sure why I was given a negative for pointing out another possibility. Not saying that it was weather, or load shift, but looking at it from an investigation point of view, why would the Load Master be on the VHF in the first place.. Maybe on the interphone, but no one on the ground would have heard that. Being a trained part 121 Mechanic for over 24 years, and licensed mechanic for over 28 years and specialties in avionics and electrical systems I have problems seeing how he got on the VHF in the first place. From that short time span by noting the video for him to have known that the load had shifted he would have visually seen that. In that short of time how did he get to the cockpit to make this transmission. With a climb like that he would have been running up hill. In take off config he should have been seat belted in. At that point at very best he was making an assumption. Again, there are a lot of options that could have been.
Just by watching the video a few things stand out from an observation:
1.) His gear was still down, not even broken over in retract operations.
2.) Note the heavy clouds looming over.
3.) Where he had a very steep angle of attack, probably boarder line stall a small wind shear could have played a role in it. Note in the video at time frame 0:55 the smoke is all going straight up with little to no wind resistance and then at the top is moving in one direction and at 1:03 you can see it even more pronounced with the wind. At 2:33 you can see a complete wind shift in smoke even effecting the ground level. The winds were definitely moving around and at borderline stall speeds could have played a heavy load.
If you watch the full video direct on You Tube "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzC1j1ddkRI" and go full screen you can see a lot more details.
I hope the NTSB investigation is short on this one. I do not feel that this is a problem with the plane its self, I feel ultimately it will be blamed either on Pilot Error or the Load Master if the load actually shifted. Maybe he did not tighten down the strap as he should have, or maybe he loaded the plane incorrectly... Too many options out three to say really what happened.
Just my opinion.
While you can never rule out weather at the beginning the NTSB will have to look at the recorders to rule out weather or Pilot error. While it is possible they were climbing steeply to avoid possible ground fire it is my understanding that these two pilots were experienced in flying in and out this base.
One fact you point out that the gear is still in the down and locked position says that something horrible went wrong almost immediately after clime out commenced for gear up is the first thing to happen once positive rate of climb is established.
I'm thinking a mechanical problem occurred that they were too low to overcome or a load shift. It would be rare for a load shift but it does happen.
By the way I'm an Air Force trained Aircraft Repair and reclamation Specialist we worked on all flight controls and gear problems. Fortunately I never used the reclamation portion of my specialty.
From your statement " Fortunately I never used the reclamation portion of my specialty.", I have had the UN-fortunate task of having to deal with that. I am not going to recap that part of it, but it is not a pretty picture to paint. I have noticed that many times what appears early on as a cause is no where near the problem. It could have been as simple as he thought the gear up and things go so busy they simply forgot... A previous airline that I worked for to remain nameless flew an entire flight leg gear down, and never noticed... (don't ask me how he never noticed the 3 green and not making as good of airspeed as he should have) but things happen and more than not it is crew error. If the pilot flying had thought the gear was up, even called for it being up flying the numbers he was expecting, the gear could have caused the stall. Again... Until the NTSB figures things out and gets the CVR/DFDR analyzed and sync'd up we will not know for sure. I could be dead wrong, but I am not confident that the load shifted.
One thing I have noticed, is that many times an experienced crew will make some of the dumbest mistakes. Working Maintenance control I had to file a report of an aborted take off. F/O flying, Captain called rotate, and the FO in LALA land did not hear him and thus the captain aborted take off because he suspected flight control issues. The takeoff was aborted at 140KTS. Official reason given by the captain "Cockpit Communications". I told him that I was glad he had a long runway... He said "ME TOO!"
Wow an entire trip with the gear down. I guess the warning horn didn't bother him either.
Warning horn is only on with the FLAPS > 15 and throttle below a certain level... I guess the manufactures are more concerned with gear up landings than gear down flights.
Gear up with flaps greater than 20 you get the horn
So does the departure procedure at Bagram call for an early left turn or is that the first stall-induced wing drop (followed by a boot full of right rudder)? I'll be surprised if this isn't a load shift case given the rate of deceleration to zero forward airspeed. The aircraft just keeps pitching up until it falls.
I don't have the plate handy, but I glanced at it earlier in the week. I think both approach and departure are pretty much straight in/out, steep in and out due to possible enemy fire. I think that left wing dip is the beginning of it all. Bootful of right rudder is an understatement; he was almost knife edge there for a minute. What is sad though, after all that, the crash was pancake flat, indicating he had recovered some from whatever the problem was, just ran out of air.
I may seem ignoreant, but at that point, it coming out flat, would the tail still tend down if the load had shifted to take the CG aft?
Has anyone mentioned the possibility of runaway elevator and / or jammed elevator actuator?
It was mentioned earlier. Keep in mind the elevators have (I believe) 3 actuators each and are independent. Both would have had to jam. As for the runaway trim, anything is possible, but there are 2 systems for that as well...
That close to the ground, I doubt that had much time to consult the QRH...
If indeed the pitch control was lost after rotation and initial climb, that would be a major distraction, that would explain the gear was still down, and the crew was trying to control the airplane in pitch. And yes I did consider a strong microburst which could give good climb performance in the beginning and strong downdrafts followed by strong tailwind...but I still think of the high possibility of total loss of elevator control and the crew had NO options left whatsoever. My heart goes out for the crew and the families. The NTSB team will give us their best analysis in the months ahead. I am assuming the loadmaster did his / her job and the crew was at its peak performance. Sometimes the aircraft fails and the timing of the failure is critical to survival.
Oh nooo! I watched a 74-400 fly out of sight and the longest climb...with the gear down. Kept watching because I just knew they were going to figure out the gear was down but nope.
I doubt it was incorrect loading as National's statement said this was an intermediate stop for fuel. Incorrect loading would have been seen at origin. The others are all good possibilities. There is also the possibilty of a gear problem. At that AOA, on a steep takeoff like that, he should have been trying to clean up fast and gear should have been up or going up. He would have been close to coffin corner in the best of conditions. The investigation will be interesting, and I hope fairly swift.
Funny thing about tie-down straps and chains; they break at the worst possible times not always on the first tensioning or pulling. We are all guessing what happened. Hopefully they were all too busy trying to recover to know what hit them. The rest is up to Boeing and the NTSB.
I would concur Preach, if the gear handle wasn't in the up position I would be very surprised. Always thought of the coffin corner as the high altitude regime where aerodynamic stall and MMO were close together though.
Well, it is but it was just convenient.LOL. Most wouldn't know the difference anyway. Not so bad on stuff these days but on some of the older military stuff, that speed was right there to balance. One of the early NG test pilots first coined that phrase, I think, and I'm not sure about the newer models but it was a big thing on the early U-2's
This aircraft arrived into Bagram from France and was departing for Dubai, therefore was obviously not a fuel stop. They were carrying 5 Mrap vehicles onboard. This was not a fuel stop.
There was a National Statement put out a few days ago that was posted here. I couldn't find it just now but they did say that it was a fuel stop; there was another post on here somewhere that pretty much confirmed it due to routing around Iran. Past that, idk.
Preacher, I believe you but I can insure you 100% probability that this was not just a fuel stop. Did they take fuel on? You bet they did, but they also picked up the cargo to fly out of there. I have flown these same trips many times with the same cargo. The statements issued are often inaccurate and vague at best, trust me on this.
They also said Cargo and Plane were inspected and were OK
I am sure NTSB will be looking at maintenance records to see if there were any squawks with elevator actuators or pitch system. A jammed elevator right after takeoff could have been a major distraction. The gears and the weight and balance could have been OK. Remember this is a contracted B747.
My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and loved ones of the National Air Cargo crew members.
It truly is horrifying. Our local station broadcast this with a warning before. And, you can feel your gut clinch up in advance. They didn't show the entire beginning. But, here online it does seem to be a cargo shift. You see the pitch up, stall, and loss of control.
I have flown on cargo aircraft, and that is often the one thing that passes through your mind on takeoff. I flew on a major U.S. carrier where I felt confident with their loading procedures. But, with the 1997 Fine Air crash in Miami, a grisly accident like this really chills the blood.
Even more chillingly, this from an interview with Glenn Stockdale, a relative of one of the crew members: "He always said it was dangerous. He would always say 'you either will die in a car crash or a ball of flame in a plane.'"
RIP to the crew.
Now.....let's get to the bottom of this crash...for the sake of those that are locked under and near all take off plates and glide paths.
You know...we can all be "Arm Chair Quarterbacks"...trying to figure out what the hell happened...and we can discuss it until we are blue in the face! Commercial pilots will say this...military will say that...the weather channel will say another and the student pilot will put their 2 cents in. Doesn't make any one feel better about the outcome. I understand the forum! I respect it but it feels like some people are trying to be the one that is right. We lost brave Americans...beit from weight & balance, weather, hostle fire or mechanical malfunction. The cause will prevail, in time. Personally, I would like to focus on our fallen Americans...whether it be on the battle field or in a "Air Support" situation. God bless them all and thank you for your sacrifice for our freedom. R.I.P.
Blessings, thoughts, and prayers to our fallen crewmembers and their precious families, friends, and loved ones. We ask for strength and understanding and peace.
......bad feeling in stomach........R.I.P..................
There was nothing they could do....
I know.....that's why I feel so bad......they knew it to.......
Yeah...I am no pilot...but wow - the terror that must have been in their minds. Terrible. I pray for their families.
It's tough, always tough, but we go on as those lost would want us to.James Stewart is right when he say "Call dude". We are all hurting right now. May they rest in peace.
I was based at BAF/Bagram for nearly a year.We used to park next to the National 74's on the ramp. Most likely a large CG shift. Horrific video. God's speed to those families.
Can't bring myself to click on the video link. This one hits really close to home!
it's pretty terrible...don't do it until you can handle it....kinda chocked me up a lil.
Please do not view the video. Sadly I have witnessed crashes with loss of life and no matter how "together" you think you are, you're not. Your friends may be good source of comfort, consider reaching out to them. Feel so bad for you and the others.
Very sad event, RIP to all lost and condolences to the families.
My son was on the flightline when that happened. Very very sad.
first and most importantly,
heartfelt condolences to the families and friends.
i am flying blind here. using only the video and my own experiences
but to me, this is the only way any of this makes sense
i will be watching for the results of the investigation.
here goes;
the placement of the camera and its focal point makes it difficult
to determine whether the tail had dropped or if the aircraft was in stand on your tail, climbout
i settled on an outboard engine failure.
the aircraft is doing a stand on your tail climbout
this puts it on the raggidy edge of everything aerodynamic
aoa is very high
outboard engine fails
asymetrical thrust causes a violent yaw toward the bad engine.
fuselage masking blocks airflow over the dead engine wing
lift vanishes and the wing stops flying and drops
the aircraft rolls toward the non flying dead engine wing.
bank angle is near 90 degrees
aircraft is now doing a sideslip and rapidly losing altitude
both inboard engines firewalled
outboard working engine brought to idle
crew manages to level out but altitude is too low, airspeed too low and the aircraft pancakes
if this was a load shift, the aircraft would have come down tail first
the cg would have been aft and the crew would never have been able to lower the nose
as they were able to do just prior to impact
why was a civilian crew flying a civilian aircraft in a combat zone?
aircraft have been shot at arriving and departing.
a c-17 would have been a better choice for this mission
it has (reasonably) good short field capability.
stand on your tail climbout is a part of the spec
why was the gear stll down. in a stand on your tail, you want the airframe as clean as possible
sop is to get the gear up as soon as the wheels leave the ground.
civilian crews do not fly their airplanes this way
when the crew got their briefing prior to departure, were they given a heads up?
Sorry, but there are no stand on you tail departures in a heavily loaded 747. They might do a v2 climb to 1000 to 3000agl at best. Pitch attitude would be around 15 degrees at the weight they would have been at. The aircraft would react the way it did in a deep stall situation regardless of cg
why does the timestamp of the video say 2013-02-01??
Improper settings?
I noticed that too and have not seen any explanation. Let the conspiracy theorists have a field day with that one.
Recorders in vehicles do not have constant power, and the date stamp is fairly random. I looked at the data file and it does not have any "fingerprints" to indicate it has been doctored. A horrific crash.
My sympathy to the families and friends.
Video of crash has been added on the link - Chilling stuff.
very sad indeed....thoughts and prayers to all impacted/affected by this terrible tragedy.
Wow....just wow
Que desafortunada situación. Mis condolencias a los familiares.
Very sad and very very scary to see a plane falling from the sky and the cause is the shift load.
Pilots tried to save the plane and their lives but the shift load was continuous and could not bear to balance the aircraft.
Load shifting and parallel stall brought this tragic outcome.Unlikely to be stopped all four engines at full operating in the take off procedure unless there was load shifting,the two turbines stopped and the airplane eventually could not get the minimum take off height.
There is also the case occurred and these two events in parallel.No other cause exists except a third version, stop working everything on the plane during the critical phase of take-off due to the overall loss of electricity.
Antonios Michalopoulos
Athens - Hellas (Greece)
It's a shame that things like this happen, and the big thing about this one is, there really is nobody to blame. It quite obviously wasn't sabotage, and it wasn't pilot error, and I don't want to bash on the loadmaster because we don't know if it was his fault. Either way, this was a helpless situation on the part of the crew, it's not like the loadmaster would have had time to do something like drive the load back forward. This could be as simple as some loose/unsecured straps and a large load shifting because of that.
I agree. This could very well be none of the things discussed such as incorrect weight and balance, landing gear problem, microburst, or pilot error. If the pilot lost pitch control like runaway elevator and followed by a jammed elevator right after rotation and thereafter this scenario may happen. I am sure the maintenance records will be checked.
I can agree with most of it, but I think it is too early to rule out Pilot Error. Will have to wait for the CVR/DFDR read outs. I hope it is not ruled pilot error.
Engine #1 failed sparkie...watch the video at 21 seconds in.
It makes me kind of sick to watch.
Look at the video at 21 secs in. Engine #1 flames out.
Awful, awful event. Caught on video to boot. Reminds me of the FedEx MD-11 accident at Narita a few years ago. Heartfelt condolences to families and friends of all who lost their lives.
Simply terrifying to watch such an enormous aircraft just fall out of the sky like that.
An unbelievable catch on video...
I have some photos of some of their 744's at KGSP bringing parts in for BMW. Have to check the tail #'s
Brian - this is the same tail # of national's 744 that recently visited GSP. I snapped some pics of it too.
Is this the one that sat around for like a week at a time about two or so months ago? I mean, your sure its the same ship #? I have to ask seeing as I honestly can't remember the tail # off that thing. Just remember it taking up ramp space for seemingly ages and everyone few days someone would move it from one end of the airport down to the other.
Oh, NVM. This is the one that was hanging out back in Feb, Gotcha. I was almost sure I'd seen more than one paint job on a 747 sitting out there.
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VIDEO: National Air Cargo 747 Crashes at Bagram, Afghanistan
A dash cam captures the final moments of the National Air Cargo 747 before crashing just after takeoff.
Any one consider malfunction of the electric trim?
Runaway trim is a possibility.
That is possible though since I believe the pilots almost regained control I am thinking more towards a load shift. With a runaway trim I do not believe they would have been able to level the wings and get the nose down, though I could be wrong. In any case I think that will be high on the list of things the NTSB and Boeing will be looking at.
Hopefully the data and cockpit recorders are salvaged and usable. If so they will be key in determining what happened.
Yes. That is a high possibility right after rotation and during initial climb. Runaway elevator followed by a full elevator jam. In that case there is no chance of recovery especially when the aircraft is close to max takeoff weight and cg envelope is critical. If I remember from B747 type rating course the elevators may be split in a one side elevator jam. This explains why the aircraft is at high pitch up until a stall happened. The crew finally may have recovered one side of the elevators and the airplane dived with a differential roll to left side. This is a tragedy. There would be no hope of survival in this case. I am sure maintenance records will shed some light through NTSB investigation.
It would have to have 2 separate and individual trim systems. Guess anything is possible.
Prayers for the families of those involved. So heart breaking..
Very tough to watch. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragedy.
Just saw the video of the crash. Very awful and tragic. I wish the best for their families and love ones.
I've always imagined what something like this would actually look like. Now I know. RIP to the crew, such a sad thing to watch.
I'm no expert but it looks like a classic stall. Whether power was lost or the AOA was too high, the NTSB hopefully will find out from the CVR and FDR.
7 people were killed in the crash. The aircraft was a Boeing 747-400F from National Transportation Safety Board with registration/tail number N949CA; first delivery was made in February 1993 to Air France (1993-2010). Delivered to NTSB in 2011 This plane is powered by 4x General Electric CF6-80C turbofans.
The plane stalled in the air after takeoff then dropped down and crashed...
National Air Cargo confirmed their aircraft N949CA with 7 crew, 4 pilots, 2 mechanics and a load master – initial information had been 8 crew – crashed at Bagram.According to a listener on frequency the crew reported the aircraft stalled due to a possible load shift.
All seven crew – Jamie Brokaw, pilot, Monroe, MI, Brad Hasler, pilot, Trenton, MI, Jeremy Lipka, pilot, Brooklyn, MI, Rinku Summan, pilot, Canton, MI, Michael Sheets, loadmaster, Ypsilanti, MI, Gary Stockdale, mechanic, Romulus, MI, Timothy Garrett, mechanic, Louisville, KY were killed on impact.
God bless the whole crew and family and NAC for there loss.
Bagram needs to review security. Engine #1 may have been sabotaged. Engine #1 has failed as evidenced by careful examination of the video. It has flamed out and is ejecting unburnt fuel from the intake fan.
Interesting point as the Taliban announced responsibility but that news story was not followed.
Scares the shit outta me. Number 1 is definitely ejecting unburned fuel out of the intake fan.
Scares me that people do know what happened and thisstoy is going away quietly as billions in cash are handed in suitcases to the government there.
People have forgotten that the only reason we went in there in the 1st place was in pursuit of Bin Laden. We got sidetracked when Bush's ego made him want to avenge Daddy in Iraq. Peronally, bring 'em all home and let those folks continue to fight and kill each other as they will do when we leave anyway and instead of sending all that borrowed money overseas, let's at least spend it on the hungry and homeless here first. Had to get that off my chest. Miss Elizabeth, I guess it just stuck a nerve but you are so correct!
Sad part is the fact that freight dawgs are just doing their job and in this case their families probably don't have the financial support. Expendable is the word.
I don't accept that at all. I do not believe this crew made an error. I do believe this was an accident that was caused through terrorism. If the guys are not covered under an insurance specificaly tailored to the carriage of ordnance than the Senate should step in. If it is proven that the airport had bad security the DoD should pay up.
There has been very little talk about an engine, as far as it being seen. If we ever see a true report, it will be interesting, if not whitewashed. With this video, multiple witnesses, and recovery of both boxes, it should be fairly easy to determine. Engine or not, I am still bothered by the fact that the gear wasn't up or at least in a breaking mode going up. That is normally 1st thing done after liftoff, cleaning up the plane. That is a whole lot of drag on a normal takeoff, let alone a max climb, and then if he did lose an engine, it would have really added to the problem. Sad part was that as he pancaked on landing, he must have regained some control but just ran out of sky.
This is exactly my concern Wayne...if engines #1 and #2 had been subject to malintent..sabotage..they would have been busy trying to work out what the F was going on. I have a gut feeling that something is not right here..these guys were not Sunday drivers. The equipment failed. Because this was the civilian sector of DoD contract work we got to find out it happened. If something happened because the security at Bagram failed it could well be that the findings will be classified.
My heart goes out to the one that videotaped that, and has to live with those images for the rest of his/her life.
Reminiscent of the stretch 8 that went down after lifting off in Florida several years ago. Someone then neglected to secure one or more of the pallets and they shifted to the rear on pull-up. The video of the 747 would suggest the same. No fault of the pilot. Look to the loadmaster.
My bet is cargo shift.
God bless all.
Clarence, unfortunately, the "Load-Master" went down with the a/c.
Sincere condolences to the families and may the deceased rest in peace. Blue skies.
Our sincere condolences to the families of the victims, I'm sure from all over the Greek people.
My support and to pray for those people who left the mundane !
7 candles these holy days of the Greek Orthodox Easter for every person of any religion and ethnicity for this tragic incident.
There are no other words........only silence.
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that sounds like loadmaster screwup!!
So sad. My sympathies to all to the families and friends for lost loved ones. If it was a load shift (which I too believe) what an incredibly helpless feeling for the crew.
From what the video shows I suspect the load shift. It also looked like the pilots almost pulled it out. If they had a few thousand or even another thousand feet they may have pulled of a miracle. As it appeared just before it crashed that the pilots were recovering from the stall.
My condolences to the families and friends of the crew and fellow employees of Nation airlines.
I am not going to rule out the load shift.... But other than a VHF Message heard from a person that could not have been on the radio what else leads us to that, and again, I ask... If he was climbing out like that, why had he not commended his gear up??? Not even broken over for the retract cycle.
Personally I doubt a gear problem and professionals don't just stall the aircraft on takeoff. If the load shifted aft following rotate, the gear would be the last thing on the pilots mind. He would be pushing hard to avoid the stall and attempting to stay straight with rudder. The aicraft's direction keeps changing with rudder, but I don't think they controlled the pitch at all after the right wing dropped. The horizontal stab helps lower the nose during the fall, but by then they were essentially vertical with little or no forward airspeed for the elevators to have any effect.
His gear should have been started up before the load shift, so I have problems buying that part of it. As for the left wing dropping, with Engine Torque that is the direction I would have expected it to roll first during a stall due to direction of engine flow. Those are big fans out there producing a lot of power and torque (even though many will say a jet engine does not produce torque).
The load master, the load manifest, and the tie down locks will give you the cause of this accident. The guys that loaded that aircraft will have to show the investigators EXACTLY how the aircraft was loaded.
My condolences to all familys.
Such a tragic accident, especially if the load shift caused the stall and eventual downing of the AC. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the family's involved may God give you the strength to get through this painfull loss.
airhash...I believe your dear friend would want you to be there for his family. Put your personal feelings aside and be strong for your "dear friends" family. You may be the one who he would want to comfort his family! Words don't need to be said...just your presence would give unbelievable comfort, in this time of need. God bless you, the family and your "fallen" friend.
Hello to you does not fly with us! We'll always think of you in the air. We'll see you again sometime. Good cheer to those left behind
That is so sad, condolances to the families of the 8 onboard. When we all at work saw that video the first thoughts was, it was a load shift. Locks not up and secured or cargo nets and straps failed. It doesn't take much weight in a load shift to mess up the dynamics of an aircrafts lift. This plane was carrying some super heavy equipment. This is a prime example of why shortcuts and complacency have no place around aircraft of any type.
What about a runaway elevator followed by elevator jam right after rotation. Even with positive climb the pilot may be so distracted that gears up would not be requested. At the critical stage flying the airplane is the most important work at hand. I do not believe the load master screwed up or the heavy loads shifted although it could happen.
Gary, just because there was a load shift doesn't mean he screwed up. There could have been a failure of the straps or the pallet locks however unlikely but...the elevator can not runaway on the 747. The stab could but there are shutoff switches that are just below the flap handle to stop that. Load shift is undoubtedly what happened here and will not be difficult to determine when the recorders are studied
One thing that is for sure, it STALLED and fell out of the sky and crashed. The 64$ question is WHY and there have been many viable "what ifs" offered here. The NTSB report will be interesting.
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The USAF also lost a MC-12 on 4/28.....4 dead
thoughts and prayers for them and their families as well....Thank you for your service, courage, sacrifice and dedication to our wonderful country.
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Just surreal how the aircraft just falls out of the sky.
I saw an RAF Vulcan do that back in the day and i hope I never saw that again. Scary.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and families of the air crew lost in this horrific crash.
I was told about it and watched it on my phone at lunch. I yelled expletives out loud and was told to "watch my language" by the server. That's how caught off guard I was before I really knew what I was watching. My sincere condolences to the families of the people on board. At least you can be comforted (hopefully) by knowing that the PF was doing everything by the book for a stall recovery. (I watched the video a few more times to wrap my head around it) They were fighting until the end. May they RIP!
I find the audio on the recording to be highly suspicious.
Who was this person? Was he EXPECTING to see a crash?
I have seen many crash videos. Never once have I observed anyone watching and recording an event like this without making any comment, uttering curse words, or reacting verbally in any way. The first word he uttered was a curse word, but it was after he parked for the first time and apparently could not get the crash site into camera view.
I have seen only one other plane crash. It was an SR-71 that ran out of fuel one-half mile from the end of the runway. Since the SR-71 rarely landed in midday it was a rare event and all eyes were on it. At first everyone thought the pilot was hot dogging for us, that is until the crew bailed out. Then everyone became quiet when it was realized that the plane was going to crash and the crew was in danger because of a low level bailout. From that point until the plane hit the ground and the sound actually hit us no one said a word. So I am not surprised that their is nothing on the video until after the plane crashed. The realization is shocking.
Yes, everything goes into slow motion and you can't believe what you are seeing.
Did you hear the dog? It was talking more than the driver.
If he transmitted a signal, it would have been recorded by ATC.
It is obvious that 747 stalled due to low speed as a result of very high AoA.Low altitude did not give the chance for recovery.
If this were a cargo failure, with tons of unsecured military vehicle weight sliding toward the tail, wouldn't the aircraft, at near zero forward velocity, initiate a tail-first plummet?
you have to listen very closely but you can hear the engines spool up around the time the jet pivoted on it's tail...around that time they probably pulled the engines back, introduced left rudder and pushed the nose down in an effort to try to gain some airspeed.....With that being said I am only trying to take a stab at something that is going to have to be answered by the professionals.
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The flawed assumption is that it was at "near zero forward velocity". A stall can occur at any airspeed.
You missed the point. If critical angle of attack is reached, and all the cargo has slid aft, at ~0kts, the 747 now basically hanging in the air at substantial nose-up angle with no or minimal forward velocity, wouldn't it just drop tail-first?
Every power on stall I did (a few and only in a 152), the nose came down eventually...
Because you had a C.G. in the envelope. As for the cause of this accident, I say nothing.
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Nope, it would do just what you saw in the video
By no means a military aircraft specialist, but is civilian built/designed aircraft the best plane to transport heavy military vehicles? Would a C117/141/130 handle a load shift like the one this aircraft had?
My deepest sympathy to families and friends of the crew.
Cargo is cargo. What is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of Hummers? Exactly.
I would imagine that once the load is aft the CG it doesn't matter what type of plane it is....the result is going to be the same
Unless the thrust/weight ratio is above 1
to get into that range wouldn't you pretty much have to be in a fighter jet?.....if the load did shift in this plane that ratio would have been pretty much useless to them....they didn't have enough altitude to do anything.
Agreed, just getting technical on ya
Holy shit
Look at the high rate of climb... trying too hard to get "up high" and away from the bad guys??
The only problem with that theory is the landing gear is still extended. I'm thinking a "positive rate, gear up" call was not made because they had the load shift at rotation and were too busy dealing with that.
To me it looks like they are trying to re-extend the gear, having already brought it up after rotation.
Well, the high rate of climb out of there was standard, as is a fairly steep approach, simply in order to gain altitude while basically still over base property, and get out of stinger range, which is about 10grand. As I said below, I would have thought the gear should have already been up, which could indicate a gear problem or the gear call not made, as you say, for whatever reason. At that AOA, they would be so close to coffin corner it wouldn't have taken much to upset the applecart anyway. Hopefully, the FDR and VCR can be recovered and at least a preliminary report comes out pretty quick.
Looks like a classic stall on takeoff...I wonder if there could have been any sabotage involved?
I doubt sabotage was involved, Civilian ran cargo plane, The load master of the aircraft probably failed to conduct his take-off checklist properly.
Eisenman, shame on you.
Why shame on him??? It could be one of quite a few causes...
RIP to the crew.
I'm sorry but being retired military. I have seen and dealt with people who have gaffed records and inspection to save time. I hate to say it but even when it's your life on the line, people still take short-cuts.
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May be you are right however there is some evidence aircraft control systems can be hacked using Smartphone apps. Iran has demonstrated the ability to hack a US surveillance drone and land it. The fact this incident occurred on takeoff close to the ground means hacking could be a possibility....hopefully the flight recorders survived and contain data that will fully explain how this horrific and unfortunate accident occurred.
Tighten the tinfoil hat, kiddies... we're in for a rough ride...
Seriously??? SERIOUSLY???
I remember back in the 80's there was a big game arcade in Elizabeth NJ, near EWR. People playing Pacman and Qbert, these games had a joystick, were causing uncommanded control movements in airliners flying over!!!
Source? And please don't say "Ancient Aliens"...
80'S aliens
Thanks - I'll be pitching that to AMC. Patent Pending!
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why were they taking off in a thunderstorm?
the storm was NE of the field moving to the NE
If what is being said is correct,WHY was'nt the planes cargo secured properly? then the families of the 8 crew members woul'nt have to mourn the death's of their loved one's through someone's imcompendance in not checking if the load is secure.
Ever heard of a strap breaking? Ever heard of a simple accident? How about we not demand heads on flaming pikes at this point and wait for the investigation.
Unfortunately stuff does happen, and generally does at the most inopportune time. Ever hear of Murphy's Law?
At this point, everything is speculation. Please don't conclude that any one action or inaction is accountable.
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U.S. Civilian Cargo Plane Crashes in Afghanistan
A U.S. cargo plane, a Boeing 747, crashed after takeoff off of an airport runway at Bagram Air Field. Bagram is less than 50 km (<31mi.) away from the capital of Kabul. After the aircraft rotated, it dropped down from the air then crashed. Spokesmen say that there was no immediate cause of the crash or casualties. Two days before the crash, another U.S. military turboprop plane crashed killing four airmen.
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Airplane going almost straight up in the air, then starts to stall and crashes into the ground.
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A National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of US Mobility Command, registration N949CA performing cargo flight N8-102 from Bagram (Afghanistan) to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) with 8 crew, has crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base's runway 03 at 15:30L (11:00Z) and erupted into flames near the end of the runway with the perimeter of the Air Base. All 8 crew are reported perished in the crash.
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A National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of US Mobility Command, registration N949CA performing cargo flight N8-102 from Bagram (Afghanistan) to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) with 7 crew and cargo consisting of 5 military vehicles, has crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base's runway 03 at 15:30L (11:00Z) and erupted into flames near the end of the runway within the perimeter of the Air Base. All 7 crew are reported perished in the crash.
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A 747-400 cargo jet crashed this afternoon shortly after taking off from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
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747 Cargo plane crash
A 747 was just taking off out of Afghanistan, stalled and then later crashed into a smaller air field. The crew of 3 were all killed.
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It stalled in the air. Listen to the engines run up trying to keep it airborn.

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Posted on February 12, 2008UK Tour Reports.. Manchester - The first UK show ever for Ill Nino! Lots of anticipation therefore, and the band are anxious to play well and not disappoint. And the crowd goes wild... not only during the set, but when the band appear at the merchandise stand afterwards to sign some stuff and hang out with the people at the show. We hear they were literally mobbed! The band were happily overwhelmed and would have stayed there all night if they hadn't been taken off to RockWorld for a few post-show beverages. Ill Nino have a massive amount of energy on stage, and don't stand still for a minute. Marc Rizzo (guitar) demonstrates to the UK for the first time how it is possible to kick your feet up head-height, repeatedly, while still playing guitar. "Really fuckin' excellent" was how we heard the show described.
London Did you catch the band at their recent London Brixton show with Machine Head? If you did, then you may already know that the band spent near enough 2 hours hanging out at the merch stand chatting to anyone and everyone, and signing many an autograph to boot. They must of made some new friends, coz they sold out of every single piece of merchandise they had with them, and some fans were still clamouring for more... some of the band have shorter hair having not escaped from fans bearing scissors... New band bud Felicity (Flic) who skipped watching the Head to keep hanging with the Ninos was declaring she was going to marry more than one person in the band, putting Roger (Mr. Return To The Hood) in the Best Man position, and myself as bridesmaid... you heard it here first. Bodies were bared, and duly signed, and photos were taken as evidence. You'll be able to see these photos and live ones from the set up here soon. Not wanting to disappoint anyone, the band stayed in the lobby signing and posing for photos even as the show ended and thousands piled out... and upon spotting the Nino guys hanging around, the flood of people out the venue slowed to a crawl as more fans joined the merry throng! So much so, security were overheard wishing the band hadn't been so good, so they could go home! When all managed to make the after show party, some band members instead of diving into the free bar were still trying to do interviews (not easy in a room full of party people with a free bar to exploit) with foreign fans - now there's dedication! As for exploiting the free bar, we hear rumours of a security guard, a headlock, and a band member, but what's an aftershow without a little rock 'n' roll...
Wolverhampton How was the show? Mindee, the RR rep out on the road at Wolverhampton was only in a state to say "it was just really fuckin' good!" The band were again mobbed at the merch stand to sign anything and everything, and we hear reports of numerous lucky girlies keeping our boys company in their dressing room post show. It's a hard life. We spoke to a happy Laz earlier today about how the tour is going so far, and all he had to say was "it's been really incredible, such a great time. It's been consistantly great, although of course every show is different, and we've had no negative response yet. We've been very very lucky at the reaction we've received over here. A lotta fun, a lotta madness." As the band have been touring in the US with Machine Head already, the 2 bands are pretty tight, hanging out with eachother at the shows - so much so that Adam Duce (Machine Head guitarist) even tagged along on the Ill Nino meet & greet with the RR competition winners and roadcrew! Keep an eye on the Machine Head news page as well as here for more tour stories along the road...
Glasgow Having travelled up to Glasgow overnight in the tour bus from Wolverhampton, the band slept most of the long journey! Although we have heard that Jardel has been making use of the Playstation on the bus after the shows, and a several hour trip is plenty of time to get some good practise in before your bandmates wake up and challenge you again. After load-in of all the band's kit, much of the afternoon was spent doing regional radio interviews, with the likes of Oban FM & Caithness FM stations. Congratulate them on their good taste in wanting to feature Ill Nino in their shows. Squeeze in a soundcheck and a meet & greet with the Roadrunner street & e-teamers and website competition winners and it's time to eat and play a show! Did you know at the end of the set each night, Ill Nino pay tribute to one of their inspirations, and do a blistering cover of Soulfly's Eye For An Eye? It's gone down a storm every night, and tonight was no exception. Guess there are a few Soulfly fans up in bonny Scotland too.
Nottingham So keen were the band to play tonight, they came on 5 minutes early so they could play for that little bit longer! Seems like there are lots of Nino fans in Nottingham, judging by the number of Revolution t-shirts we saw along the crowd barrier at the front. Lots of faces who knew all the lyrics to all the songs singing along too. Suffice to say, the band loved every minute of it. With the aftershow taking place in the venue at the downstairs bar The Rig, it wasn't long at all before all the band were found mingling with new friends, swopping bracelets, signing stuff, sinking a few drinks. With a 2-for-1 offer on Stella Artois, it would have been rude not to. With 3 Roadrunner staff there to queue at the bar, a merry evening was had by all, despite the bar running out of tequila! The double shots of lemon schnapps though, it must be said, did bring a tear to one percussionist's eye. The infamous Machine Head Brown Eye drinks were circulating too, resulting in more than one sore head in the morning! Yes, a lotta fun was had in Nottingham.
Newport The last show of the Machine Head tour for Ill Nino. Everyone is in fine humour, albeit starting to look a little tired, all the travelling and touring catching up finally. As we reported on the Machine Head news page, we heard the band made the most of the venue being a leisure centre, and spent all their spare time goofing off in the swimming pool, the jacuzzi, and bombing down the water slide! Joined by Machine Head, our waterbabies were having such fun, they were still in there when the doors opened, and some rather surprised fans were greeted by some semi-naked, dripping wet band members hightailing it back to the dressing rooms double quick! If you were up front in the pit for Machine Head, you may have been landed upon by one of the Nino guys, for the band indulged in a little crowd-diving from the side of the stage while the Head were playing. After the show, everyone just hung out backstage, drinking some beers, swopping merch, and saying goodbye to new friends made this trip. Cue lots of hugging and email address swopping.
The band are now off to Belgium for a couple of days of press, before heading home for the Christmas break. Ten days of rest & relaxation before they head back out on the road again in the US with Kittie. They send their best wishes to everyone for a very Merry Christmas and promise to come back soon! Check back here soon for photos from the shows and friends they made along the way!
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I read with interest about the accident that happened on the overpass near IFA in Price on August 27. In that accident a car driven by my granddaughter was hit from behind by an unmarked Carbon County Sheriff's truck. The article stated that the driver of the truck couldn't brake fast enough to avoid the accident.
My granddaughter was taken to the hospital for assessment which didn't reveal any damage at that time.
The most disturbing part of this accident was in the last part of the article where it was stated that no one was given a citation at that time.
Why not?
The driver of that truck was at fault. If speed was not the cause as stated, what was? Was the driver of the truck following too close? What distracted him? It's his fault and he should have been cited.
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JAY–While the weather outside was frightful, the Falcons were so delightful, firing home eleven goals en route to a 11-0 holiday thrashing of the woeful Burlington Seahorses.
"We had a lot of fun out there tonight," said coach Andrew Roy. "Our upperclassmen played well as did our younger guys, who are finding ways to help out in our offense."
The fun got started right off the bat, errr, uh $200.00 composite stick.
Kody Halikas scored the first of his three first-period goals 1:14 into the game, sniping home a low shot past Stephanie Landry from the slot.
He followed it up with a short-handed goal, wrapping the puck around the net and past the goal line two-minutes after his first tally.
Somewhere in between Halikas' second goal and his first, Logan Fortier, after coming close two times to finding the back of the net, absolutely destroyed Seahorse co-captain Jack Breen with bone crushing hit, that, according to his BHS teammate, knocked the junior out.
When Fortier was released form the box, he promptly went down and scored on a mini-breakaway.
Halikas picked up a loose puck in front of the net and slid home his third of the period, giving the senior a natural hat-trick with 5:04 to go. He would find the back of the net one more time, finishing the night with four goals.
"I was feeling pretty good out there," Halikas said. "We were working hard, and my teammates fed me good passes which ended up in the net."
North Country was not done yet, no sir.
Ross DeLaBruere kept up his torrid scoring pace, walking through the majority of the Seahorses that were on the ice and then went five-hole past Landry.
Then Ross jump-started the highlight reel goal of the night.
DeLaBruere found Ryan O'Donnell, who in turn hit a streaking Fortier in the slot where big number 17 wristed home a high shot to cap off the first period scoring.
Now, to be fair, if Landry had a girls team to play on, she would be considered one of the top goalies in the state in girl's hockey.
The junior made several nice saves in the first, and shut-down the Falcons in the second, but with a lot of inexperienced players on the ice in-front of her, she was hung out to dry a lot of the night.
As I said, Landry played an excellent second period, while Falcon goalie Chase LaCourse played the puck a few times and had a couple of saves.
North Country erupted for five more goals in the third period, including tallies by Travis Tetreault, Devin Tetreault, Ryan Paul and Ben Pecue.
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Handsome, alright! But... I think he's a ....
He's OK. There's a Brazilian guy in a uniform where I work.
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This guy is hot but yes the guys in Madrid are omg. Spanish men are just beautiful period!
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I received a letter a couple of weeks ago in response to a column I had written. A part of the column – I think a sentence – referred to our failing schools.
The letter was in response to that. I tried to verify the letter but could not, so could not run it. But I know that the comments made in it are pretty universal, as I have heard them before.
Before I go into the letter, I would like to give some of my credentials in having such an opinion of the state of our educational system.
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Two misleading reports aired in San Diego and Sacramento on Thursday, November 17, 2011. 10News—ABC San Diego KGTV accuses former Administrative Director William C. Vickrey and Interim Administrative Director Ronald G. Overholt of misusing taxpayer dollars. And 3KCRA in Sacramento contained inaccuracies about proposed maintenance funding.
The KGTV report claims that Mr. Overholt and Mr. Vickrey have been spending tax dollars on "rooms, flights, drinks, and dinners." No taxpayer dollars were spent on alcohol; all travel was business-related and required for their jobs; and all meal expenses were reimbursed only at the state's travel and business meal rates. The news station was provided with all the appropriate records. It did not ask for explanations about the specific items showcased in its story. Nor did it post the relevant records that would have explained this information.
Here's an example of some glaring errors. The story claims that Mr. Overholt "spent $720 for two dinners at a French restaurant and took colleagues out for a $1,215 dinner at a steakhouse on San Francisco Bay."
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Also, the $1,215 meal was for 27 attendees of a Judicial Council dinner. Again, attendees paid Mr. Vickrey who paid the bill with his personal credit card. Mr. Vickrey filed an expense claim for just $486, which was the total cost for 27 attendees at $18 per person. The record was also provided to 10News in August.
Mr. Overholt filed an expense claim for a hotel stay in San Francisco. Contrary to the 10News story, Mr. Overholt does not live in San Francisco—he lives more than 30 miles way. His stay at a hotel was related to a three-day Judicial Council meeting, in which meetings were held late and started early. Members of the Judicial Council stayed at the hotel for the state rate. Mr. Overholt is taxed on the amount he is reimbursed for that stay.
The trips that Mr. Overholt and Mr. Vickrey took were done on behalf of the public and the courts. One trip to Washington, D.C. was part of an effort to obtain federal stimulus funds. The other trips were to the California Judges Association annual and mid-year meetings, the Conference of Chief Justices and the National Center for State Courts – all parts of their regular duties as heads of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
In Sacramento, half the projects mentioned in the KCRA report were proposed for entirely different courthouses in the Sacramento area, and none have been funded. The kitchenette remodel was entered as part of a building-wide assessment, and was for all kitchenettes in the building. The job has not been done, has not been funded, and is considered a low priority. The planning list itself is required by the Judicial Council. The list has been maintained for the past five years as a part of our stewardship of courthouses statewide. After a 40 percent cut in funding, only $30 million is available in the fund this year to maintain more than 500 court facilities. This has resulted in safety and security issues, and many building systems will necessarily "run to fail." Ongoing cuts to the judicial branch budget threaten everyone's access to justice.


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Abajo Mountains. DWR Conservation Officer Randall Scheetz reports little or no fishing activity at San Juan County waters. A new daily bag limit is in place at Blanding #4 Reservoir. The daily bag and possession limits of trout have been raised to 16 fish, because Blanding City plans to drain the reservoir. This change will remain in effect until March 15.
Electric Lake. No report. Bait is not allowed at this lake, where the trout limit is two.
Huntington Creek. Trout have been biting on #12 Montana nymphs. Trout average 11-12 inches. Harvest of brown trout on the left fork is encouraged, where the limit is four fish. On the left fork, fish must be taken with artificial flies or lures. On the Right Fork, from Flood and Engineer's Canyon upstream to Electric Lake dam, only two trout may be taken and artificial flies must be used. No bait or lures are allowed in this section of the creek.
Huntington Reservoir(near the top of Huntington Canyon). No recent report. Release of tiger trout is encouraged so that fish can grow larger. Any brown trout caught should be harvested. The reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout and trout with cutthroat markings.
Joes Valley Reservoir. DWR Southeastern Region Aquatics Manager Louis Berg reports that anglers, tipping a jig with a two inch dead minnow, are experiencing excellent success for 13-17 inch splake in Seely Creek Bay in 15-25 feet of water. Aquatics Biologist Mike Slater experienced good success on the west side in 10 feet of water, using a white curly tail jig tipped with a piece of chub or sucker meat. Berg encourages anglers to release all larger splake for the control of the abundant Utah chub population. The splake limit is two fish. All splake between 15-20 inches must be immediately released.
Lasal Mountains. Conservation Officer Edward Meyers reports that Ken's Lake is completely frozen. Ice thickness ranges from 10-12 inches. Meyers says that fishing has been very good. One angler caught 15 fish in three hours using a chartreuse jig and worm. Fishing seems to be best in 18-20 feet of water on the west side. Most fish are being caught 6-12 inches off the bottom.
Lower Fish Creek. Access to the middle portion of the stream on DWR property is closed until late spring. Only artificial flies or lures can be used below the railroad bridge, which is about 1 mile below the dam.
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