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Patrick deWitt's debut novel, Ablutions (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 164 pages, $23), perches at the back of a pitiful bartender's mind as he observes his wretched regulars and struggles against becoming one himself. The author, who now calls Portland home (and the North Mississippi Avenue bar Liberty Glass his home away from home), tended bar in Hollywood for six years, so he knows a thing or two about the squalid lives of barflies and the people who serve them. DeWitt will read from Ablutions on Thursday, March 12, at Powell's on Hawthorne, and he talked books and booze with WW on the eve of his novel's release.
WW: Literature and liquor are not exactly strangers to each other. Why add to the crowded canon of alcoholism?
Patrick deWitt: I was in a precarious place with my writing, where I felt I knew enough about form and sentence-building but was unsure what to write about. One day my wife was proofreading some overambitious tale of ideas I'd patched together and she said, "You should write stories like the ones you tell me every morning after work. They'd clobber everything you've done before." A bitter pill, but she was right, and once I got started on the book the ubiquity of the alcohol angle became a non-issue because I knew I'd tackle it from my own vantage point.
So no 2666-esque novel of ideas from you in the near future?
I'm not crazy about this question, because it could lead the uninitiated reader to believe Ablutions is light reading, or that it's simplistic, which I doubt was your intention but which I will at any rate go ahead and disagree with. I didn't mean to imply that by finding a subject in bars and drinking with Ablutions that I'd found a subject for the rest of my life. I have no plan to revisit these themes, at least not so specifically, and I've never wanted to be the type of writer that depends wholly on his own experiences for material.
I got the sense, reading Ablutions, that it was as much about the sadness of Los Angeles as it was about substance abuse. Doesn't this story have to be an L.A. story?
I would say yes. The regulars in a dive bar in Tacoma, say, are a totally different animal than the regulars in a dive bar in Hollywood, a place that breeds both fame and failure on a larger level than any other town in the world, and which as a backdrop gives everything a warped, glowing weirdness. There's a lot of class-mingling in L.A. bars, too—millionaires one night, winos the next, which is interesting.
Jonathan Lethem said [in an interview by Dave Weich at Powells.com] the following about literary influences: "I've always been very aware of 'Oh, I'm really trying to do some DeLillo here' or 'Here I'm trying to write a scene that's all Shirley Jackson.' I know when I'm doing it, and I like it. I feel comfortable there." As a first-time novelist, I'd imagine this feeling of "doing" other writers is difficult to overcome. Who or what haunted your process? And is Lethem on to something? Should we all just own up to our inheritance?
Sure. Why not? Every writer was a reader first, after all. I didn't have any particular person in mind when I was writing Ablutions, but there's been times where I've seen someone else's hand in my work, absolutely. Harry Mathews said something very liberating about it, which was that imitating literary models is the best thing a young writer can do, like painters making copies of classical masterpieces. Of course at some point you have to stand on your own, but everyone has their go-to authors.
The subtitle of Ablutions—"Notes for a Novel"—gives the impression that you've written something fragmented or "un-novel-like," which is not the case. Why the subtitle?
The subtitle came from my habit of taking notes at work on Post-its. I tried to re-work these into the more traditional first- or third-person voice, but when neither of these satisfied me, I decided to stick to the notation style, hence the second-person voice. The original title was Ablutions: Notes for a Novel: A Novel, but this was pared down along the way. Probably for the best.
Are there going to be a bunch of angry people at your old place of employment once Ablutions comes out?
I suspect there'll be more confusion than anything, people looking for themselves in the pages and wondering who this or that character is modeled after. Kind of a waste of time, actually, so much of the story being altered or invented. But I hope they don't take offense. And really, no one in the book makes a poorer showing than the protagonist, who everyone seems to think is me. That could be my defense in the event of mob violence: "How do you think I feel? People have me pegged as the pants-shitting, horse-punching old-lady fingerer."
You've been on both sides of the publishing game now—you self-published a chapbook, and now you're getting published by Houghton Mifflin. Which "hustle" is preferable?
Well, you're talking about two situations that are so completely different, it almost doesn't make sense to compare them. I enjoyed doing the small book—my brother put that out by the way, not me—and am planning another, and will probably always do them as time permits, because it's rewarding to build something from the ground up like that. But I'll stick with the large publisher to put out the longer work because I want the novels widely read and considered, and because it's what I want to do for a living, and the small-press route wasn't going to afford that. Of course you give up a degree of freedom, but as long as they don't monkey with the writing, I'm all for it.
You will surely answer a variation on this question in every interview you will do for this book, but I can't resist: Where are your favorite places to drink in Portland?
I really like Liberty Glass, at the far end of Mississippi on North Cook. You know that big pink house? It's homey and creaky and the food's excellent. There's a three-legged dog there I wrote into my new novel, The Warm Job. He plays himself, in 1850.
READ: Patrick deWitt reads from Ablutions at Powell's on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 228-4651. 7:30 pm Thursday, March 12. Free.
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The quintessential American libation, Bourbon conjures images of corn fields and little streams cutting their way through Kentucky. Kentucky is Bourbon country in spirit and, indeed, in name. For when the American pioneers first colonized the country, they divided up the land and one plot, which covered much of what is now Kentucky, was named Bourbon, for the French Royal Family.The county was formed in 1786. Originally part of Virginia, it was not until 1792 that Bourbon County was transferred to the new State of Kentucky. There was a great quantity of corn-based whiskey produced in the area, and it was shipped from a port on the Ohio River, which lay in Bourbon County. The barrels were stamped with their origin, 'Old Bourbon', and thus the name stuck. The principal distinction in Bourbon whiskey is the make up of the mash bill. The mash bill is the list of cereal grains used for distillation. Bourbon is distilled from 51% corn, differing it from other American spirits. Other grains are used including wheat, rye and barley.Distillation is achieved in a pot still before ageing in new, charred oak barrels. The use of charred barrels is credited, by and large, to Reverend Elijah Craig. Such claims are not necessarily reliable, but the story is worth mentioning, for it is so oft told. The significance of this is decidedly great, for the Scotch whisky industry uses a proliferation of ex bourbon barrels, as do the rum and tequila fraternities. Elijah kept an outhouse, in which he stored his barrels and one day, a fire tore through the building, blackening his casks. The reverend filled his scorched barrels regardless, and found the charred inners imparted a vanilla sweetness and a rich hue.Once a bourbon barrel has been emptied, it cannot be reused, thus they are shipped for use overseas. The spirit is aged for two years and bottled at a minimum of 40% alcohol by volume. There has been that more recent phenomenon of small batch and high end bourbons. The market for these is substantial and ever-growing, as consumers lean toward quality over quantity. Single barrel offerings and artisan products are of increasing popularity.
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CANTON Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos comments Tuesday sanctioning a sales tax increase for St. Lawrence County may signal a sea change in public policy, but not a capitulation on the part of state senators who have questioned the need for a hike in the past.
The county Board of Legislators wants to increase its sales tax from 3 to 4 percent, bringing the total with the states 4 percent to 8 percent.
Gov. Cuomo, in Potsdam on Tuesday, said he would sign home-rule legislation enabling the county to raise its sales tax if it was requested by the county Legislature and supported by the districts state legislators. Two state senators who represent St. Lawrence County have said repeatedly that the governor would not sign into law any tax increase.
It appears his position has softened, said state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-Utica. Im re-examining our position. Im keeping an open mind on everything. In my opinion, this should be looked at in totality. My concern is theres such a burden on people. Weve just got to face this and be sensitive to this right now.
To bolster its case for a sales tax increase, St. Lawrence County prepared a five-year plan on how it could reduce property taxes with the estimated additional revenue. The first year of the plan called for a potential property tax decrease of 14.3 percent. For 2013, county lawmakers approved a tax levy increase of 14.4 percent, so the proposal would cut taxes to where they were last year. However, the plan in subsequent years calls for estimated tax levy increases of 2.9 percent, 3.8 percent, 3.2 percent and 3 percent.
The county five-year plan was not a tax-cut plan, said state Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton. Property taxes were raised in the plan. It not only has a sales tax increase but a property tax increase, and I cant support that.
St. Lawrence County Legislative Chairman Jonathan S. Putney, D-Waddington, disagreed with Mrs. Ritchies take on the plan.
The fact is the plan does reduce property taxes, he said. It is a bipartisan plan. We have a consensus. I hope she keeps an open mind.
Mrs. Ritchie, who is scheduled to meet with county officials later this month, acknowledged that Gov. Cuomos remarks were a change but said he also was pushing his budget proposal as having no new taxes.
Thats a little bit of a gray area, she said.
Home-rule legislation could come to the Senate from state Sen. Elizabeth OC. Little, R-Queensbury, who is willing to sponsor it along with similar requests for a sales tax increase from Essex and Hamilton counties, which she also represents.
Mrs. Littles previous attempts at home-rule legislation for Essex and Hamilton did not make it to the floor of the Senate, so a sponsor for the legislation is no guarantee of passage.
Home-rule legislation for St. Lawrence County in the Assembly has had the support of Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa.
An easier sell might be rolling sales tax increases for the few counties that want them and are not yet at 4 percent into the state budget as part of the governors proposed elimination of legislative approval of sales tax extensions for counties, Mrs. Little said.
Giving counties that have held their sales tax at 3 percent for years the ability to increase the sales tax should help with the pressure from pension costs, health care increases and the states 2 percent tax cap, Mrs. Little said.
Mr. Putney welcomed Mrs. Littles willingness to carry legislation the county wants.
I applaud Senator Little, he said.
An increase in sales tax, regardless of its effect on property taxes, is still difficult for many people, Mrs. Little said.
A tax is a tax and it has an effect on people in the community, she said.
Looking at a potential sales tax increase for St. Lawrence County as part of a broader picture might be the way to go, Mr. Griffo said. Automatic sales tax extenders, increases for the few counties not at an 8 percent sales tax total and a cellphone surcharge increase for those not on a level playing field with others could be part of a parity package, he said.
But St. Lawrence County should go further, Mr. Griffo said.
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There has to be consensus, he said.
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An audit would give more of a picture of whats gone on, if a solid foundation is there, Mr. Griffo said. That might be kind of a benchmark.
Once an audit was complete, a fiscal advisory board of county residents with professional fiscal credentials could help examine the county budget.
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ST. LOUIS (Jan. 23) -
The Creighton softball team placed four players on the 2013 preseason
all-conference team as the league's coaches picked the Bluejays to finish fourth
in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), the league office announced Wednesday
The fourth-place prediction is the highest preseason ranking
for the Bluejays since 2010 when they were picked to win the Valley. Creighton
has finished lower than fourth in the MVC regular season standings just three
times in the past 16 seasons.
Senior catcher Amy Baker earned the second All-MVC preseason
selection of her career to go with a nod from 2011 during her sophomore
campaign. Additionally, three juniors claimed their first preseason honors in
designated player and pitcher Alexis Cantu, pitcher Becca Changstrom and
outfielder Ellen Homan. All four of the CU honorees earned All-MVC accolades after
last season.
The four CU player selections match Southern Illinois for
the most on the 2013 preseason squad.
Additionally, the four players on the preseason all-conference team are
the most for any Creighton squad dating back to 2004 when three Jays earned
All-MVC preseason honors and current assistant Abby Johnson collected honorable
mention recognition.
Named the 2012 MVC Newcomer of the Year, CU junior Alexis
Cantu set conference single-season records with 13 home runs and 34 RBI last
season. She led the MVC with 17 homers, a school record of 46 walks, a .547
on-base percentage and a .802 slugging percentage. She finished sixth in the
conference with a .357 average at the plate while also going 8-5 in 64.2
innings pitched in the circle. In the last 20 games of the year, Cantu hit .449
with 11 homers, 25 RBI, a 1.163 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage,
en route to 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Midwest
Region Team and First Team All-MVC selections.
Baker was
third in the MVC with 46 RBI, fifth in on-base percentage (.471), sacrifice
flies (3) and walks (33), sixth in batting average (.340) and seventh in both
slugging percentage (.551) and home runs (8). She currently ranks fourth in MVC
history with 41 career home runs and is tied for 11th in MVC history with 125
career runs batted in. Baker is a three-time All-MVC selection in her career at
Creighton entering her final season.
Homan ranked
second in the MVC in hitting (.370) and hits (67), and was fourth in runs (38).
She finished 2012 on a 13-game hitting streak, the longest of her career.
During her hitting streak, she hit .500 (23-46), with seven multiple-hit
contests. Her 19 multiple-hit games this season were the most by any Bluejay
since 2007. As Creighton's leadoff hitter, Homan reached safely to open nine
of the last 13 games, including three extra-base hits. She claimed All-MVC
First Team honors last year.
In the circle Changstrom went 17-13 and led the team with a
2.38 ERA, 182.1 innings pitched and 177 strikeouts in 2012. She registered a
10-6 record in MVC play last season. Her 10 Valley wins ranked third-most in
the league. For her career, Changstrom is 21-10 in MVC action with eight
shutouts. In her last 13 Valley starts she is 9-4 and has allowed just 13
earned runs resulting in a 1.09 ERA. Changstrom claimed All-MVC Second team
honors in each of her first two seasons as a Bluejay.
In the preseason coaches' poll, Creighton received a total
of 80 points and received three first-place votes, tied for the most of any
squad this year, to rank fourth in the 2013 predictions.
Defending MVC tournament champion Illinois State shared or
claimed the top spot in the preseason poll the third straight season with 85
points. Southern Illinois tied ISU atop the poll for the second time in three
seasons (2011). Each team received two first-place votes. The 2012 regular
season champion, UNI, came in third picking up three first-place votes and 82
points, followed by the Bluejays with the remaining three first-place nods and
80 points in the fourth spot.
Drake was slotted fifth with 62 points. Missouri State was picked to finish sixth with 51
points, followed by Bradley in seventh with 42 points. Wichita State edged out
Evansville by a point for eighth place at 23 points while Indiana State rounded
out the poll with 18 points in the tenth position.
The Bluejays return 11 players from
last season's team that compiled a 28-25-1 overall record and finished fifth in
the MVC at 15-11. Creighton finished last season with a school-record 294 runs.
CU led the MVC with a .292 batting
average, 56 homers, 275 RBI and a .464 slugging percentage. The Jays ranked in
the NCAA top-30 in scoring (No. 20), home runs per game (No. 22) and slugging
percentage (No. 27) in 2012.
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Over the past week, students and faculty at the University of Southern Maine have repeatedly challenged the University of Maine System chancellor and the USM president over what they perceive as a "manufactured" financial crisis. They've pointed to the UMaine System's $183 million reserve fund, and questioned why faculty and programs need to be cut across the system's seven campuses when the reserve fund appears so robust. Mal Leary posed that question to Rebecca Wyke, the system's vice chancellor for administration and finance.
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NEWPORT, Ore. -- More and more photos are surfacing of what may be tsunami debris washing up along the Oregon coast.
Beachcombers have had their eyes peeled after a dock -- confirmed to be from the tsunami -- showed up unexpectedly last week near Newport.
According to officials, all of those photos from the beachcombers can't be definitively identified as coming the tsunami. However, some debris, such as the dock itself, were easy to verify because the markings on it. It had a placard and serial number, which were giveaways.
Some of the smaller items that have been photographed aren't so obvious.
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Last week, a research boat found a half-dozen floats or buoys in the ocean near the mouth of the Columbia River. Experts said it will take time and data collection before they know if this kind of debris is from the tsunami.
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The former superintendent of Atlanta's public schools was one of 35 district officials indicted March 29 on charges that they participated in a years-long conspiracy to cheat on federal standardized tests, both for personal financial gain and to demonstrate improvements in student achievement that did not actually exist.
Shortly after becoming the superintendent of Atlanta's suffering public schools in 1999, Dr. Beverly Hall (shown in photo) "established increasingly tough performance targets for every school that would become progressively more difficult to hit," reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Her mantra: 'No exceptions and no excuses.'"
Hall, district administrators, and even teachers were offered lucrative incentives to show that academic performance among students in the mostly poor, black school district was improving. According to a federal grand jury, the superintendent, district officials, and principals perpetrated a scheme that appeared to show the district was improving, got paid handsomely for it, and then lied in an attempt to cover their crimes when federal investigators began closing in on the fraud.
Reported the Journal-Constitution: "Hall inculcated an atmosphere that encouraged using any means necessary to achieve test-score targets, the indictment said, and then 'publicly misrepresented the academic performance of schools throughout [Atlanta Public Schools].' Pressuring subordinates to produce targeted scores, the indictment said, 'created an environment where achieving the desired end result was more important than the students' education."
Richard Hyde, one of the key federal investigators who uncovered what has become the largest academic cheating scandal so far in the United States, called the conspiracy "nothing but pervasive and rank thuggery." The 66-year-old Hall, who retired in 2011, faces as much as 45 years in prison if convicted. Other top-level district officials indicted include Millicent Few, the district's human resources director; and school supervisors Sharon Davis-Williams, Tamara Cotman, and Michael Pitts. In addition, those charged in the scheme include seven principals, two assistant principals, 14 teachers, five testing coordinators, one instructional coach, and a school secretary. The charges include racketeering, theft, making false statements, and false swearing. "Authorities accused some educators of influencing witnesses by pressuring them to lie to investigators about cheating," reported the Journal-Constitution.
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Rick Warren and The Purpose Driven Life
He's a pastor just like many of us have been. Maybe he would like to tell us he never has any doubts? The ministry creates doubts, since pastors in churches see about everything there is to see coming from church people. And many many times it's absolutely ugly. Sometimes pastors will even despise some people in his church, even as he must preach on something about love or forgiveness directly in front of the very people whom he despises. The ministry is a dangerous "calling," since ministers see the true nature of Christianity as it's lived by his(or her)parishoners. It's ugly. And yet a pastor's job is to be a cheerleader for the Christian faith and the church, when he knows it's not working much at all in the people he pastors.
I have been in the ministry, and I can tell you story after story of people in the church--I mean among the leaders too--who operated on the pleasure principle, even though they were well-respected at church. [As the biggest example of this, the BTK killer was a respected member of a Christian church before he was caught]. I know the parable of the tares and the wheat, but the closer I got to people in the church, I hardly ever saw wheat. I would usually respond to this situation by saying that Christianity doesn't necessarily make us better than non-Christians, it only makes us better than we would have been if we weren't Christians. But why doesn't Christianity make us better people than non-Christians--I mean noticeably different? Why?
From my experience whenever someone in the church did something good, it could be accounted for by some ulterior motives, or it was done out of guilt, or fear of hell.
Christianity is the one religion where it's claimed that God the Holy Spirit indwells within the Christian alone. No one else can claim that, according to Christians. God somehow takes up residence in a Christian's life. So why isn't there a difference between the behavior of Christians and that of non-Christians? At least this is what I saw as a pastor, and that's a unique perspective that no one but a pastor will ever know in quite the same way.
I myself wasn't ever able to live the life I knew I should out of gratitude for what I believed was God's saving act in Jesus. If someone responds by saying "John, you just never gave yourself completely over to God," I'd respond by saying that I did so with everything within me. And if that isn't good enough, then I cannot do it. And I'd turn around and ask the very same question of that person, "Have YOU given yourself completely over to God?"
I just found that the Christian life was impossible to live. The tension between the already and the not yet, the guilt for not doing enough, and the fallen examples of church leaders I had before me was too much. Jesus purportedly said his burden is easy...his yoke is light. But it was the heaviest burden I have ever experienced.
No wonder Christian people buy up Warren's books. They feel an intense need to get it together as a Christian. He offers them hope. But after reading his books they'll go looking for another fix, because the Christian life cannot be successfully lived, even knowing that his or her sins are completely forgiven.


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Everyone's favorite virtual personal assistant is making her totally unofficial album debut, with enough logo tweaks to (hopefully) avoid the wrath of Apple's attorneys. One of the tracks, "Hello Siri-tan", first hit online this spring. You can hear it here. The six track album even features a rap battle with Android's voice app N2!
The personification of Siri into a cute anime girl isn't unexpected. Siri-tan's personification does vary: sometimes she's a bookish librarian type and other times she's decked out in a necktie and underwear.
So what's with the butt motif here, you may be wondering. In Japanese, "siri" is "shiri", because "si" is "shi" in Japanese. And "shiri" (しり) can mean "butt" (尻) in Japanese. So "Siri" not only evokes Apple's personal assistant in Japan, but asses as well.
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It might be better to hold off on that kind of speculation. Many other reasons are out there such as an engine problem, flap retraction issue, I just think another pilot should not jump to a fault another pilot without more confirmed evidence
There is Security Video being reviewed. It does show however that a "balked landing" was initiated. I do feel that " Pilot Error" is a great possibility .......unfortunately. The Captain, being the PIC will have to take full responsibility for the outcome. I really do not believe there was any issue with the plane. That aircraft is fully capable of a good climb gradient, even single engine/flap malfunction of which neither, in my opinion was the case, to clear a 60ft. obstruction a1/4 mile past the end the runway. Lets be honest, there were some very serious mistakes/decisions made at the 500 HAA on the final approach. Very very sad......
I still believe it is best to not speculate on human error at this point until the investigation is completed. One does not know who may be reading these posts so I think we should avoid any more distress if possible. One could point to many facts but we were not in the pilot seats. We will all know soon enough. "humans can read equipment cannot".
No one is "speculating" Allen. These are opinions based on what is currently available, and they are opinions only. Not an investigation type.review.....strictly a forum. Even the investigators will have all types of opinions and they will collectively come to one conclusion in the final report.....which will take months to finalize....then guess what? The Lawyers will step in....and it is off to the races, unfortunately. It is bad all the way around, no matter how you slice it. None of us has blamed the PIC......not enough evidence at this point . The NTSB will do their due diligence and try to determine why this happened, and make recommendations to see if this can be avoided from happening again. Problem is, this type of accident has happened before, and it will happen again. Flying is in reality ... 10% skill and 90% judgement......
What is the difference between speculating and basing your opinion, Phil I have just given my opinion and you have given yours, mine will not hurt anyone, yours could, unless of course you have knowledge that friends and relatives are not reading these post. That was my only concern this early.we'll just leave it at that especially sense you did not address my only issue in my last post. I would refer you back to your previous post 2 days ago when you said you were speculating and looking at other reasons. I am not disputing what could have happened I just think it is wrong to start having opinions on our own until we know more, that's all
Allen, check your post with your "speculation" concerning the dump switch......
2 days ago.
Phil it is obvious that I was referencing the difficult of reaching the lift dump switch as well as moving the flap switch to the correct notch. I know this from my familiarization of the 390, and you?
Allen, there is No lift dump switch in the Premier. It is a Speed Break Swith..and it is not difficult to get to,as well as the Flap lever
Phil you are so full of it. I have owned and flown my 1A and Beech calls it a lift dump and so do I. How many hours do you have in 390's. And it is certainly not easy to get to at the rear of the pedestal. That being said it wold appear he never landing and might not have pushed the go-around switch. But. we do not know what was occurring in the cockpit at that moment.Call any beech rep and ask him about the lift dump.
In the original airplane the squat switches had to close to tell the Premier it was on the ground before the lift dump could deploy. But if the pilot bounced the landing, it took time to get the squat switches to close again after the second, or perhaps third touchdown. This all delayed lift dump deployment and runway was racing by before maximum braking became available.
The fix for that was to make the lift dump system independent of the squat switches and make a new control handle on the center pedestal to activate the system. Now, the pilot arms lift dump for takeoff or landing and then moves the handle to activate the system. The lift dump system is now always under the pilot's control, so he can get maximum braking after touchdown or during an aborted takeoff no matter what the squat switches say. Lift dump is locked out during other phases of flight to prevent an unintended deployment.
Read more at http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/jets/beech-premier-ia-hits-its-stride?page=0,1#lrYsIkRGok8ACH4B.99 CHEW ON THIS PHIL
Ok Allen, No need to Shout! So .....you claim to be an Owner /Operator? I understand there IS a lift dump system. But what I was stating is that there is a Speed Brake capability on the Premier in which it is used in an inadvertent overspeed condition and is to be retracted prior to landing @50 feet?
That's a trivia question for you. Your turn.
Phil: Allen is perfectly capable of speaking for himself but just for your information he is a retired ATP Captain and is/was O-O of a premeir.
Preacher, I know he is capable of speaking for himself.....I never questioned that. I think we all have kicked this Lift Dump/Speed Brake business around plenty enough. Opinions and knowledge have been put out there. It has been a rather healthy debate. Communication has been key. That's what's it's all about. And for that, I thank all!
Yeah, I guess the details will all come out as both pilots survived. For whatever reason, according to the NTSB prelim, he aborted the landing. For what reason and at what point, he will have to say.
Absolutely Right Preacher. All, including myself are very saddened by this tragic accident.....what happened and why it happened is a mystery. Lets all prey for the victims and both injured Pilots.
Ok Phil enough fun for this thread. I will agree that we are both right. It has been fun though
OK Allen, I' m in total agreement with you. It has been interesting and fun. I certainly learned from it from fellow Aviators and non- aviators alike. Preacher has been a really good referee! Thanks Preacher! See everyone in future postings. Blue Skies my Friends!
This oughta be good.lol
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Dam I post a link to the report and it starts all over. Lol. I think all of us that are going back and forth are very good high time ATP's if not we would not have the passion and knowledge to point out the thing we do. I have noticed in the last few months I have been reading and posting to FA it's the same group of us other than a few guys that are just dumb to the fact that to know you have to have been there done that and got the t-shirt for it before you should open your mouth or key board. One thing is for sure I had the honor of being trained by Denny Fitch that was on UAL232 that has been through this as a pilot that lived and other didn't and it was on his mind all the time. If the pilots did what they could or not they will never forget. Till 911 I would say no one takes off with the intent of crashing, outside of that type of person no one says lets go crash and die. Like the thugs that rob & carjack people if they thought the person they was about to carjack had a gun and would kill them when they pulled open the door they would not do it. No one gets up and says I am going to die today. If more good guys had guns crime would go down. If more pilots had the 20 years in the cockpit we do you may not see the crashes we do. By the way don't pull my door open lol.
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Can you send a private message on FA? If so Preacher1 will you send me one I can reply to.
If you can send one, I'll get it in the morning. It's bedtime for this old man.lol
I just sent it. I don't know all about it yet either. If it don't pop out on your regular Email, on FA, go to DISCUSSIONS and click on new messages. It should be in there. If your setting aren't totally right back there on the mail, you nor a recipient will receive any notice that it's there
on our own meant fellow pilots
I have to agree with the other gentleman. You were not there, you were not flying that airplane, you did not make the decisions that were made in that moment, and I am not saying that you are not, but you are more than likely not typed in that aircraft. If you are a pilot, then you probably can come up with a possible reason for the accident with the information given and your experience as a pilot. However this is a public forum, and your opinion can be seen by countless individuals. If this was your father/brother/uncle/friend or anyone with any kind of significance to you, I am certain that that you would not appreciate them being labeled as an incompetent pilot by sating it was simply pilot error. I am sure that the families will do a lot of reading on this, and it would be unfortunate for the, to see a post by some person that has never met their family going off about how some very bad mistakes and decisions were made. If that is what the NTSB determines then so be it..that is their job.
Let have a bit of decency.
Add me in that group. The two step, box step dances I fell upon this ride back in August of 45. Started flying my dads baron at 14 and a j3 cub. Kh
I always read Sumwalts articles, but this is the first time I ever listened to him on the youtube clip.
Man I just got flashbacks of when I was about 10 listening to the guy narrating the Black Beauty story on a 45.
I think only Preacherman and Phil may know what a 45 is, for you younger kids it was kinda like a cd back in the days...
Am I that old? If you remember them you'll tell your own age.lol
Old is when years don't add up.... They Multiply :) Looking at what happened... Doesn't have alot of details... I wonder if that plane has a CVR or FDR on board.
Had a stack of em! A friend of mine put a picture of one of those little 45 adapters on Facebook to see how many kids on there knew what it was. Pretty funny.
Whatever happened to cause it, sounds like he had about got clear if that pole was 1/4 mile off the runway, although that wasn't much height
That's just one of them times when you're doing all you can and saying "cimb bitch climb"!!
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Why is it we are always talking about how old we are??? Like you and i have talked about before Preacher1 new stuff is nice but i still miss the old days & ways.
Yes, those were the days! Fun times! Gotta luv it.
Well, the new stuff is nicer as far as the mundane, repetitive stuff that goes on, but the old stuff is what you developed stick and rudder skills on. Some guys today can't open a door without a checklist. To a lot of us old folks all a checklist is for is to tell you about something new. Most time, as in the case of this crash, you don't have time to go hunting for it. The old days bring back memories that you laugh about and wouldn't take anything for, but in a lot of cases, wouldn't go thru them again for a million $.lol
when ya gona come down to destin for a visit freight man...
Well, I'm back to halfway working right now, at least for a couple of years and on call for fill in, so I won't be getting too far away. How you doing anyway. It just now dawned on me this morning who I was talking too. For whatever reason, I didn't recognize that handle and hadn't heard from you on Email awhile.
email me as I lost all info when computer crashed. tks
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I'm a youth Preacherman
uh huh.lol. Takes awhile to become a Lear Captain!
Didn't take that long if you were flying freight, and didn't take long to sort the wheat from the chafe. Still somewhat amazed at the safety record of Part 135 Lear freight flying as the guy's (me) and a whole bunch of others moved up at a high rate of speed. Next thing I knew they were all flying Lear 60's for Flex and bragging about the performance of a new jet. Still haven't flown one.
Looks like I'm gonna have to bump u up a notch
Or 2 :)
They just may have stalled at low alt
Airplanes usually don't crash because of one cause, and anything at this time is speculation, but I'd bet on pilot error as being a major contributor. If they were doing a missed approach, they certainly shouldn't have hit a 60' high pole a quarter mile past the runway.
Something definitely went wrong in their missed approach technique.
Are you kidding preacher was having the time of his life watching us I talked with him a few hours ago. We should bill him for entertainment fee's. got that preacher lol
Preacherman is always there for us all! Go Preacher! Keep us all entaintained! I mean that in a GOOD way. Thanks for being there.
It was interesting, to say the least.lol Based on the NTSB prelim though, you are probably right, in that there is some mechanical involved there
Both Pilots lived........they'll know what events transpired......if they have a memory of it.
Did not realize I had cap's on.
It's alright, never saw what the big deal was having caps on...
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Link to the NTSB report that posted today.
Pickle..pitch...power...flaps 10... Positive rate....gear up ( the gear was still extended) V2...V2+10 & 400 HAA (minimum) climb to 1500agl....Vnr....in my opinion, and strictly MY opinion.....they may not have been prepared for a go-around. Take off or landing, you should always have a plan of action.....should you have a hiccup....a lot can happen in a very short period of time. An Abnormal can very quickly turn into an Emergency if not handled properly.....and then again we're all human. There is no Silver Bullet.
Very interesting and to the point.... How did he get that low to hit a 59 foot concrete pole... This in my opinion is clearly pilot(s) error.
I just read again, the crash in buffalo and again I thought as a pilot how critical they error in the lists and altitude awareness, and this acident wheremaybe their missed procedures were in error. No one feels worse than the crew, who grew up wanting to their best and just fly. There is nothing more unforgiving as aviation. Most mistakes and crashes lead to future flights becoming safer. After reading ntsbs there are procedures that remind me of prior accidents.
We as pilots/crew have a responsibility and duty to the safe outcome, and the destiny of the flight......kinda scary isn't it?
It is a tremendous responsibility. Just read the NTSB.GOV website accident data base and see the number of innocent accident victims who perish or are seriously injured by the PICs poor technique/decision making. There are accidents every single day......not even counting the incidents that are not reported or gathered. The Pilot/crew are in the drivers seat, in the pointed end, hopefully not like a hitched up trailer on the back end, just holding on.....
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Phil Gibson. I try not to get in to a pissing contest with people on this forum. But your comment in the above post of "We as pilots/crew have a responsibility and duty to the safe outcome, and the destiny of the flight......kinda scary isn't it?" is to me a very big dish to every true airmen. I have been in the cockpit for over 20 years now and one thing you can bet your ass on is a true airmen puts safety first and knows all of the people that are on the planes life's are in our hands. It's not scary if it is you have no place in the cockpit. If passengers thought it was scary there would be no need for air travel. But they all trust us anything can happen and it will at the worst times. I would give my life any day for someone on my flight. And as to that flying is 10% skill and 90% decision making is not true any, bad or poor decision can get you in a dangerous situation it is 90% skill to get you out of it.
Well said. I consider both these guys friends and as Allen said, all are entitled to their opinion. It is natural on this forum for the speculation and opinions to run rampant, BUT, at one time or other, if you have flown for any length of time, we have all had one of them Oh SH** moments and gotten by with one that the book said we couldn't do. This was one that he got by with personally as far as living, but unfortunatly, people died so it is not one there'll be any hangar flying done about. It is something that he will have to live with the rest of his life and I am sure will go over it daily in his own mind. We should be respectful as far as speculating about the cause. That said, this is a public forum that acts as a sounding board for just such events and it is human nature to want to do so, especially if we didn't know the individual or airport involved and you can express an opinion but as you say, it probably won't be the final word.
Tks Thrustt. Been flying for 52 yrs doing this a few months
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Please note the correct tail number N777VG not the N324AM you have listed.
My mistake. Saw a PRM1 landed HQU and assumed. My apologies.
It was going to be only a matter of time before the 1- 1A would have a fatal overshoot after so many overruns which led to the installation of the lift dump switch which is located slightly behind the pilots on the center pedestal and can be difficult to reach especially when trying to abort a touchdown as full power should have been able to give the pilot excellent climb performance. The fact the pilots new the airport, clear night and were known to be proficient in the 390 I can only come to the above stated possibility.
Well, 2 things here. Hopefully we'll know one of these days as the story said they thought one of the survivors was one of the pilots. Wonder why they were talking about other clinics in the region and the FA flight track link here shows it coming out of Alliance in Ft.Worth,TX.
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It was N777VG not the N324AM listed above. The FA track on the N777VG is KJWN to KHQU.
It says in most news reports the weather was good and FA showed at 0530 showed clear below 12K Viz 10 miles. But in a lot of the pictures it looks like there may have been some ground fog. But they was landing on RWY 10 that has an ILS on it. We will see when the pilot starts talking I guess but seem s they came in high and hot and got behind the airplane for a CFIT. You can get very complacent at airports you use all the time.
Just out of idle curiosity, where did you find that?
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I live in GA so when it hit FOX 5 Atlanta on the 10pm news that it crashed at 8pm i looked up the airport and it was the only flight that had an 8pm arrival time and the NTBS Twitter it also.
10-4, tks
I go into Greensboro, just west of there, on a regular basis. The fog is usually bad early morning, but usually burns off by 0700. In the late afternoon it's usually the sunset right down the runway that blinds you, almost as bad as landing west in the afternoon at SAN. If the wx shown is accurate, I can't imagine what other restrictions to the vis. would be there, unless something local in nature, or maybe a steeper app. due to obstructions.
What is it about this aircraft that makes it so prone to overruns? I've not really followed it.
I think its too hot on arrival because of the short wings...
As a seasoned golfer once told his playing partner, after a bad round, it ain't the clubs. These guys had obviously been there before, and as for this time, I don't know why! That's called high wing loading, ever flown a 20 series Lear or an MU-2? Neither are particularly forgiving of poor pilot technique but served long and productive lives. It ain't the clubs.
That's right, aircraft get a bad rap based on pilot performance, or lack of performance!!!
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I love the MU-2's but you got to have good Good stick and rudder skills or it will take you to a place you don't want to go quick and don't like to go back your way. No high class uncle auto's on most of the MU-2's means you better have your stuff together.
Pilots airplane. I think the MU-2s had the old Bendix M series autopilots originally and the Lears had the Lear FC whatever, (200) I can't remember, and both meant you were on your own at the least opportune of times. Ever try to hand fly a 20 series at 450. A blink and the dinger goes off. Great fun! And my math says a Premiere 390 has a wing loading of 61 PPSF VS. 65 PPSF for a Lear 25 at max. gross. Good in turbulence, bad on short final!
Brain as I stated about the lift dump switch before they installed it the slats or lift dump panels would raise out of the wing to put weight onto the wheels to improve breaking as this aircraft did not have reverse thrust on the engines. Many new pilots would land hot and bounce the plane and the lift dumps would retract back into the wings and not re-deploy causing breaking problems and so the overruns. Another reason could be that the NFP either did not get the flaps back to the takeoff position or retracted them to the full up position causing the stall speed to increase so once they were out of ground effect the plane simply mushed in. SAD FOR ALL.
Yes, very sad. Thanks for the info.
Same model Jack Roush crashed at KOSH a few years back if I recall?
The article said there's no evidence the aircraft ever touched down.
I am not sure but I do not think a normal touchdown would leave any tire marks that could be determined were from that plane I would imagine they were looking for skid, heavy braking marks which would have indicated touchdown point or blown tire. etc. just saying. I know the plane well.
The security camera's should help determine a touchdown or not. It is hard for me to accept that knowing the airport well,clear and light winds would result in that late of an attempted go around while still in the air would have occurred. But all things are possible I guess.
Yeah, who knows... But it is always better to go off the end at idle power than attempting to get airborne again at full power.
A good example is the Hawker crash in Owassa, MN.
Or the runway wasn't long enuf
It is displaced 300 feet on one end and 200 on the other....usable is about 5000. At night and possibly a bit above ref, with a ref of about 110,,,,, only speculation,,,,,wasn't there. The one surviving pilot may have the key to what may have happened. The go around may also have caused by an "obstruction" on the runway? Also, applying 85% N2 would have retractied the speed brakes if in fact they were deployed at any point. The question has to be, at what point was the go around initiated ? We're the flaps raised to a take off position. So many questions .
As you say, it's all speculation at this point. As we all know, anything could have happened. We weren't there, and everything is speculation at this point. We of all people don't need to arbitrarily say pilot error before facts are known. 2 well qualified pilots as far as we know, and the testimony of the one surviving could blow everything here out of the water. Obviously something happened from which they couln't recover. Bad day, obstruction or mechanical? Only the one that was there can say.
No need to shout - it's a legit question! Since Phil answered it - it may well be part of the reason, or there was an obstruction
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The first officer walked away, and the captain is expected to make a full recovery according to local news reports. I live about 15 miles from this airport and know the airport very well. In my opinion there is no reason as to why they couldn't climb above the power pole, it is a long way from the end of the runway. That is IF AND ONLY IF they initiated the go around soon enough. Hate to say it but I would vote pilot error no doubt. Comm ASEL, About to finish CFI and Comm AMEL.


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|beautiful nature walk
Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2015
|Great early Spring hike; saw many bird species! Excellent views from the top.
|Posted Mar 30, 2015 1:15 pm
|via Regular Route
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2013
|What a super easy and fun climb!! It's a walk on the ramp!!
Had the whole area and climb to ourselves. Met friendly parties on the summit.
Awesome view! Very enjoyable. Surprisingly this dome doesn't seem to see many crowds (or perhaps we just got lucky) - for such little effort you get such BIG reward! It's cool though; I like it that way. :>
|Posted Jul 23, 2013 12:45 am
|Great views!
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2011
|A quick 2 hour hike with my son. The view is awesome! Since we were up early we were joined by a deer and her fawn, a marmot, numerous ground squirrels and birds and wonderful lighting for photography.
|Posted Jul 11, 2011 9:36 am
|Teaching on regular route
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2010
|Took a friend up regular route. 50% climbing 50% walking, but fun anyway!
|Posted Mar 11, 2011 1:48 pm
|Little Baldy Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2007
|Really great views from the top. We hiked it a few days prior but it was foggy at the top, so we had to go again to catch the views on a clear day.
|Posted Dec 16, 2010 9:28 pm
|First Multipitch Climb!
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010
|Climbed the easy North Face route! Awesome!
|Posted Jul 19, 2010 8:50 pm
|Little Baldy
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010
|The trail was half covered in snow but easy to follow. Didn't have much of a view from the summit because it was in the clouds and fog.
|Posted Jun 19, 2010 12:37 pm
|2/Too Good Days
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|Climbed Bit by Bit (5.7+) with Blair on Sat - interesting "little" run-out on the last 5th class pitch. Took a ride up Hairline (5.9) with Ken and Derek of ROWCC on Sun - GOOD stuff!
|Posted Jul 13, 2009 6:58 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|Deb and I climbed Bit-By-Bit 5.7+. Guidebook was vague, and we had some real adventure, Would go back for sure.
From the summit, you can get a great view off the Western Divide, back into the Kaweahs, and more. At least hike up the trail to get the view from the top, very nice. Do it
|Posted Jul 13, 2009 1:38 am
|Fredd C Dobbs
Date Climbed: May 19, 2008
|Great addition to Big Baldy hike.
|Posted May 20, 2008 9:11 pm
|Little Baldy Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
|Great early morning hike with the wife. Panoramic views of the park.
|Posted Oct 11, 2007 3:58 pm
|What a Rock!
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007
|Climbed the Boune-Larue Route and walked around the base puckering from all the tough climbs. We will be back!
|Posted Jun 12, 2007 8:14 pm
|Routes: Unknown and Prodominator
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2006
|Lead an unknown climb to the left of Prodominator then followed Rob O up Prodominator. Much fun can't wait to get back and lead Sparkler!
|Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:49 pm
|Routes: Prodenominator and a route just to the left of it.
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2006
|Led Prodenominator. Nice route. Well bolted and a knob tie-off to boot. Followed Brian up a bolted line just left of Prodenominator. Good day. Will definitely go back.
|Posted Aug 24, 2006 11:57 pm
|Several times
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006
|Up here several times in 2006 - watched the sunset on the summer solstice, watched the fireworks in the valley on the 4th of July, had a few campfires. Better than Moro Rock, IMO.
|Posted Aug 6, 2006 2:55 am
|Route Climbed: The Little Baldy Trail Date Climbed: July 1999
|I've hiked to the top of Little Baldy several times. I used to work in the park and I did interpretive walks on this trail with the highlight being the view from the top of Little Baldy.
|Posted Feb 9, 2006 2:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2005
|Warm sunny and fairly clear day. Bouldered in Giant Forest and ate lunch on Little Baldy. Excellent day.
|Posted Nov 21, 2005 6:40 pm
|Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: Numerous Times
|Nice walk; great spot for watching meteor showers.
|Posted Nov 6, 2005 12:55 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2005
|A Kennedy/Goat dayhike on Friday was a bit tougher for a warmup day than I'd anticipated, so I just did a few tourist hikes on Saturday to try and recover before Sunday's outing to Eagle Scout/Stewart: This one (not one of Sequoia NP's classic mountaineering objectives, but nice views), Moro Rock, and then wandered around Crescent Meadow (beautiful).
|Posted Nov 3, 2005 1:57 am
|Route Climbed: Regular Route 5.6 Date Climbed: August 10, 1997
|Wanting to take pictures of CRS, The Fin and the Western Divide, Gerry Cox, Keith Guilott and I climbed the Regular Route with photo gear. The scenery from the top was unforgetable.
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