Tragic DC-4 crash in Alaska

They have enough failure for one company.

 

I initially read that as Alaska Air and I thought WTF?

 

Not the only one.

 

Makes sense as to why they wouldn’t bother then. I wonder if new additive manufacturing, automated CNC machining etc. techniques can keep these things going in a cost effective way. Works for Jay Leno and his fleet of old vehicles….

 

Yeah you would think. But not on a certified aircraft.

 

FAA frowns on homemade parts?

 

Balanco did a great utube vid that shows the engine blow up, almost bomb like. I'm not sure how that occurs. Those very experienced guys didn't have a chance.

And, here goes my daughter in 2 weeks to be a new bush pilot in Copper Valley.

 

The FAA frowns at everyone and everything not FAA...and a bunch of them too.

As a collective they couldnt pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel, while they were on fire, in a hurricane, while underwater. Third world banana republics look at the FAA and their red-tape bureaucracy and go DAAYYYUUUMMMM...Thats a tad much.

Yes. The FAA frowns on homemade parts unless the plane is experimental. Then they really give 2 shits. You cant do anything commercial in an experimental. If its a 'Certified' airplane...piper, cessna, boeing, etc the parts had better come from a proper source. There are a few work arounds for old NLA stuff...but plane parts are crazy expensive for a reason....the small volume and paperwork.