Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: news From: Dave Williamson Subject: Re: hydraulic problems with DC-10's?? Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Reply-To: <199211200503.AA03970@loiosh.eff.org> Organization: AT&T BL0512310 X-Original-Message-Id: <9211222144.AA09019@conch> Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 16:44:33 EST sdl@linus.mitre.org writes > Perhaps now I can get a more definitive answer to the following: > Some of my pilot friends have accused the DC-10 as having a > particularly bad history of hydraulic problems (which have contributed > to a few crashes). But do the statistics really support the notion > ... I don't have anything statistical (others have covered that quite admirably) but I had a similar experience. Being a pilot myself (just small stuff), I tend to meet a lot of airline pilots. A former instructor of mine introduced me to a friend of his who was currently flying for a major airline. This guy referred to the DC-10 as the "Death-Cruiser 10" and said he wouldn't fly in it under any circumstances, especially not as a pilot. My personal opinion is that flying is still safer than other forms of transportation, DC-10 accidents notwithstanding. While I prefer flying in a B7[456]7 (when I can't fly myself), I have no problem getting into a DC-10 if that is what is at the gate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >| David M. Williamson, d.m.williamson@att.com >| Commercial, ASEL, IA --> --> --> | --- ====== --- --- --- --- --- --- >| Proud part owner of Archer N7185F >| --------------------------------------------------------------------------