tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post4258522222979904158..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Pilatus PC-12/47, N721KP: Incident occurred May 28, 2020 at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (PASI), Alaska Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-40617435400738154442020-06-08T21:54:25.609-04:002020-06-08T21:54:25.609-04:00++++ Sure do hope things are all going well for th...++++ Sure do hope things are all going well for the folks at Kathryns Report, been missing your update content ++++<br /><br />Thank you for the excellent content and effort you put forth for everyone's benefit!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-6116519347535365592020-06-04T12:29:53.464-04:002020-06-04T12:29:53.464-04:00Or they had something interesting in the back as p...Or they had something interesting in the back as part of loaded freight and the PAX crowded to see it. A "Look at the puppy" group move could momentarily shift the cg enough.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-40671242190841191482020-06-04T12:20:38.940-04:002020-06-04T12:20:38.940-04:00Correct - The stand is just a pole that attaches u...Correct - The stand is just a pole that attaches under the tail and hangs down (red in the photo below). Must not have stayed attached to the tail when the Pilatus see-sawed.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/AlaskaSeaplanes/status/1123717846520012801<br /><br />And similar on two 208's of theirs:<br />https://twitter.com/AlaskaSeaplanes/status/1151765982945239043/photo/1<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-33102548555599303952020-06-03T19:48:14.256-04:002020-06-03T19:48:14.256-04:00probably boarded in a tight line back to back. And...probably boarded in a tight line back to back. And maybe heavy passengers .Sorry to them dont want to sound rude.g6rcteamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426437972343142009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-7697468517545574132020-06-01T20:00:34.308-04:002020-06-01T20:00:34.308-04:00If it was that aft-CG heavy before PAX were loaded...If it was that aft-CG heavy before PAX were loaded, and there are only four seats forward of the wing to equalize heavy weight in the tail (cockpit seats and first two cabin seats), and it took just one person to head to the back to see-saw it, then maybe they shouldn't have taken off to begin with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-48940905154755084242020-06-01T10:04:33.308-04:002020-06-01T10:04:33.308-04:00Maybe it "lost contact" with the tail, n...Maybe it "lost contact" with the tail, not with the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-12204414508008372692020-05-31T17:39:09.398-04:002020-05-31T17:39:09.398-04:00Must have been a surprise to whoever was boarding ...Must have been a surprise to whoever was boarding to have the floor pitch down as the cg swung the nose up. Perhaps they should load front rows first.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com