J.O. Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Denny Fitch was the 4th pilot riding in the back. He assisted Al Haines and his crew by operating the thrust levers to maintain control of the aircraft.RIP Denny. http://www.ktiv.com/story/18236319/pilot-onboard-united-flight-232-loses-battle-with-cancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Although it was a 'team' effort, I believe 'Denny' was the guy that made the difference in the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 There is a pretty neat set of videos of a show called "First Person", and one of the segments was by Denny Fitch. It's worth the watch.Sad to hear of his death today. He is (as were the other men in that flight deck) the reason why I am a proponent of experience in the flight deck- the so called 'dark and dirty night' scenario.Still an amazing story in so many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxx Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I agree with Defcon.Here is to a boring career to every pilot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryon Mask Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Years ago Denny gave a presentation to the CALPA accident investigators about the Sioux city accident. When speaking to him after his presentation he said it was part of his therapy to talk about the accident. I still remember his presentation. There was not a dry eye in the room when he finished. You may remeber the famous picture of the fire fighter holding a baby that was taken from the wreckage. I remember Deny telling us, the firefighter just happened to be standing there, the baby was handed to him from someone inside the wreckage. He also said that when the aircraft hit the ground, he closed his eyes and when he opened them he remembers seeing corn stalks out the cockpit window and trying to make sense of corn stalks that were 20 feet or so high. It was then he realised they were upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 CRM made the difference in the event. Denny became part of the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Al Haines has said that they would not have survived without Denny's contribution. When I heard a while back that he was diagnosed with cancer, I couldn't help but wonder if he was exposed to something toxic on that fateful day that contributed to his illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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