Captain Marvin Renslow, 47, of Lutz, Florida was the pilot in command, and Rebecca Lynne Shaw, 24, of Maple Valley, Washington served as the first officer. [12][13][14] The cabin crew consisted of two flight attendants.

Mar 28, 2014 · The two Colgan pilots were discussing the NASA video before the crash. Combine that with a couple of weak and tired aviators and the disaster was set. I am definitely not as knowledgeable as the NASA folks, but I do know that we have been training for stalls wrong for at least the last sixty years.

The safety regulations enacted in the wake of the Colgan Flight 3407 accident have contributed to the industry’s extraordinary 10-year safety record, and they must not be eroded. The facts are clear: 9 million flights per year, 2.5 million passengers per day, and zero pilot training–related fatalities on U.S. passenger airlines.

Feb 12, 2009 · Investigators determined that unprofessional pilot behavior contributed to the accident of Colgan Air flight 3407. The Professional Pilot Development Rule applies to certificate holders who train and qualify pilots under Part 121 subparts N and O (traditional) and under subpart Y (AQP).

Feb 14, 2009 · Fifty disparate people were joined in the most tragic of circumstances, losing their lives in the fiery crash of Continental Connection flight 3407 last Thursday night. A partial list of...

May 27, 2010 · At an indicated airspeed of 130 knots, the stick shaker triggered and the autopilot automatically disconnected, as required for a pilot-initiated stall recovery. Most likely, the stall warning...

Abstract: This report discusses the accident involving a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, which experienced a loss of control on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International …

Feb. 2, 2010 -- Pilot error was one of the chief causes that led to the deadly crash of Colgan Air flight, operating as Continental Connection Flight 3407, last February, federal investigators said today.

Nov 4, 2011 · In a letter to three Buffalo-area members of Congress, Pinnacle Airlines Corp., the company that owns the regional airline Colgan Air, steadfastly denied withholding information from the...

For years, Farr was first to report on Colgan air emails expressing concerns about the qualifications of a pilot who crashed flight 3407 and Clarence center Tonight senior correspondent rich Newberg talks with a former Colgan cruise scheduler, who …