Christian Oliver’s Ex-Wife Honors Him and Their Two Daughters One Year After Their Plane Crash Deaths

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued its preliminary report on the Boeing 747 – 400 cargo airplane had departed from Dubai International Airport at 14:53 UTC (6:53pm local time) headed to Koln-Bonn (Cologne) – Germany.

Here are some of the big questions on the crash which the investigation will focus on regarding the crash that caused the death of Capt. Doug Lampe of Louisville, Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell of Florida.

Which “general” cargo was located just forward of the starboard wing, where the fire started? Were there batteries there among the electronic goods?

Some additional issues: Pilots reported smoke in the cockpit 20 minutes after leaving Dubai. They had difficulty getting the correct frequency to ATC. After the fire broke out, the smoke was too thick for the pilots to read the instruments. What can be done to give the pilots options for extinguishing a cargo fire? What changes can be made to instruments to make them visible under these conditions?

The cockpit recorder was recovered in”reasonable” condition just hours after the Boeing 747-400 went down and will be sent to the US for analysis.

So far, Polish authorities have questioned 70 witnesses of the April 10 Tupolev 154 crash that killed 96 including Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife. The black box so far provides no clues, but they are anticipating the possible causes to be technical failure, human error on the part of the crew, ground crew, or third parties.

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Maximillan Kolbe Church Poles will be holding a memorial for the crash victims. The Polish American Congress says people can sign a condolence book before the service, and it will be sent to the people of Poland.

We have been notified that the Soaring Society of America’s 2010 SSA Convention will be held in Little Rock, AR from Jan 28 to Jan 30.

Registration for the 2010 SSA Convention is now only available on-site during the convention.

The Convention Hotel is Doubletree:

Doubletree Hotel
424 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-4371 or 800-222-TREE
Price is $126.00 for single and double rooms
Rate ends January 5, 2010 at 11:59 PM