Tonic

the plane crash near Mar-a-Lago is a complete historical and statistical anomaly: > Learjet 60s have existed for 33 years > 3 fatal crashes on record: all on takeoff, approach, or landing > then one fell from 35,000 feet near Mar-a-Lago > 11 prior U.S. Learjet 60 accidents > 6 on landing. 2 on approach. 1 on takeoff. 2 while taxiing. > 0 en route > worldwide: 3 prior fatal Learjet 60 crashes on record: 1. Brazil — 2022, overran the runway. 2. South Carolina — 2008, overran the runway on rejected takeoff. 3. Venezuela — 2013 struck terrain on landing approach. > 0 fatal crashes from high altitude > 0 crashes during cruising phase of flight > oct 23 — NORAD confirms air defenses around Mar-a-Lago > nov 1 — Bahamas-bound Learjet 60 goes into a dive from ~35,000 ft over South Florida > closest tracked point to Mar-a-Lago — 3.9 miles away, still at ~21,000 ft > hits the ground 5.7 miles from the estate > ~27,000 ft gone in 65 seconds > 13,000 of those feet gone in 20 seconds > average over that stretch — 39,000 ft/min > the tracker's vertical-speed readout tops out at 32,640 > closest same-model case I found was in 2023 > Learjet 60 at 41,000 ft near thunderstorms. crew loses pitch and roll control > captain estimates 10,000 ft/min down, recovers at 38,500 ft. everyone lives > the 3 previous fatal Learjet 60 crashes I could find worldwide killed 7 people combined > this one killed 9 > first, most deadly, and only high-altitude Learjet crash in 33 years of service, within 4 miles of brand new short range air defense at Mar-a-Lago bonus fact: > In October 1980, a Learjet 25 pitched up and stalled at 45,000 ft over Missouri. Both engines flamed out. The jet began responding to the pilots again around 32,000 ft. They restarted the engines between 24,000 and 28,000 ft and landed in Wichita