http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/ Engadget Comments for Three Tesla employees killed in twin-engine plane crash http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/It seems to me that someone (insert "oil-company/person" here) is trying to stop a cheaper-cleaner-environmental-friendly technology development (insert "hybrid-electrical-tesla-company/person" here).
I'm sorry...but i see conspiracies everywhere...my condolences to their families (sorry for my english, mistakes are not intended).]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
You're a prime candidate for a tin-foil hat and living off-grid. Do the rest of us a favor and get to it!]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.sfgate.com.

Even intentional acts won't stop the move towards the end of big oil. The plans for the Tesla and other such vehicles will be stored safely and the hard work of these great engineers will be rewarded in due course. (Note that despite the human loss on 9/11, the financial data 'held' on the twin towers was safely 'backed up'.) Companies always allow for contingencies. What can bring down a company or industry is law suits. And right now, the oil industry deserves thousands of them for the pollution, wars and more it has wrought across the globe.]]>Feb 18th 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Sorry about the loses :(]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/only later we found out that the outage was due to this.

rest in peace]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Rest in peace.]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Anyway, have fun driving your Teslas in heaven.....RIP]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/You maen we shouldn't compare them to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper?]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/You mean we shouldn't compare them to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper?]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
It's coincidental that I was just listening to a podcast over at twit where they were discussing a recent light-aircraft accident. The commentator (a pilot as well) said that when he was in training his instructor told him that flying skills are only 10% of being a pilot - 90% is learning good judgement, a skill that cannot necessarily be taught. So true! Let's hope this accident was not a simple case of bad judgement...

Either way, sorry Tesla and extended family -- my thoughts are with you all.]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
From my experience in boating and flying, I've found that mishaps seem to almost always be the result of a string of mistakes - I wonder what the series was here... power loss in both engines seems very odd.

With the cost of technology today, you'd think all aircraft, no matter the size, could be equipped with even a simple "black box" type of recorder. It would make the task of finding out exactly what went wrong that much faster (and more accurate).

Also - I've often wondered why airports do not install HD auto-tracking cameras to monitor all traffic, even during fog. It just seems so cheap compared to the vital data it would provide.]]>Feb 18th 2010 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
I hate to say it, but this is why all the big executives tend to fly separate private planes, to prevent a single terrible accident from killing several people from upper management. No doubt, had they flown separate planes, some critic would quickly point to that as a criticism of their environmental concerns and discredit their motives for an all electric vehicle and energy independence.

It really is a sad state of affairs.


]]>Feb 18th 2010 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
May those lost in this tragedy rest in peace.]]>Feb 18th 2010 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
RIP, I guess.]]>Feb 18th 2010 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Not sure why you're on Engadget, but ok.]]>Feb 18th 2010 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Not cool. At all. If you dont care, then DONT comment...
RIP tesla engineers.
My life was complete when I described this car to a 5th grader and he said "Thats really cool. I want one!".]]>Feb 18th 2010 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Engadget is about news in the tech industry and gadgets. Tesla is a part of this industry in that it's a leader in a growing new field and it's "gadget" may look more like a motor vehicle but it shares more in common with a mobile phone or notebook. This news definitely belongs here - if not technically then on an emotional and spiritual level. This was the ONLY news headline I clicked on when scrolling down the various articles today, so anyone who thinks this doesn't belong doesn't have their head screwed on straight.
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R.I.P]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Another employee was quoted as saying he never makes mistakes. Surrree. That's why he was divorced twice. Sorry, everyone makes mistakes and it's always the little ones which hit the hardest.

Why was he so low at that distance? He should have been much higher especially since it seems like he was familiar with this airport. I can't find any evidence that he lost an engine or that he changed his course and that would have already hit the new, especially if he lost an engine and tried to make it back to the airport (which he should have been able to do with one engine).

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/17/BA391C32O5.DTL

Anyways, we'll see what the FAA/NTSB finds out.]]>Feb 18th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14422231]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/
Will this have any major impact on Tesla's work?]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/three-tesla-employees-killed-in-twin-engine-plane-crash/Feb 18th 2010 5:02PM