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United flight 232 Pilot Dennis Fitch Dies
Dennis Fitch, the pilot that helped saved 184 passengers on United Airlines flight 232 has died from a brain tumor on May 6, 2012 (www.dailyherald.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Yes, it is not a typo, I am Captain Fitch's son, Denny Jr. The outpouring of support, prayers, condolences and inspiration is awe inspiring. My Dad polished my flying skills, but more importantly taught me everything else in life. Flying is one thing. Living is another. To paraphrase Dad's philosophy, "live in today, tomorrow is not guaranteed". Your love and support for the family is as humbling as the realization of how many lives this quiet, unassuming, unsung hero has touched. God Bless you all.
Denny Jr, as an instructor with another airline, I used this terrible event to emphasize CRM--a United airlines acronym for Crew Resource Management. Your Dad was the consummate example of this. Al Haynes was also a great Captain who actually introduced himself in the middle of this emergency and gladly had your father use the throttles to "fly" that DC-10. God Bless them all and especially your Father.
You dad is a true american hero and hopefully a grateful nation will recognize that. Celebrate that as much as you can. United 262 inspired me to "fly it till it stops" in everything I do in life. If your going down do so fighting...who knows you might just win.
Your Dad was truly an aviation hero and inspiration to many. Our Prayers go to the support of your family. I am sure that a man of his quality is in a much better place than we are today.
I am one of the rescue workers at Sioux City who found and dug the cockpit crew out of the wreckage. Besides being a EMT, Rescue Specialist and USAR instructor (responses include 10 days at WTC 9/11/11 and 21 days at Katrina) I am an ATP flying a Citation Encore and TBM850.
I live around heros all day long but this flight crew (Haynes, Records, Dvorak and Fitch) are my aviation heros.
I live around heros all day long but this flight crew (Haynes, Records, Dvorak and Fitch) are my aviation heros.
Thank you for helping those who need it at the worst possible times.
RIP Dennis Fitch. The best heroes leave us all too soon.