Lude Generation

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:43 pm**

There's been some great documentaries on about (or including) Lauda recently, not to mention the film Rush of course.

Each time I hear more about him, the more amazed I am tbh. I stumbled on this wikipedia entry today, about a crash that one of his airliners was involved in. Reading the bit about his involvement in the aftermath and in the investigation is awesome. I can't imagine many airline execs being as forthright and gauntlet challenging as that!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:44 pm**

he was always a man of great integrity

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:54 pm**

Interesting. Ta for posting.

Posted: **Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:22 pm**

Amazing how he managed to get Boeing to 'man up' about the thruster issue, to take on the likes of such a large corporate body takes a lot of guts and determination.

Posted: **Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:14 am**

I'm bloody sure he would have gone through with his offer to go up in that plane and deploy the thruster, too!

he's not a man for empty words I don't think.

Posted: **Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:59 am**

you don't survive what he survived without having guts and determination.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:57 pm**

mercutio wrote:you don't survive what he survived without having guts and determination.

True !