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01-15-2009, 01:03 PM

#91

JoeyMeatballs

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"The good news is the FAA raised the retirement age so you've now got pilots 67, 68 years old flying these planes. Just immense experience kept this plane intact."

-Fox News

Love that Media

01-15-2009, 01:03 PM

#92

cessna157

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Does anyone else find it ironic that an ALPA representative is on CNN talking about a USAir crash?

01-15-2009, 01:03 PM

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God bless them,AWESOME job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-15-2009, 01:04 PM

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Outlaw2097

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I saw a ticker thing on CNN...went something like "Govt. official says two of the plane's engines flamed out."

Think about it.

Then rub your forehead and change the channel...

01-15-2009, 01:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Outlaw2097

I saw a ticker thing on CNN...went something like "Govt. official says two of the plane's engines flamed out."

Whew, its a good thing all of them didn't flame out. Then it would have been even worse

01-15-2009, 01:07 PM

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Great job of the entire flight crew!

and kudos to the French for building one hell of a ditchable airplane!

vive la France!

01-15-2009, 01:08 PM

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Hydraulics?

Never flown an Airbus. Would these guys have been in manual reversion, or did they have hydraulics? Anyone?

01-15-2009, 01:08 PM

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how about the ABC News lady, "I can't imagine if this was a big plane, its good that the airbus is a small commuter plane"

01-15-2009, 01:09 PM

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Great Job done

Thanks to god that they pulled it off. I hope everyone is Ok

I read a blog comparing debating pilot pay with that of doctor. The feeling was that doctors earn there money more than we do. The point was we as a profession do not make what we are worth. After this you may want to rethink that. These guys saved themselves and 135+ people, an admirable record for any doctor.

A better arguement would be a ships captain to airline pilot, but what ships captain or doctor for that matter has 3 minutes to save the lives of 135 people.

All I can say is well done. We as a pprofession make a huge difference. Not everyone can train a monkey to do what we do. Results matter.

I hope we see these guys standing tall and honored for their good work

God Bless them and their families