Posted on 02/16/2007 11:05:01 AM PST by Kaslin
No, the hijacker simply assumed that the plane would land the way commercial jetliners usually land:
1) touchdown
2) medium-hard braking
3) hard braking
4) stop
The pilot took advantage of this predictable and not unreasonable assumption and landed differently:
1) touchdown
2) very hard braking
3) sudden re-acceleration
[perp falls down; flight attendants throw boiling water in face of perp, while 10 passengers pin down and pummel perp]
4) medium-hard braking
5) very hard braking
6) stop
Smart, smart pilot. Excellent performance by crew and passengers.
A big "Let's Roll!" award to all of them.
And after all this, the perp ended up exactly where the plane had been headed in the first place -- just in jail, instead of walking around free.
Let's not generalize about people with "Mohamed" in their names, eh? The pilot's name is "Ahmedou Mohamed Lemine", and I'd rate him as a world-class anti-terrorism operative.
Agreed.
Attention ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for flying with us today. I regret to say that a gentleman has decided to hijack the plane. He has made the incredibly stupid mistake of not learning the primary language of the passengers and crew. Please beat the cr*p out of him upon landing. Thank you for flying with us today.
flight attendants threw boiling water in his face...
That lesson was canceled. In its place they had classes on memorizing the Koran.
Another class replaced by Koran chanting.
I think he's playing the flute.
The passengers have learnt the lessons of 9/11.
The art and science of hijacking was changed forever on that day.
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