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To: eartotheground

The story behind the story. While this event is old news it is pretty interesting.

http://www.atca.org/singlenews.asp?item_ID=2478&comm=0


15 posted on 09/23/2006 6:19:11 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: RGSpincich
The story behind the story..."Any time you set up a system where safety and profit are in direct competition, you're heading for trouble"

It would have cost them $300,000 to make an emergency landing.
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70 posted on 09/23/2006 8:36:53 AM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: RGSpincich

"Flying is just a fad... It'll never last"

A line from an old PATCO Controller I work with at in Springfield Ohio.


74 posted on 09/23/2006 8:46:10 AM PDT by amakua
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