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To: NormsRevenge

if it were such an emergency, I wonder why they didnt divert to Mojave which is far closer to the area than Victorville....


5 posted on 06/26/2007 12:09:27 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

Close to San Carlos?


6 posted on 06/26/2007 12:16:14 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: BurbankKarl

not sure,, probably the crew’s call.

sounds like they hit a strong downthrust and powered their way out of it, damn lucky regardless. I hope they release some pics of the plane..


8 posted on 06/26/2007 12:18:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: BurbankKarl
Looking at the map, Victorville looks to be about 20 miles further than Mojave from the Tahoe neighborhood.

Unless they were in imminent danger of falling out of the sky, they probably figured landing at their home base would simplify things a lot.

9 posted on 06/26/2007 12:19:14 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Could’ve been a number of considerations....
Runway weight restrictions? non-precision approach at Mojave? runway length? manned fire apparatus/station?

Mojave Max Runway Length: 9502 x 200
Victorville Max Runway Length: 15,050 ft. x 150 ft. precision instrument approach (ILS-Rwy 17/35) and a 9,138 ft. x 150 ft. runway (3/21)


19 posted on 06/26/2007 12:27:31 PM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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