To: mewzilla
At 35,000 according to the
BBC.
46 posted on
08/15/2005 9:07:22 AM PDT by
Heatseeker
("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
To: Heatseeker
1. 0900 [0700GMT]: Helios Airways Flight ZU522 leaves Larnaca bound for Prague via Athens
2. 0920 approx: Plane reaches cruising altitude of 35,000ft
3. 0937: Plane enters Greek airspace
4. 1007: Air traffic control unable to contact aircraft
5. 1030: Greek ATC issues "Renegade alert"
6. 1055: F16 fighter aircraft scramble
7. 1120: F16s intercept aircraft; pilots observed slumped over controls
8. 1205: Aircraft crashes near Grammatiko, 40km north of Athens
51 posted on
08/15/2005 9:09:20 AM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(Bork should have had Kennedy's USSC seat and Kelo v. New London would have gone the other way.)
To: Heatseeker
Thanks! I'm no pilot, but isn't that a little high for a short haul?
55 posted on
08/15/2005 9:10:58 AM PDT by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Heatseeker
I don't trust the BBC...they're Pro Israeli.
63 posted on
08/15/2005 9:13:08 AM PDT by
Dallas59
(“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
To: Heatseeker
If the plane was on autopilot at 35,000 feet, what would explain its descent to less than 10,000 feet in under an hour? If it wasn't on autopilot, could it have maintained altitude and heading as it appears to have done for an hour and a half? IANAP, but something's looking very strange here.
101 posted on
08/15/2005 9:33:29 AM PDT by
Bob
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