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To: khnyny
Most disasters like this one turn out to be caused by multiple factors - more than one thing not working perfectly. Chances are Mr. Polehinke probably didn't make any single major bad decision.

I hope he will be able to forgive himself for all the little things he did or decisions he made that weren't absolutely perfect. It's a sad fact that we're only human.

I'll bet his overall safety record throughout his career had been just fine, too. Again - only human.

109 posted on 09/09/2006 11:12:14 AM PDT by jennyp (There's ALWAYS time for jibber jabber!)
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To: jennyp; All

Thanks for the explanations, I understand now that it was/is a little complicated.

As far as Mr. Polehinke, you're correct, it was multiple factors. It was dark, the airport had just done "renovations" on the runway which changed them somehow, it is one of only a handful of airports with intersecting runways, and finally, there was only one air traffic controller on duty, which I believe, is against the law. The controller wasn't watching either. You're also right that we are only human and not perfect. God bless them all.


110 posted on 09/09/2006 1:31:24 PM PDT by khnyny (Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.- Winston Churchill)
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