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To: 50sDad

> Let's place blame where it is due.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697723/posts
Why did Comair 5191 Crash at Lexington?

"There is no question that the pilot of the Bombardier CRJ-100/200 (depending on the source) lined-up on the 3,500 ft. runway 26 rather than the 7,000 ft. runway 22. The CRJ-100/200 would normally require about a 5,000 ft takeoff roll. Evidence of tire marks in the sod past the end of the runway and impact evidence on an earthen berm farther on, indicate that the aircraft never rotated for takeoff, but did temporarily become airborne after hitting the berm. .... Also not very helpful is all the speculating, questioning, posturing, politicking and silly emailing that has been going in the media and cyberspace regarding what is and is not important regarding this accident. What happened is and will forever be about as pure a case of pilot error as you will ever hear about."

I've flown planes. And I've seen mistakes made, though not with repurcussions such as this. Sometimes... stuff happens. People screw up. When people use the crutch of supernatural entities - God, Satan, Gremlins, whatever - to explain screwups, that is simply deflecting fault away from the *true* causes of the mishap.


23 posted on 09/08/2006 6:09:07 AM PDT by orionblamblam (I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
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To: orionblamblam
When people use the crutch of supernatural entities - God, Satan, Gremlins, whatever - to explain screwups, that is simply deflecting fault away from the *true* causes of the mishap.

Persons of faith usually want to get to the bottom of things, so they can improve things.

27 posted on 09/08/2006 6:12:07 AM PDT by syriacus (Why wasn't each home in New Orleans required to have an inflatable life boat?)
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To: orionblamblam

Stay off this thread.


41 posted on 09/08/2006 6:28:32 AM PDT by Lead Moderator
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To: orionblamblam

No doubt the jet needed 5000 ft runway.
No doubt the pilot lined up on a 3500ft runway.
No doubt it was someone's error. (Pilot, ATC ???)

But, who's to say that it was not a tool of (Satan,Lucifer) to test one man's faith?
Look what happened to Job.


210 posted on 09/11/2006 11:02:11 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (It's turtles all the way down.)
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