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To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot; BatGuano; jwparkerjr; Zuben Elgenubi
Video seems to show a trailing small parachute of some kind. hard to tell if that is what it is.

It's the sun shining on the winglet on the right side. The video isn't the best quality.

46 posted on 03/22/2009 7:10:03 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Moonman62

A possible explanation...I’ll look at the angles again


48 posted on 03/22/2009 7:15:42 PM PDT by BatGuano (Somebody please tell me that this is all a bad dream!)
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To: Moonman62
It's the sun shining on the winglet on the right side. The video isn't the best quality.

Yep, you're right.

50 posted on 03/22/2009 7:20:33 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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Yes, I see now what we’re talking about. I had not looked at it that carefully first time through.

I don’t know why they scrimp on those video systems. The difference in cost between one that produces barely acceptable video and one that does a really good job isn’t that much when you consider the lifetime of the system. There are going to be times when a good, high quality video of an event would be worth its weight in gold.

Even though it’s not the best quality video, it sure does hurt to watch it. I love aviation, have for as long as I can remember. It pains me to see something like this. My prayers and heart go out to the family and friends of the crew. If there’s any silver lining, at least in my my view of flying, at least they went doing something they probably loved. Sure beats being in an ALF for years and then on life support for a week or two.


53 posted on 03/22/2009 7:26:08 PM PDT by jwparkerjr (God Bless America!)
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Yes I see it now. Thanks.


55 posted on 03/22/2009 7:34:31 PM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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