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To: TalonDJ
You still haven't read the previous accident reports of the A320, have you? IOW, just talking out your ass again? If you are fighting to gain control of the aircraft 8 minutes can seem like a split second when you are disoriented, just like a split second in an emergency can seem like an eternity. The military refers to it as "situational awareness".

I am amused at the ignorance of the comments of people who aren't pilots and have zero flight experience, though, particularly with a complex aircraft. Keep 'em coming!

129 posted on 03/26/2015 8:44:50 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (If ignorance is bliss how come there aren't more happy people?)
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To: Thermalseeker
The Ford Pinto famously had a design flaw where the gas tank would explode in rear end collisions.

Your bizarre insistence on the known mechanical issues with the A320 being the cause of this crash would be like somebody blaming a drunk driving his Ford Pinto off a cliff on the rear tank explosion problem.

The A320 flaws are known by anybody who remembers the Air France crash into the Atlantic. So far, those flaws do not appear to be in any way relevant to this crash, which seems to involve a deliberate act by the co-pilot.

We know you claim to be a pilot. Congratulations. I drive a car. That doesn't mean I can determine the cause of a specific car crash from thousands of miles away, based on things I've read about the model of car involved.

131 posted on 03/26/2015 8:54:22 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Thermalseeker

Does 21,000 hours of flight time qualify me to make a few observations?

You are sticking to assumptions that rule out foul play.
You are also a A-320 hater and can’t accept “Deliberate.”
Are you a member of a pilot union? Union pilots will not tolerate the use of the term, “Pilot Error.”
“fighting to gain control?” The aircraft was controlled by the autopilot and was descending, wings level, at a constant descent rate. There was no “Fighting to gain control.
Fighting to gain control might be a proper term if the airplane had encountered a high altitude upset and was inverted or in an unusual attitude.
Many of your comments are ignorant by themselves.


133 posted on 03/26/2015 9:08:44 AM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: Thermalseeker

You continue to make a fool of yourself. I do have flight experience and I design avionics for a live. Get back on your meds.


185 posted on 03/27/2015 5:41:31 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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