-=> Quoting Jim Sanders to All <=-
 JS> In Washington, the board said information from the black box
 JS> showed the plane was severely buffeted by turbulence, but actually
 JS> dropped much less than originally thought -- 100 feet, rather than
 JS> the initial estimate of 1,000 feet.
 JS> According to federal investigators, about 1 hour and 31 minutes
 JS> into the flight, while cruising at 31,000 feet altitude, the plane
 JS> was struck with an upward force of 1.8 times the force of gravity
 JS> and a sideways push of about one-tenth the force of gravity.
 JS> Six seconds later, the plane dropped with a downward force about
 JS> 80 percent of gravity, with the passengers feeling nearly weightless
 JS> for about half a second.
        Correct me if I'm wrong, Jim, but weren't there several incidents in
the past like this occuring on JAL flights that were attributed to PIO, 
nd/or
a flight crew's lack of familiarity with the autopilot system?  I'm sure I
recall other incidents like the last one happening before, I just don't have
any exact references.
        Christopher
... "Away with him!  Away with him!  He speaks Latin." Ä Shakespeare
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