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from: Bertie the Bunyip
date: 2008-01-19 14:37:00
subject: Re: BA 777 crash at Heathrow

"Peter Dohm"  wrote in
news:PCnkj.77520$K27.5958{at}bignews6.bellsouth.net: 

> 
> "Bertie the Bunyip"  wrote in message 
> news:Xns9A299AAC19AFCpissupropeeh{at}207.14.116.130...
>>D Ramapriya  wrote in
>>news:35d049b5-4987-4d4a-b006- 
>> fe3404d7859d{at}x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> On Jan 18, 5:11 pm, Thomas Borchert 
>>> wrote:
>>>> D,
>>>>
>>>> > But this wasn't a normal landing.
>>>> > The 777 was reportedly circa 500 ft
>>>> > when the pilot noticed that the engine wasn't responding to
>>>> > greater power.
>>>>
>>>> Reported by whom? How on earth would you know? Have you thought to
>>>> ask yourself why professional accident investigations tend to take
>>>> months, even years? We know exactly nothing about what you claim to
>>>> be fact. The AIB will issue an inital report in 48 hours. That will
>>>> be our first clue. An "airport worker talked to the
pilot..."? Bah,
>>>> humbug! 
>>>>
>>>> >My Q is that once it was known that power was off,
>>>>
>>>> WE DO NOT KNOW THAT!
>>>
>>>
>>> Sky News reported that as information it had from the Captain
>>> himself. 
>>>
>>
>>
>> Sky News is almost as full of shit as Fox.
>>
>> Well it would be since it's owned by the same person.
>>
>> Let me guess, they made it "Breaking news" for about 12
hours, right?
>>
>>
>>
>> Bertie
>>
> At least that long!
> 
> Yesterday morning, this discussion thread was already running; and, at
> dinner time, at least one of the "all news" television channels was
> still running the same crap over and over as a "developing story."


I get to see it all the time in Europe. Often it's the only english 
language channel. That and CNN.If I'm stuck in my hotel room ( because I 
have no money and am afraid of getting picked up for vagrancy) i get to 
see hurricanes inch themselves across the carribean hourly... 

Bertie


Bertie
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