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Old 18th Jan 2008, 19:53
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derekl
 
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Sit back and relax.

PPRuNe is a great forum because it is, within limits, reasonably open to non-Professional Pilots. There are those like myself who have such a deep-seated love of flying that they will travel in back of a 101% loaded 747 and still smile at the experience.

But like others, I have a real connection with all this stuff. My software engineering company supplies software to Boeing: as soon as I see something like this, I really want to know more about what *may* have happened. It's almost certainly nothing to do with us, but we live and learn very quickly about doing things better. We are thirsty for knowledge, learning and correction, particularly where systems failure may have played a part.

We need our forum, and this really is an excellent one. Early speculation can be constructive, provided it is well-informed.
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