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Old 1st Sep 2009, 17:05
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Originally Posted by cessnapuppy
One question. (before I get to the main) Is there a sub culture that might view 'diverting around weather' to be'somewhat of a pussy/coward' and do you think there may have been a subconcious need for the younger pilots to 'prove we can DO THIS' and ride through the storm?
The question is which element make you state the AF447 crew flew through what you call the "storm" ?
The last known position was 3 NM west of track.
Why the BEA did not explicitly mention it in their preliminary report ?

Originally Posted by ATC Watcher
Cowboys d'Airbus, Bernard Ziegler tous les livres à la Fnac
Reading it ( in French again , sorry ) makes you understand that bending the rules was an institution in those ( not too far away) days.
Has he devoted a chapter to tell his own remarkable feat of arms ?
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