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Old 24th Oct 2009, 17:05
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BenThere
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the other guys are MURCAINS
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We have a non-white president, elected freely and fairly by all the people. Get over it.

Sorry, folks, just trying to confuse a troll.

Seriously, I think every 20 minutes is a bit much. What are the odds, over a 5 hour flight, that the call would cause you to miss a radio call, or interrupt some other operation. On the A320, the call signal is quite intrusive, and even without required check-ins, we get two or three calls from the cabin per flight on average.

This particular story is in the news today, and it has received a lot of attention. But how many times has this happened over millions of flights each year? I think some perspective is called for. Let's learn from it, sure.

And there is a big difference between calling for the facts to come out before rendering judgment, and knee-jerk defense of the pilots.

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