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Old 22nd Jun 2011, 15:39
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ST27
 
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Respect the media?

There was a post on the AF447 thread asking why the media isn't respected by those in aviation. Here is a perfect example. Yes, it is a story that originated in the New York Post, a publication not known for objectivity, but other media outlets carried the story, often adding their own sensationalist slant to what the post used.

CBS proclaimed that the controllers "screamed" at the Lufthansa pilot. Listen for yourself, does this sound like screaming?

On tape: frantic controllers call off takeoff - CBS News

The various reports state that the aircraft was "speeding" to takeoff, "steaming" down the runway, and that the aircraft came to a "screeching" halt, yet the controller told the pilot to "cancel takeoff plans". It sounds more like he had just started to roll, and when did you last hear an aircraft brakes screech, other than the occasional juddering? The FAA said afterwards that the two aircraft stopped a good distance apart. The LH couldn't have been anywhere near V1, as implied by the news reports, though it did to a rejected takeoff brake inspection before heading for takeoff again.

Yes, runway incursions are serious business, but there is no need to build up the story with sensationalist blather.
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