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Old 29th Jul 2015, 07:36
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Lead Balloon
 
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I do hope the government has saved us by banning it.

It is dangerous, because recipients of any information always blindly assume that the information is always complete and always accurate.

Just imagine the carnage that would ensue if a 'firey' broadcast to an incoming aircraft that "there is a light aircraft doing laps on the runway that faces towards the north". Imagine it!

Because the recipients would automatically take it to be complete and accurate traffic information, sudden death would be guaranteed when it turned out the light aircraft was actually doing laps on the runway facing south and there was another aircraft inbound.

At least the firies would be on hand to smother the charred bodies in slippery stuff (and run over a couple, just to make sure).
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