Another idiot with a typre writer
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Another idiot with a typre writer
NT news today.
"Cheap fuel cause of crash" by JIM DICKINS
Apparantly the Whyalla Airlines aircraft crashed because they were buying cheap fuel!!
Beware though, LEAN fuel is commonly used in the airline industry to cut costs!!
Another magnificant display of trash journalism.
Maybe his real name is Charles Dickins.
"Cheap fuel cause of crash" by JIM DICKINS
Apparantly the Whyalla Airlines aircraft crashed because they were buying cheap fuel!!
Beware though, LEAN fuel is commonly used in the airline industry to cut costs!!
Another magnificant display of trash journalism.
Maybe his real name is Charles Dickins.
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Journalists are amazing, aren't they...
Now they're BLAMING a not-uncommon Weather "Phenomenon" for a helicopter crash...
This from the ABC today..Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:41 AEDT
[quote]WEATHER PHENOMENON BLAMED FOR SHIRL'S HELICOPTER CRASH
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has called for pilots to be better trained on the risks of air turbulence.
It is a response to helicopter crash last August which claimed the life of media personality Shirley Strachan.
Mr Strachan was on a solo navigation training flight on August 29 when he crashed into Mt Archer on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Witnesses told of seeing Mr Strachan apparently struggling to control his aircraft just prior to the crash.
Safety bureau director Alan Stray says the helicopter was struck by severe air turbulence, a phenomena known as a mountain wave.
It caused one of the helicopter rotors to flap and strike the tail boom.
While reluctant to attribute blame, Mr Stray says mountain waves are not uncommon and Mr Strachan could have been better advised of local weather conditions prior to the flight.
He says the accident is a wake up call to flight trainers to ensure students are fully educated on the dangers of weather phenomena.
The helicopter training company which owned the aircraft Mr Strachan died in has declined to comment in detail on the findings.
Blue Tongue Helicopters owner, Helen Gillies, says the company respects the findings of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Mrs Gillies says the investigation was a thorough one, but says that the incident is still too painful to discuss.
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It's such a shame that someone has to DIE before a "wake-up" call is deemed to be required on the training / awareness of mountain waves/weather <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
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Now they're BLAMING a not-uncommon Weather "Phenomenon" for a helicopter crash...
This from the ABC today..Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:41 AEDT
[quote]WEATHER PHENOMENON BLAMED FOR SHIRL'S HELICOPTER CRASH
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has called for pilots to be better trained on the risks of air turbulence.
It is a response to helicopter crash last August which claimed the life of media personality Shirley Strachan.
Mr Strachan was on a solo navigation training flight on August 29 when he crashed into Mt Archer on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Witnesses told of seeing Mr Strachan apparently struggling to control his aircraft just prior to the crash.
Safety bureau director Alan Stray says the helicopter was struck by severe air turbulence, a phenomena known as a mountain wave.
It caused one of the helicopter rotors to flap and strike the tail boom.
While reluctant to attribute blame, Mr Stray says mountain waves are not uncommon and Mr Strachan could have been better advised of local weather conditions prior to the flight.
He says the accident is a wake up call to flight trainers to ensure students are fully educated on the dangers of weather phenomena.
The helicopter training company which owned the aircraft Mr Strachan died in has declined to comment in detail on the findings.
Blue Tongue Helicopters owner, Helen Gillies, says the company respects the findings of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Mrs Gillies says the investigation was a thorough one, but says that the incident is still too painful to discuss.
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It's such a shame that someone has to DIE before a "wake-up" call is deemed to be required on the training / awareness of mountain waves/weather <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
Scotty!
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And this little gem from Ch 9 this morning on the Whyalla Accident [quote]The engine manufacturer in the USA, the FAA<hr></blockquote> Iwonder if the FAA know that they are now in the engine making business
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Further on Channel 9 last week "The pilot had pressed the anti-hijack button", refering to TG in Sydney.
Now another secret is out like the Afgan rope trick.
The anti-hijack button is a retro fit since Sept 11, press it and it zaps the would be hijacker and he is immediately transported to another world. This is Star Trek technology, however in its early stages of developement there is side effect in that at present everybody in the immediate vicinity has their short time memory zapped so nobody either remembers the incident or pressing the button.
Now another secret is out like the Afgan rope trick.
The anti-hijack button is a retro fit since Sept 11, press it and it zaps the would be hijacker and he is immediately transported to another world. This is Star Trek technology, however in its early stages of developement there is side effect in that at present everybody in the immediate vicinity has their short time memory zapped so nobody either remembers the incident or pressing the button.
