06-01-2009, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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LOL. Mel with another good sig.
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06-01-2009, 10:31 PM
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#102
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Jayems
LOL. Mel with another good sig.
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Not the thread to mention that.
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06-01-2009, 10:52 PM
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#103
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveToms
Not the thread to mention that.
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I was not aware there were rules in place for that. Either way, it doesn't matter. Lets not derail the thread.
Last edited by Jayems; 06-01-2009 at 10:55 PM.
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06-01-2009, 11:03 PM
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#104
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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I wonder if they still had to pay the landing fees?
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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06-01-2009, 11:51 PM
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#105
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by HOOT
I wonder if they still had to pay the landing fees?
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oooooooooh. 
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06-01-2009, 11:53 PM
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#106
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by HOOT
I wonder if they still had to pay the landing fees?
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Not the thread to mention that.
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06-02-2009, 12:10 AM
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#107
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Azure
Not the thread to mention that.
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HOOT was not aware there were rules in place for that. Either way, it doesn't matter. Lets not derail the thread.
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06-02-2009, 12:13 AM
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#108
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Finny61
If ATC lost them on radar over the ocean I'd certainly buy the possibility of system failure (because they can't track their height) especially if they were flying instrument only and no visibility due to storms in the area, if the altimeter was failing they would believe they are flying at a set height but in fact were descending and then suddenly ocean.
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Why are there no analog instruments anymore? Are all planes fully glass cockpits?
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06-02-2009, 12:14 AM
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#109
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Why are there no analog instruments anymore? Are all planes fully glass cockpits?
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Not the thread to mention that.
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06-02-2009, 12:17 AM
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#110
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOT
I wonder if they still had to pay the landing fees?
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Ooooooooohhhhhhh! Your bad!
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06-02-2009, 12:20 AM
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#111
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Too soon? Come on lighten up people...
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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06-02-2009, 01:15 AM
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#112
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Calgary, AB
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http://english.aljazeera.net/news/am...235447714.html
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Pilots from Brazil's largest airline have spotted what appeared to be fire in the Atlantic ocean, along the route of an Air France jet that disappeared more than 24 hours ago.
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06-02-2009, 01:56 AM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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I would say they HAD spotted fire... they are just now reporting it.
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06-02-2009, 07:46 AM
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#114
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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CNN is now reporting that floating debris and seats have been spotted in the search area.
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06-02-2009, 07:56 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fantasy Island
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
CNN is now reporting that floating debris and seats have been spotted in the search area.
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Well at least now that they've found the general crash area, it may give them a better chance to figure out what actually happened to bring the plane down.
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06-02-2009, 09:24 AM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
CNN is now reporting that floating debris and seats have been spotted in the search area.
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Now they can go about the process of finding the black boxes - which will tell us what happened to the plane.
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06-02-2009, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
Now they can go about the process of finding the black boxes - which will tell us what happened to the plane.
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Unless the electrical failures knocked out the ability for any information to be sent to them. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened.
Edit: According to some other forums it seems as though Air France has received more ACAR's messages than the have released. Those messages plus any information the CVR and FDR could provide would definitely help to get an understanding of what happened.
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06-02-2009, 09:43 AM
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#118
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Why are there no analog instruments anymore? Are all planes fully glass cockpits?
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From what I have heard, over the ocean, at night, in a storm is one of the hardest places to fly. No horizon to get your bearings, being buffeted so it tough to get level, wind shear and gusts so your relative bearing may be totally off course. Instruments give honest feedback when the human senses can be easily fooled.
A university buddy flies in military. He told me once that while he was training there was one test where he had to fly with a special hood on so that he could not see outside the cockpit - everything was done by instruments. While he was doing his test, the instructor told him he wasn't supposed to do this, but for a moment, remove the hood.
He pulled back the hood, but it didn't matter. They were flying through a cloud bank that made visibility nil. And while he always knew that what what this training was about, when you are only a couple hundred feet above the ground and see how really bad it can be it really reaffirms how vital instrumentation is in any aircraft.
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06-02-2009, 09:49 AM
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#119
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
I'm surprised that none of the GPS companies have come up with something that they can retrofit into an airplane. Some kind of black box type thing that has an indestructible GPS beacon that'll pinpoint plane locations. Guaranteed the airlines would be buying it and putting it on their planes.
When tragedy like this happens, you can bet that nobody will be happier to find the wreckage than the airline.
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Well if they crash into water, it won't work, because the emitting signal won't be detected from much depth under water.
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Who is in charge of this product and why haven't they been fired yet?
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06-02-2009, 09:52 AM
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#120
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Ya that plane prolly nosedived from its cruising altitude, its in a million different pieces
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