On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 at 02:55:09 in message
hA%hc.5284$0u6.1143009@attbi_s03, Brad Z wrote:

Why did they even take off? Isn't airspeed a required call-out and part of
the operating rules for all carriers?

Because the airspeed read almost normal until they started to climb I
believe.
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David CL Francis