On 2004/01/17 14:19, in article , "ADP"
wrote:


It does not further knowledge to wait for a predictable report, arriving in
a year, which concludes that "Both pilots were in VMC and responsible for
their own separation."


None of us on r.a.s. possesses enough facts yet to even discuss, let alone
predict effectively, WRT the referenced accident. As usual, those who are
talking don't know, and those who know aren't talking. If one is able to
better the record of the NTSB and other professionals with ones Ouija board,
there is always room for another "aviation consultant" on CNN.

The fact that too little is learned from many official reports should be an
indicator of how hard it is to make a useful contribution to the
understanding of an accident, even when one has full time access to all the
data and can approach it in a professional manner. But we can "further
knowledge" by discussing NTSB and other published reports of accidents that
do contain extensive detail. There are enough of them to keep us busy until
we tire of the subject. Of course that's more like work, and doesn't serve
as an emotional release for that part of each of us which wants to play the
crusader.


Jack
[ crusader for restraint and focus ] :