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Old February 25th 07, 10:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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Default Low fuel emergency in DFW

TV station blurbs are not accurate, relevant useful.



"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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k.net...
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| If the distance was correct, [first I heard or saw that
was
| this morning], then yes there was time.
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| So you posted some three dozen messages without even
bothering to review all
| available relevant information?
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| But if the plane was 20 miles out, there wasn't time.
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| If the plane was 20 miles out when the emergency occurred
it would have been
| somewhere southeast of DFW and direct to the field for a
straight-in would
| have been with the flow of traffic.
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| So what are the facts, not rumors reported by a TV
"reporter."
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| I don't think anybody is relying rumors reported by a TV
"reporter", they're
| relying on the tapes which were played as part of the
report. Tapes are
| pretty reliable. You didn't even bother to review the
tapes, what were you
| relying on?
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