Jet Flies On With One Engine Out on Nonstop Trip to London

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:09:22 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 19:40:11 GMT, "Julian Scarfe"
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There's
no doubt that the crew of the aircraft believed that its safety was
not
going to compromised by continuing


I recall the crew of an Alaska flight that went down off Point Mugu in
2000 holding same belief.

And that means what?


The example I cited is empirical evidence that what the crew believes
may be neither relevant nor prudent. The crew's vantage point can be
inadequate to accurately assess the damage that would be readily
apparent when inspected on the ground, and in the case of the Alaska
jet, a precautionary landing, instead of attempting an in-flight "fix"
while within landing distance of an acceptable airport, might have
saved ~200 lives.

I see, the only decision that should ever be made is to land as soon as
possible. Interesting.