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January 17th 09, 11:16 PM
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Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure
Tech Support wrote:
He looked at Teterboro, glanced at the altimeter, figured the angles and did the math. He decided in that nano second that he couldn't make Teterboro, and THAT decision made his entire salary for a lifetime career. Coming up short @ TEB would have been Ug-ly! 
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January 18th 09, 08:43 PM
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Airliner crashes into Hudson River after LGA departure
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No good place to belly in any place short of TEB. He made the only good decission from facts available and Lady Luck laid her hand on him and the rest of crew and all the passengers. Big John ************************************************** ********************************* On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:16:27 -0500, B A R R Y wrote: Tech Support wrote: He looked at Teterboro, glanced at the altimeter, figured the angles and did the math. He decided in that nano second that he couldn't make Teterboro, and THAT decision made his entire salary for a lifetime career. Coming up short @ TEB would have been Ug-ly!
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