C J Campbell wrote in
news:2008012105234616807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom:

On 2008-01-20 20:52:36 -0800, Bertie the Bunyip said:

Rich Ahrens wrote in
. net:

C J Campbell wrote:
That fact that it is extremely rare probably does not make anyone
involved feel any better about it.

There were four souls lost in the collision between a 152 and a
172.
AP and CNN say one of them was in a car in the ground and the rest
on
board the planes. UPI says two of the victims were on the ground. I
suppose it will take some time to straighten out what happened.

And, true to form, the ABC station's live-on-the-scene bimbo noted
that they had been unable to determine yet if either plane had filed
a
flight plan with the Corona airport. Good grief.


I stopped paying any attention whatsoever to that stuff years ago
lest I
drive myself to apoplexy over it.

It's gaurunteed, every time.


Bertie

I see what you mean. Excite (AP) has "raining debris and bodies down
on
car dealership parking lots" and "investigators had not yet obtained a
flight plan."

You can just feel the sensitivity, can't you?

I remember when every light plane that crashed was a "Piper cub" An
after that Navajo fell into a school yard colliding with the Chopper
years ago one station spoke of "The terror from above". Oh yeah, and
shortly after the DC-10 rolled over in Chicago in 79, the radio was
reporting a DC3 that had crashed in FLA a few days after and was making
the point that they were both Douglas's and maybe there was something
inherently wrong with the brand...

I think that was the moment I stopped takin them seriously.
If I had been the Captain n the BA flight ( and survived!) I would have
taken the greatest glee in depriving those turkey vultures of their
carrion.


Bertie