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Juliet C Nov 16th 2011 9:47 am
Oh dear my poor mother was on this flight...
 
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Lo...299/story.html

cov-canuck Nov 16th 2011 10:18 am
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And....?

ultrarunner Nov 16th 2011 10:50 am
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Hope she is ok and everything is alright?

Juliet C Nov 16th 2011 11:11 am
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She seems less stressed than I am, they finally got off at 3.40 this afternoon, thankfully its a different plane!

ultrarunner Nov 16th 2011 11:26 pm
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Glad to hear

Joolschweetie Nov 17th 2011 1:14 am
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Lordy!

That's terrifying...I would have been going nuts and you probably wouldn't have got me on another flight.

Glad everyone was ok and your Mum wasn't too upset about it, props to her for being so calm!

Almost Canadian Nov 17th 2011 1:20 am
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I blame the daughter with the mother on the flight. All that instant messaging must have screwed the controls up; at least if what the staff on planes tell us is to be believed;)

ultrarunner Nov 17th 2011 8:38 am
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9738466)
I blame the daughter with the mother on the flight. All that instant messaging must have screwed the controls up; at least if what the staff on planes tell us is to be believed;)
Yeah..but that is just for take off and landing innit? Once you are airborne, it's good to whip out the various gadgets

Ben W Bell Nov 17th 2011 1:48 pm
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I'm trying to figure out what the problem here is. A plane had minor technical issues, and returned to the airport rather than continuing the flight. Something that happens dozens of times a day. Heck I've done it in my little Cessna.

Seriously though, other than some inconvenienced passengers what is the issue, I've completely missed it. And I'm completely confused as to why this is appearing in news stories all over the country. Something minor went wrong, the pilot didn't like the look of it, it turned around and landed perfectly safely. Now if the landing gear hadn't come down it would have been a different issue, but this is standard procedure in the case of an abnormality.

Aviator Nov 17th 2011 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Ben W Bell (Post 9739679)
I'm trying to figure out what the problem here is. A plane had minor technical issues, and returned to the airport rather than continuing the flight. Something that happens dozens of times a day. Heck I've done it in my little Cessna.

Seriously though, other than some inconvenienced passengers what is the issue, I've completely missed it. And I'm completely confused as to why this is appearing in news stories all over the country. Something minor went wrong, the pilot didn't like the look of it, it turned around and landed perfectly safely. Now if the landing gear hadn't come down it would have been a different issue, but this is standard procedure in the case of an abnormality.
A sad day for aviation yesterday, one that did not make it back. After a 3 week battle with his injuries, Matt Robic (26), passed away last night. He was the 2nd pilot on the NT Air 204, King Air that came down short of YVR on Oct 27.

mikelincs Nov 17th 2011 10:03 pm
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:goodpost:
Originally Posted by Ben W Bell (Post 9739679)
I'm trying to figure out what the problem here is. A plane had minor technical issues, and returned to the airport rather than continuing the flight. Something that happens dozens of times a day. Heck I've done it in my little Cessna.

Seriously though, other than some inconvenienced passengers what is the issue, I've completely missed it. And I'm completely confused as to why this is appearing in news stories all over the country. Something minor went wrong, the pilot didn't like the look of it, it turned around and landed perfectly safely. Now if the landing gear hadn't come down it would have been a different issue, but this is standard procedure in the case of an abnormality.
:goodpost:

helcat12 Nov 21st 2011 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Aviator (Post 9739738)
A sad day for aviation yesterday, one that did not make it back. After a 3 week battle with his injuries, Matt Robic (26), passed away last night. He was the 2nd pilot on the NT Air 204, King Air that came down short of YVR on Oct 27.
Tragic - a talented man of such a young age.
Condolences all round..:(


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