Daniel,
Actually make that twice. we recently had a Continental Flight crash on takeoff here in Denver and amazingly the plane ran off the runway and dropped over 40 feet into a ravine and was destroyed but everyone evacuated the aircraft orderly and within about 90 seconds into the cold. the initial first responders who boarded the aircraft within a couple of minutes were surprised to find an empty aircraft as it was engulfed in fire and the cabin full of smoke. Now you know why the flight crews practice practice practice and lead us through the evacuation process before every take off. I think everyone aboard both of these flights are thankful someone listened and followed the instructions given by the crew. They are all alive and well. Kudos for American aviation and yes. even the Rules and Regulations meant to keep us safe. The crash also brought to my attention you should always dress in accordance with the worst weather conditions expected at both departure and arrival airports. You don't know if you will have to disembark an aircraft in sub freezing temperatures even though you were prepared to arrive in sunny Florida dressed in shorts! Barry KA0BBQ From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel G. Thompson Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:55 PM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Gateway registration? I am very greatful that I live in a country where an Airplane can crash land in a freezing cold river and nobody died... Why, becuase amazingly enough nobody got greedy and put themselves in front of other people, and for once it worked! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
