It always amazes me at how little people feel they need to know in order to
maximize their right to free speech. And how quickly they bypass the
"seeking information" stage to jump straight to "making accusations".

Most of the people making conjecture here are not completely informed,
though there is no reason they necessarily would be. Not that I believe
there is some kind of government cover up going on or commercial conspiracy,
but there is no reason to publish further details as the outcome was not
unsafe. Where there are apparently gaping holes in the decisions made by
the flight crew and BA Operations, rather than think they might be missing
key information, people immediately assume all the professionals involved
are idiots with less knowledge and poorer judgement than themselves. Most
of the accusatory statements made here are incorrect and based on a lack of
knowledge of the situation, a lack of knowledge of 747 design,
certification, and operations, and a lack of knowledge of airline operations
and commercial considerations, as well as a lack of knowledge of the
activities of national airworthiness bodies like the FAA and JAA.

As a PPL-ASEL, I would have asked a lot more questions before I came out on
a public usenet board and questioned the integrity and judgement of other
people with far more knowledge and experience than myself. There are a few,
like Mike R., Dave S., and a few others, who have taken a more sensible
approach and are to be commended. Others, like Larry D. and Doug C., have
proven themselves unworthy adversaries in the debate on the issue.

Shawn




"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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"Doug Carter" wrote in message
. com...
Mike Rapoport wrote:
So, is this good or bad?

Mike
MU-2


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...

Here's food for thought. The pilot chose to press on on three
engines, and then had to land for refueling ~100 miles short of his
transatlantic destination.

Whoever wrote this SOP for BA is clearly dumb as a bag of rocks.

Along with the JAA and FAA...Or are you just another PP ASEL with strong
opinions on flying 747s and how to run a global airline...?

Mike
MU-2