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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... wrote in : She wasn't there either... in any case she's talking ****. It was a low priority in any case. Bertie Like you had a clue. |
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On Jan 18, 5:49*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"It happened so fast, the pilots never had time to throw the aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the fuselage to make it more seaworthy. " She wasn't there either... in any case she's talking sh**. It was a low priority in any case. Bertie If she was quoting what the Capt. testified to "we didn't throw the ditch switch" (or similar) how would this be "talking sh**? Why is the ditch switch a low priority? Is it operable after the plane has hit water & is (temporarily) floating? |
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On Jan 20, 2:12*am, George wrote:
On Jan 18, 5:49*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: "It happened so fast, the pilots never had time to throw the aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the fuselage to make it more seaworthy. " She wasn't there either... in any case she's talking sh**. It was a low priority in any case. Bertie If she was quoting what the Capt. testified to "we didn't throw the ditch switch" (or similar) how would this be "talking sh**? Why is the ditch switch a low priority? Is it operable after the plane has hit water & is (temporarily) floating? Low priority compared to flying the plane, deadstick, in a congested urban environment. Or would you rather he spend time looking for a button on the panel? Geez people, if you don't fly the plane or if you allow yourself to become distracted over minutae you will die. Don't you get it? "Examination of the wreckage of ill fated flight 1549 along with playback from the CVR showed the air crew to have been unduly concerned with the 'ditch switch'". Would that make everyone happier? Perhaps with the stall warning sounding in the background along with the final 'oh ****' from pilot? How about this, while attempting to steer around a sudden obstruction/ incident on the highway why don't you call 911? This kind of faulty thinking is why people shouldn't be allowed to have distractions, aka radios, cellphones or talking pax in their automobiles. |
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On Jan 20, 10:11*am, Flydive wrote:
wrote: Low priority compared to flying the plane, deadstick, in a congested urban environment. Or would you rather he spend time looking for a button on the panel? Well it takes 3 seconds to flip the switch, you should know where is located. one pilot is flying the aircraft, the other one is assisting and going through the checklist. Yep. Where on the checklist is the instruction to flip this switch? One may assume that since it was not flipped it was not at the top of the list and thus was of a lower priority. Flying the airplane and only those steps necessary to (1) avoid obstacles while (2) setting up for landing are of high(est) priority. While correcting for a skid on an icy road you should not be attempting to change radio stations or answering a cellphone. I would imagine that checking to be certain the fasten seatbelt sign was lit was likewise at the bottom of the list. Really folks have any of you ever been in an emergency situation? It's amazing how much focus you get on priorities. Flying followed by landing is priority one and from 3000' in the middle of NYC with no engines you'd best be flying. First things first. With engines out, no APU and probably given the timeframe no RAM the ditch switch may not have done anything. Reading many of the posts here I'm concerned about my safety on the highway; far too many people have their priorities out of whack with flying, can it be any better in a car? |
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