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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:30 AM Original message |
JFK tower allowed a kid to direct air traffic |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. Dive dive dive! |
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uh clem (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. The ATCT.... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. IMO, this is being overblown. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I agree. What's known as a Slow Newsday. |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Sad that such a big deal was made of this |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Listen to the tapes, they are very cute. I chuckled when I heard them. n/t |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The kid didn't, but the father did. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Agree. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Suppose the father had been a surgeon ... |
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John N Morgan (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Get over it. On inbound routes to JFK, the directions are more affirmations of what is already |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So why have ATC at all? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Yeah, it's a slow newsday. |
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activa8tr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. I agree, a slow news day, according to the news folks, anyway.. |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. +1! |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Good point! n/t |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
122. DUzy alert? |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. That's absurd. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Actually, it is not, and I have seen it happen |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. I'm definitely with you! |
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Threedifferentones (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
118. Unexpected words can be undone in a second |
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AzNick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Slap on wrist then back to work.... ATCs are under enough stress |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. For thousands of years and centuries, fathers and mothers |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. How does a pilot know that some kid didn't break into the transmission |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
61. Because that's a ridiculous assertion... |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. hey you're probably right, but when in doubt. don't. n/t. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. I agree, this is way overblown. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. Sensible and reasonable post. n/t |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. +1111111111111111111111 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. What if father was a surgeon? "hold the knife like this", "cut here". |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-10 12:58 AM Response to Reply #48 |
133. The father wasn't a surgeon. There's no comparison. |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
58. Kid did well. Media and Managers did a poor job. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. holy damn -- did no one remember this lesson?? |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Not very comparable. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, not touching what you aren't supposed to touch (as in the Aeroflot case) requires being ... |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. funny, but have to agree. pretty dumb. n/t. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. A major cause of runway incursions is misunderstood communications |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. But...but...but... it was cute! |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. it sounded like they let her repeat what her dad told her to say |
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d.gibbs (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. I don't want no kid in the control tower when I'm flying |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. true |
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John N Morgan (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. OMG ... the sky is falling!!!! I fear!! I fear!!! People are acting normal!!! Run and hide. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. If it were "Normal," it would not have been news |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Air Safety Records Are Not Evidence Of "Normal" |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. I'm with you....Sadly this person needs to lose his job. |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
59. WRONG. But, welcome to DU. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
22. When morons run the country, morons run the control towers. nt |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. Steph Miller is going off on this this morning |
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change_notfinetuning (750 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
28. As a former controller, IMO, it was beyond stupid, and definitely not cute. If |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
30. "Ever been in a cockpit before?" |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
124. still one of the all-time great quotable movies |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
32. "...by its parent..." |
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nyy1998 (984 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
33. That might explain why my flights to JFK are so, um, "adventurous" |
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heli (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
34. They don't let a 21-year-old near a slot machine in Vegas |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. This is a serious story, but the hype is overdone in typical media overplay |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
44. I'm getting tired of this child-worship crap. |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Your statement made me chuckle |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Been listening to a lot of George Carlin lately. |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. +100000 for listening to George Carlin |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Right on! |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 01:08 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. ... |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #44 |
116. I agree. Part of the child's dispatch was inaudible. And the next day, |
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DrCory (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #44 |
117. +1,000,000! |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
119. You Will Be Singing A Different Tune When You Are Enslaved, Groveling And Worshipping At The Feet Of |
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Socal31 (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #119 |
126. Strangely arousing... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
131. It's not great for the kids, either. Lose, lose. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
50. Much ado about nothing |
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activa8tr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
51. This is so newsworthy because, the right wingers will claim that our national |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. Its a neat way to intro the kid into the adult world..its a way to INSPIRE, Motivate, and create FUN |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. The "adult world" |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:13 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Your comparisons aren't even close... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
123. Oh, so it's okay |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. Thanks for the lesson on flight instruction |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
56. Update: Next day he brought another kid, and did it again |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
62. Eh |
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d.gibbs (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. JFK air traffic controller let not one, but TWO kids direct planes: officials |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Don't parents ever say "no" anymore? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
76. Not That I've Noticed. I'm the "Mean Mommy" |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
77. I hate to say it but this sounids like it was the parents idea. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I can't imagine what the pilots must have thought |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. I heard the tapes. it sounded like a typical "bring your kid to |
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lobodons (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Exactly what I have been thinking all day |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
92. +1 |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
97. Pilots are no guide - Pilots are pretty much insane in the first place /nt |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Why would you say that? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #98 |
99. They're nuts |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #99 |
112. I'm a pilot |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 03:45 AM Response to Reply #112 |
114. Keep going, you'll get to to "sarcasm" in that there book eventually /nt |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #114 |
120. You just don't ever know around here... |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
109. +2 |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. who cares.. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #68 |
113. i have to agree. much ado about (little or ) nothing |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
69. I just heard the recordings of the transmissions, it really was hameless stuff. |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #69 |
75. And who knows, maybe the child now has an interest |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
70. heard the recordings -- this is a non-story |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. But you know we can't rest |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. And you just know that the MSM will somehow make this into Obama's fault. |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. IMHO this is being overblow to some degree |
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IADEMO2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Last thing we need is another unemployed father. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. The only solution is to fire someone |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
78. OMG, I am so ascared!!! |
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djp2 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #78 |
91. agree, blown way out of proportion |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
80. This is another example of the corporate media at work |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
81. not a big deal - the adult actually gave the clearance to the planes n/t |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
83. WTF?! |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
84. Makes one wonder if kids are guiding them drones across the pond |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
85. *sigh* |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
86. Anyone condoning this is way off base |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #86 |
93. You're absolutely right |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #86 |
101. If an adult told a child to say "cleared for takeoff" on the radio, then how does that contribute? |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #86 |
104. I am with you |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #86 |
121. I agree, this isn't cute in any way shape or form |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #86 |
127. I was hoping you'd comment |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. Yes, that child could be an al Qaeda operative... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-05-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #129 |
132. Did you read DemoTex' comment? |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #132 |
134. I think two well-trained and well-educated pilots could figure it out... |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #86 |
135. DemoTex: Glad you are still here! |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
87. Aren't air traffic control towers restricted space? |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #87 |
102. Restricted, but visitors can be escorted into the tower cab... |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
88. Fire Him. |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
89. Question? |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
90. I'm reminded of a Seinfeld episode in which George was confronted by his boss |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
94. We let GHW Bush bring HIS son to work... what could go wrong? |
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my2sense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
95. All jobs are not appropriate for |
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bluevoter4life (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
96. Let me throw in my opinion from the other side of the mic |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #96 |
103. It was only a bad idea because of the prominence of JFK and the FAA's typically strict rule |
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bluevoter4life (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #103 |
106. That's exactly it |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-08-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #96 |
136. Dear ATC Trainee |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
100. OMG! They are using child labor! |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
105. You ever been in a cockpit before? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #105 |
111. Ever seen a grown man naked? |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #111 |
128. Do you like Gladiator movies? |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #64 |
107. Kids should not be in the control tower. Ever. |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #107 |
108. I've been on tours of control towers before as a kid |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #107 |
110. Secretary? You have a "secretary"?!?!? |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #110 |
125. There are no secretaries anymore? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
115. That controller's ass should be fired. Obviously he has poor judgment. nt |
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