 | Air France A-340 crashes at Toronto airport| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Air France A-340 crashes at Toronto airport in the Current forums; Crash recoveries are the worst. I had to do some in my day and they are never pleasant. Even worse ... |
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08-03-2005, 04:31 PM
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#16 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Crash recoveries are the worst. I had to do some in my day and they are never pleasant. Even worse when you know, or knew the people whose parts you're picking up.
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08-03-2005, 04:38 PM
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#17 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I've done it too evan, though at least I didn't know the people personally. It sucks, regardless. | |
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08-03-2005, 04:41 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Well, lucky for these investigators they're only picking up machine parts. And I know why it crashed, NS did it! He's the only person that lives in Canada...so, it must have been him...
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08-03-2005, 04:48 PM
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#19 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Nope. Maestro and KK are closer.  | |
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08-03-2005, 07:02 PM
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#20 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | But where were you yesterday, NS?  I was glad to hear that everyone got out relatively okay. The initial pictures I saw looked bad.
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08-03-2005, 07:36 PM
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#21 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by evangilder But where were you yesterday, NS? | NS was in NS on the day in question. :-" | |
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08-03-2005, 08:05 PM
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#22 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Remember it's a Scarebus - fly by wire...... 
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08-04-2005, 03:11 PM
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#23 | | He who does not skim
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08-04-2005, 04:54 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Country: | They're starting to say it could be the wet of the runway or faulty brakes. The airport was on red alert too when the aircraft landed, dangers of lightning in the area.
It must be something to do with the brakes because the aircraft already touched down but are A340s supposed to be landing at 160 mph?
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08-04-2005, 10:35 PM
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#25 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Hard to say at this point. The data recorders should reveal quite a bit
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08-05-2005, 06:54 AM
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#26 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Aquaplaning seems to me to be the most viable explanation.
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08-05-2005, 08:27 AM
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#27 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Spoke to my Father in Law about it yesterday - He thinks the crew just F*cked Up!
We'll see what Transport Canada says!
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08-05-2005, 08:35 PM
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#28 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | I am going to go with FBJ or just plain mechanical failure (brakes/thrust reversers).
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08-05-2005, 08:42 PM
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#29 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | It's looking now like the plane may have landed a little too far down the runway. Here's the latest CBC report on the story. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...way050805.html | |
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08-05-2005, 08:59 PM
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#30 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Good find.
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