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Old 05-21-2007, 05:47 PM   #1
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Just released is the Swissair 111 tapes from 2 sept 1998
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Old 05-21-2007, 07:31 PM   #2
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Wow!!!!

Thanks for sharing that.
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Old 05-22-2007, 09:16 AM   #3
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One of the (if not the) most significant flight disasters that was attributed to passenger entertainment equipment.
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Old 05-22-2007, 02:59 PM   #4
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One of the (if not the) most significant flight disasters that was attributed to passenger entertainment equipment.
Plus the wiring or it insulation had a tendency not to work all that well. Supposed to be replaced by 2012 or something on all aircraft with it
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Yep. Kapton.
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I little longer tape seems the pilots were not aware of reasonable alternates enroute I would've figured one would always play the what if game. and the initial contacts with RCC rescue coordination and the Shearwater whether it was Ops , ATC or the 423 Sqn Sea kings I'm not sure
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One of the findings of the investigation was the toxic fumes emitted by the burning wiring on the passenger entertainment equipment. Apparently, these fumes are virtually instantly debilitating.
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