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MSNBC: A CAL captain just died in flight. Plane making an emergency landing

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Fox News is going to cover the landing "live". I'm sure other news organizations will be too. Is this necessary?
 
CFR standing by, ready to roll. LOL....
 
61. This never would have happened if he had retired when he was supposed to... (Yes. I realize this is callous, but it had to be said as the issue was brought up ad nauseum during the Age 60 fight. They said it would never happen... Condolences to his family.)

Fox News reported that ALL air traffic inbound to the NY/NJ area will be diverted/sent "FAR, FAR away" so that this plane, with its "backup crew" will not "risk running into another aircraft".

Proud to be an F/O on a day like this. "Am I your pilot? Uh no ma'am. I just sit up there to make sure the other guy isn't dead or dying. Should be a smooth ride out to Denver today."
 
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haha..flight landed on camera, emer vehicles followed and all of the news channels where chatting away saying that the flight was expected to arrive soon.
 
Condolences to his family. Sad news indeed.
 
CNN is so clueless. They are showing the actual landing while they are saying it is still 5 minutes away. After they realize their mistake they replay the tape as a live shot. They said that the FOs 'commandeered' the plane. WTF? They also said that FOs even 'land' occasionally so it should be ok. WTF again! These people are cluless.
 
Carl_Spackler said:
and how can CO say he died from natural causes?
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Continental actually MADE that statement?????

If so, there should be an immediate vacancy in their communication department...

Lets see....

Cpt slumped over....

Was declared dead....

Autopsy preformed....

Cause of death determined....

All while on the way back to the airport....


Impressive!
 
CNN says there were 2 FO onbaord, I have heard the CO will DHD one FO to save money, if he is only needed on one of the 2 legs, I guys where it was the west bound leg the IRO was working?
 
Whine Lover said:
Dead in the seat with his boots on at age 61.

Yeah. That's the way I wanna' go.

NOT.


YKMKR
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A heck of a lot better than being in some hospital bed somewhere while you go. Age issue aside, I would love to feel that good hours before my death....no operations, no treatments, no medical bills for my family. What a way to go. Rest in Peace.
 
Whine Lover said:
Dead in the seat with his boots on at age 61.

Yeah. That's the way I wanna' go.

NOT.


YKMKR
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Exactly.

When it's my time ...i'm hoping to have a fishin' pole in one hand and a cold beer in the other...not droning along over the Atlantic hundreds of miles away from my family. No thanks.

I'm done with this sh_t long before my 60th Bday.

To each his own though...
RIP brother...
 
ultrarunner said:
Continental actually MADE that statement?????

If so, there should be an immediate vacancy in their communication department...

Lets see....

Cpt slumped over....

Was declared dead....

Autopsy preformed....

Cause of death determined....

All while on the way back to the airport....


Impressive!
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It was a long flight.
 

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