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When a Wing Comes Apart

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Or, more accurately, when it doesn't. Ask the Pilot takes a look at the UAL 757 incident. (askthepilot.com) More...

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Peter F. Hartmann Esq. 15
C'mon...folks.....humans have had a love-hate relationship with aviation and aviators since going back in time before the ancient Greeks. Nothing new about an airline passenger making a big deal about seeing something he, she, or it has no background on.

I dont think a month goes by without someone, somewhere, calling the police about an airplane crash, because they have no way of comprehending that we who operate amphibious aircraft, land in water...!
(Sometimes, (perish the thought....just for the fun of it).

Have some sympathy for those involved with media. They like eating just as much as you do. They get fed by selling advertising space. They get that, by having something to sell. It is called "NEWS". If they cant find it...they generate it.

Bottom line - as my grandfather used to say..."MAS NICHT"....!
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dwight666
D Chambers 4
I think that is "macht nicht" (makes nothing). Good point tho. And I loved flying in a 757....
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ed7778
Dennis Stockton 5
You are right. Often it's stated as "Es macht nicht."
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sunomi
jordan keck 1
Not "often" stated. Grammatically correct.
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Zot22
Bab Bezat 1
Ha ha - we're both close... it's "machts night"!
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 1
"Es macht Nichts" (lit. it makes nothing) is grammatically correct. Sometimes shortened to "macht Nichts".
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Zot22
Bab Bezat 1
"machs nicht"...(sorry!)
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Gentilo
Andrea Gentilini 12
A perfect explanation. There was no risk at all for all the people onboard.
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jeanmarccoursieres
Jean-Marc Coursières 9
Outstanding article, and remarkably written. Thanks for it !
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flightcan
Adi Rabadi 0
Mistake in the first sentence. Flight was going from San Fran to Boston, diverted to Denver.
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stansdds
Michael Stansfield 25
"Let’s face it, everyone is looking for attention, for views and hits, be it FOX News or the Times or a 16 year-old Instagrammer."

Bingo! Social media has given lots of people an avenue for gaining attention.
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21voyageur
21voyageur 11
And social media allows people who think they know something, and don't at all, to hide behind anonymity and simply get the attention they seek. A side effect of technology allowing for the democratization of relevance. As my father used to say, , , "if you can't contribute to a discussion, stay quiet and learn"
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stansdds
Michael Stansfield 8
Yep, it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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SteveTarr
Steve Tarr 5
Masherg's Law defines this phenomenon.
Also, a high school physics teacher told us:
"If a million people say a stupid thing, it is still a stupid thing."
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joeserdynski
Joe Serdynski 1
then why fix it ? ? ? one million people saying this is wrong, why did it happen & what else is wrong with this BOEING aircraft is hardly stupid . . .
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bubblecom
Robert Fleury 5
Including this forum...
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SteveTarr
Steve Tarr 2
fair point, search for Masherg's Law
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matonis
Peter Matonis 0
And, people named Michael Stansfield, apparently.
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volvodadfast
volvodadfast 13
Good article. Thanks for posting it.
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dlfehmel
Doug Fehmel 3
Very well stated in the article. I'd be more concerned with what goes on INSIDE the airplane than what goes on with it on the outside.
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ChrisRyan66
Chris Ryan 3
Just to be a wise guy: "Doesn't matter" is "macht nichts". "Macht nicht" ist "Don't do!" (2nd person plural imperative).
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sjpalmer
Steven Palmer 3
We cannot defend Journalists for 'mas nicht' ---- this is inexcusable.
If these numpty morons actually did some investigative journalism in this world today and fully exposed the corruption of Govts, Politicians, Banks, Big Pharma, Big Tech, the FED/IMF, UN, WHO etc etc etc etc -- (my goodness there is enough subject matter out there for all of them, incl. Boeing and the FAA), then they could perhaps be defended -- Until then, they are of absolutely no use to anyone (except of course those who fund them, their paymasters those megalomaniacs Soros/Gates et al) and therefore MUST be ridiculed, I would suggest even abused!!!
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MichaelDealey
Michael Dealey 3
There's no such thing as "investigative journalism" anymore. Not from the corporate media. This is why the ratings for all mainstream news outlets are tanking. They've become nothing more than the propaganda arm of the all the institutions you listed.

There are actually plenty of people doing this kind of work, and doing it very well, but they get labeled "right-wing conspiracy theorists". That's the establishment's term for anyone who comes withing fifty feet of the truth.

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Kci0
Billy Croan 1
... reading the comments ...
OMG EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE.....ALREADY DEAD.... BECAUSE SO DANGER IS THE WING BAD BAD BOEING


... It's just a matter of time before we stop using the word passengers and start calling them survivors...
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