THINK THE QUESTION NOW IS, WHY DIDN'T HE (PIC)DECLARE AN EMERGENCY ??? iN MY 44 YEARS OF AVIATING I HAVE HAD TO DECLARE NUMEROUS TIMES, MOSTLY AS A USAF PILOT, I GUESS SOME PILOTS ATTACH A STIGMA TO DECLARING !!! ONE THING IS SURE, YOU WILL GET ATC'S ATTENTION !

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Way overdue Pan Am, TWA and many more airlines might still be in business had they the Balls to implement this policy!

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The Fact Is, We are Now a Bankrupt Nation and Yes the 747's need to be parked so that our Elected Officials, who were Supposed to be Guiding Our Nation to Prosperity and the Pursuit Of Happiness, can travel in the mode they DESERVE ! My Vote is Cast for the Next Air Force One, A Beech 18!! Appropriate because Beech has been driven into Bankruptcy by these SAME LAME Gov't Officials who keep giving our DOD Contracts to FOREIGN Mfg.s Wake Up Americans! Stop rewarding people who are Taking Your Hard Earned Dollars and giving them to Foreigners!!

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Steve I agree, the missing resource was a little common sense that seems to be leaving our society at an alarming rate! When I began flying in the USAF 1970 there were very limited resources with regards to WX. The crash rate of GA at that time was horrendous. The thing that is wrong with our newer generations of pilots is we want to place the Blame somewhere else! The Pilot-in-Command is the FINAL Authority and as such assumes the responsibility for the SAFETY of all ON Board, regardless of what Mother Nature deals out to us. I too am trained in the PC-12 by Sim Com and feel that they do an excellent job and that the aircraft is an excellent design. The questions we will probably not get answers to are the chain of events with regards to the 13yr. old. Did he panic due to the thrashing about in turbulence and decide he wanted OUT and bolt to the door and open it??? In any event they were way too close to a Severe CB and had their own resources to remain clear. After a B-52 was nearl

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