Thu, Oct 05, 2006
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's Quote of the Day usually
derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick
quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and
issues.
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content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"We know that the transponder was turned off. A pilot
only turns it off when he doesn't want to be identified. The Legacy
could have turned it off to try some air tricks far from the eyes
of the air traffic controllers ... but it also could have been a
case of mechanical failure."
Source: Brazilian Airport Authority Chief Jose
Carlos Pereira, in a somewhat bizarre statement implying the two
American pilots of an Embraer Legacy 600 bizjet suspected of
colliding with a Brazilian Gol Airlines 737 Friday may have
deliberately disabled their plane's transponder before the
accident. Brazil's O Globo claims pilot Joseph Lepore and co-pilot
Jan Paladino remained at 37,000 feet after a controller told them
to descend to FL360. The Gol 737 was also cruising at 37,000 feet
when, authorities suspect, the two aircraft collided... and the 737
plunged into the Amazon jungle. All 155 persons onboard the
airliner died; the Embraer's crew was able to make a successful
emergency landing.
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