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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on January 18, 2007, 11:09:44 AM

Title: Pilots prattled before crash
Post by: casper on January 18, 2007, 11:09:44 AM
In the minutes before the crash of a commuter jet that took off from the wrong runway, the pilots discussed their families, their dogs and other job opportunities, and the airline said Wednesday that part of the conversation violated a federal rule against extraneous cockpit chatter.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a transcript Wednesday of the cockpit recording aboard Comair Flight 5191. The recording also showed that one of the pilots noted something was amiss when he looked down the Lexington, Ky., airstrip and said it looked "weird" because it had no lights.

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