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To: combjelly who wrote (487903)	6/14/2009 11:40:25 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575637

On one of my first airline flights, I happened to sit next to a older airline pilot deadheading to pick up a plane. We started a conversation, and I mentioned my dad used to navigate DC-3's in WW II. He started talking about the DC-3, and how it was a very strong airliner that could actually do some not to stressful aerobatics. He told me that modern airliners weren't able to take those kind of stresses, and if you tried anything like what a DC-3 could do, the wings would probably rip off! He said modern airliners were designed for the stresses of taking off, landing, maybe dropping into a low pressure area and recovering, and that was it. What they were designed to do was fly straight and level with as many passengers as possible, and when full were severely overloaded for any kind of stressful flying. He said the pilot's job was to keep it smooth, for the passengers, but also to keep the plane together.

To: combjelly who wrote (487903)	6/15/2009 1:26:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575637

"that the plane encountered a climatic anomalie that coupled with the drawbacks of the Airbus led to the air disaster" I am not sure any plane could have survived in that kind of environment. If it truly hit a "warm pool", then any modern airliner would be challenged and likely compromised. Probably so.....however, there is a definite bias by pilots against the Airbus. Its been repeated several times on that forum that airbuses were built by engineers for engineers. So then, when the computer suddenly found itself in over its 'hard drive' and it disengaged and told the pilots to takeover.........that presented the pilots with a huge problem since the airbus is not easy to fly manually in great weather let alone in a storm. The pilots on the forum then surmised that the pilots' loss of control led to the plane's disintegration. All speculation of course......but info that's come since that conclusion is supporting their position so far. And its important to note that other planes have encountered that climatic anomalie and survived.