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To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (12496)	2/5/1998 7:14:00 PM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Flight 344 was fully loaded, and the passengers were quietly waiting for the flight crew to board. Moments later, up the back stairway, the pilot and co-pilot finally boarded. As the flight crew worked their way up the aisle, passengers were shocked to notice that both the pilot and co-pilot were using white and red canes commonly used by the blind. Nervous chatter erupted, with passengers wondering if this was some kind of a joke. As the two pilots ran through their pre-flight checklist, the level of anxiety was quietly building in the passenger cabin. They couldn't possibly be blind, could they? Finally the passengers felt the huge plane being pushed back from the gate. The collective anxiety began to subside, slightly. As the plane rolled down the taxiway, the passengers quietly reassured themselves that no airline would allow blind pilots in their cockpits...would they? At last the flight was cleared for take off. The huge jet engines were throttled up to full power and the lumbering jet became a silver streak as it raced down the runway. The passengers were holding their breath and praying the pilots were capable of seeing where they were going. 2500, 200, 1500, 1000, 500 feet of runway was left. The passengers were extremely nervous as the plane showed no indication of leaving the ground. Finally with 100 feet of runway left, screaming erupted from the passenger cabin. As the screaming intensified, the passengers felt the nose lift up and the plane took a sudden lunge towards the clouds. As the pilot moved to stow the landing gear, he turned to the co-pilot and quietly said, "Jesus, one of these times they're not going to scream, and we'll all end up dead...."