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South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Fri (June 27) to Mon (June 30)
At Kala Academy, and ESG, Panaji, Goa
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-June/076384.html
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> I frankly find this hilarious and would say so even if I was on that
> flight*. Not joking.
> It appears that the pilots had flown an overnight flight earlier, but
> despite that, as professionals, I am first amused and then disturbed that
> they dozed off, and apparently without any check in place. There are ways to
> counter this -- asking the chief stewardesses to check in on them, etc.
> Perhaps pride, poor protocol or a skewed sense of professionalism prevented
> them from asking for any kind of support. I am not impressed with the idea
> of being tired since I expect people in such positions to be fit. They
> ususally have the fnancial means to take care of themselves. Period. Also,
> perhaps this is something some pilots do regularly,and its just that these
> guys happened to overshoot a destination, and got found out. Makes one think
> about other scenarios too.
*to be followed by further action later
venantius
From: "R.Goes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] Headline - Plane soared past destination as pilots
> slept: report
> Plane soared past destination as pilots slept: report
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> June 27, 2008 - 9:32AM
> To view the entire article, click on:
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/26/1214472666279.html
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