Sounds like someone is in a world of trouble. Mike On Jul 7, 2013 8:41 AM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> snip....A San Francisco airport spokesman said a component of the airport's > instrument landing system that tracks an incoming aeroplane's glide path > has > been out of service in recent weeks and was not operational on Saturday. > Pilots and air safety experts said the glide path technology was far from > essential for a safe landing in good weather. But Chesley "Sully" > Sullenberger, a retired pilot and safety consultant who gained fame for > landing a plane safely in the Hudson river in 2009, said investigators > would > certainly be looking into the issue. > "The pilots would have had to rely solely on visual cues to fly the proper > glide path to the runway, and not have had available to them the electronic > information that they typically have even in good weather at most major > airports," he told a local TV news channel....snip > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/**world/2013/jul/07/san-** > francisco-plane-crash-asiana-**airlines<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/07/san-francisco-plane-crash-asiana-airlines> > > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
