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Re: Pilot avoids collision with Venus
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 18:51 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 18:51 +0100
At 18:13 18/04/2012, Lu Abel wrote: >With respect, Geoffrey, your scenario of a pilot on a "walk about" >doesn't work. One of the crew can leave the cockpit, but one must >always remain in the cockpit. > >So I'm still left with the question of where the fully awake pilot >was and what he was doing when this incident took place. That is a good question Lu. Perhaps Gary could offer some insight on what might have been going on. Perhaps the captain was on his official nap and the co-pilot just nodded off.....? I notice that Gary's comments to date have not been critical at all. More in the line, "there but for the grace of God go I..." If it had been another aircraft, the guy would be a hero now. Geoffrey
