X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 01:57:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 940791 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 May 2005 22:46:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.207; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.82.27e30a43 (18555) for ; Wed, 11 May 2005 22:45:53 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <82.27e30a43.2fb41d60@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 22:45:52 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Flight Training, Solution? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1115865952" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1115865952 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John, I think you understand my thinking. Maybe Shannon could have been more skilled, maybe he could have practiced emergency procedures, maybe he could have known how to set up the best glide. But I think he had enough knowledge, if not his own, from others he spoke to, to park that airplane and get the engine fixed. He knew what he should do, but he just didn't think the downside was serious enough to do what he knew he should do. Knowing what to do, and doing it, can be the difference between life and death. Mike -------------------------------1115865952 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John,
 
I think you understand my thinking.  Maybe Shannon could have been= =20 more skilled, maybe he could have practiced emergency procedures, maybe he c= ould=20 have known how to set up the best glide.  But I think he had enough=20 knowledge, if not his own, from others he spoke to, to park that airplane an= d=20 get the engine fixed.  He knew what he should do, but he just didn't th= ink=20 the downside was serious enough to do what he knew he should do.
 
Knowing what to do, and doing it, can be the difference between life an= d=20 death.
 
Mike
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