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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 01:18 AM
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Cause of the USAirway crash
There is a reason why you turn off your electronic devices for takeoff and landing.

As the plane descended, passenger Vallie Collins tapped out a text message to her husband, Steve: "My plane is crashing."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_us/plane_in_river


This Twitter thing is definitely getting out of hand.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 02:56 AM
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1. Yes, that was it.
That and the flock of geese which the plane flew through just after takeoff. :crazy:
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 03:08 AM
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2. That's just the cover story!
If geese could bring down a jetliner, they would have this ducted taped across the front of the engines:



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