The graphic (website) version of this newsletter can be accessed at:
http://pages.prodigy.net/rockaway/newsletter412.htm
Quote of the Week: ''it's obvious Scituate is going to be affected and I
was
amazed they didn't even let me speak,'' comment about a "Logan Citizen's
Advisory" meeting with the FAA from Laura Harbottle, who is a town
planner
of a community from Scituate. Scituate is a community that is going to get
hit with increased flights from Logan Air****t but does belong to the
advisory committee
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Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter
#412.........................................................................January
21, 2007 Past newsletters can be accessed at:
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Crash: Sanitized Transcript Released After 6 Months!!!
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As Bill Sees It: (Editorial) Amusing Video Of Botched P lane Landing: I
thought you might like to see this video of a fairly large passenger plane
making a very sloppy landing. It just shows that with all the effort to
convince the public how safe aviation is the fact that planes are still
operated by humans who can be drunk, careless or just plane stupid.
"Sanitized" Kentucky Comair Crash Tape Transcript Released!!! Finally,
after six months the public is getting an hint of what really happened
when
Comair Flt. 5191 crash in Kentucky last August 27. I say hint because I
consider these NTSB transcripts of plane crashes as part of a government
coverup and part an effort to hide what really happened from the public.
Only aviation is allowed to get away with avoiding public scrutiny in this
manner. Every night on the news we see detailed coverage of murders with
all
the evidence revealed, but when it comes to a plane crash the veil of
secrecy is quickly pulled over the public's eyes. Then six months later
the
government releases not the actual cockpit tape but a written "transcript"
which we are supposed to believe describes what actually occurred. The
photo
on the left is one of only a couple of close-ups I've seen crash site
itself. That alone clearly shows how the government hides information from
the public even at the earliest stages of investigation. Why does the
aviation industry get to enjoy this kind of special protection? The Saddam
hanging was a good example of how governments go to great lengths to
sanitize their actions and control public opinion. The actual Saddam
hanging, which was recorded by a cellphone camera, was totally different
from the government's carefully edited video. When it comes to controlling
the media coverage of aviation crashes, the U.S. government acts the same
as
the Iraqis!!!
NTSB Finally Releases Information On Kentucky Comair Crash: WA****NGTON
(AP) -- Seconds before a commuter plane
crashed after going down the wrong runway, the co-pilot noted it was
"weird"
that the at Lexington, Ky., strip had no lights, according to a transcript
released Wednesday. The runway wasn't long enough for a passenger jet when
Comair Flight 5191 took off in the pre-dawn darkness on Aug. 27. Co-pilot
James Polehinke said it was "weird with no lights," just seconds before
the
sound of the impact was heard, according to the National Trans****tation
Safety Board transcript. The captain, Jeffrey Clay, then responded,
"Yeah."
The crash of killed 49 of 50 people on board. Polehinke, the lone
survivor,
lost a leg and suffered brain damage from the crash. He has told family
members he remembers nothing about that morning. According to federal
investigators, Clay taxied the plane onto the wrong runway before
Polehinke
took over the controls for takeoff from Lexington's Blue Grass Air****t.
Polehinke said, "I'll take us to Atlanta," and Clay responds, `sure."
According to the transcript, the last understandable word came from Clay
just a second before the crash, when he said, "whoa." It was the first
time
the public was given access to the transcripts of what the Comair pilots
told each other in the cockpit during the ill-fated flight. Editor's Note:
I
guess we should be grateful we even got that.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=90627&provider=top
USA
Today: Runway Errors Fairly Common: The pilots of Comair Flight 5191, who
tried to take off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Ky., early Sunday,
were repeating a common error, according to government databases and
aviation experts. Pilots re****t that in some cases it is easy to mistake
one
runway for another, especially at night or in poor weather. Aviation
incident databases include hundreds of cases of pilots attempting to land
or
take off on the wrong runways.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-27-ky-crash-investigation_x.htm
FAA Says Comair Pilots May Have Violated "Sterile Cockpit" Rule:
WA****NGTON - The crash of a commuter jet that took off from the wrong
runway in Lexington, Ky., last summer has thrown a spotlight on the FAA's
"sterile cockpit" rule - a commonly violated and difficult-to-enforce
prohibition against extraneous conversation between the pilots. The pilots
of the Comair flight in Lexington were heard talking about their dogs,
their
kids and job op****tunities just before the plane went down in flames after
struggling to get airborne from a runway that was too short. Editor's
Note:
I wonder how much of that was in the edited transcript.
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/01/19/business/local/doc45b0d2faac7d0092701477.txt
Iowa: Air Traffic Controller Union Re****ts A Near Collision Of Two Planes:
AP - The union representing air traffic controllers says a near-miss of
two
passenger jets over Iowa was due to improper staffing and a lack of fully
trained personnel. The Federal Aviation Administration blames a mistake by
a
controller at the agency's Chicago Center radar facility in Aurora, Ill.,
and the agency says that staffing is adequate. The incident in question
involves two jets that were less than two miles apart Tuesday and heading
toward each when onboard collision alarms went off. FAA officials say a
controller also realized the situation and ordered one of the planes to
turn. One of the planes was a United Express flight headed to O'Hare. The
other was a Northwest Airlines flight en route to Denver. The FAA is
investigating. http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/5265221.html
WAYNE, N.J.: ANOTHER Small Plane Crash In Residential Area!!! A deadly
plane crash rocked a New Jersey neighborhood Monday night. The path of
destruction -- and the death toll -- could have been so much worse. Watch
CBS 2's exclusive amateur video of the moments immediately after the
single
engine plane slammed into the driveway of a house in Wayne. Stunned
neighbors came ru****ng out of their homes, and couldn't believe their
eyes.
A pilot just four miles away from his final destination came cra****ng down
into his densely populated neighborhood. It was a foggy Monday night, but
it's still unclear if weather played a role. Investigators are back on the
scene Tuesday morning to try and figure went wrong. Somehow the plane did
not hit any homes or people on the ground. At this point the name of the
pilot has still not been released.
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_016061358.html
(Another) Bowling Ball Sized Chunk Of Ice Crashes Through Home's Roof!!!
Authorities still aren't certain where it came from, but a large chunk of
ice smashed through the roof of a home in Pennsylvania. The chunk of ice
crashed into the house Wednesday night, causing extensive damage to a
bedroom ceiling. The house is located a few miles from Philadelphia
International Air****t, and investigators said they believe the chunk of
ice
may have come from an airplane flying overhead. No one was injured in the
incident. http://www.nbc4.tv/news/10786277/detail.html
North Carolina: More Than 60 Planes A Night To Assault Piedmont Triad
Air****t Communities:!!! A guidebook designed to protect residents from
noise
generated by the new FedEx hub at Piedmont Triad International Air****t is
on
its way to the Federal Aviation Administration for final approval. The
air****t authority unanimously approved the 200-page do***ent Tuesday after
a
two-year process that cost $1.3 million and involved air****t businesses,
community members and local government officials. Called "Part 150" after
an
FAA regulation, the do***ent will serve as a guide as the air****t begins
monitoring noise levels from the hub, set to open in 2009. More than 60
planes a night are expected to land and take off from the East Coast
sorting
hub by 2014. Editor's Note: Whenever the FAA puts a "more than" in their
estimate watch out. It will quickly be "more than" double or triple the
number.
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/NEWSREC0103/301170006
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Aviation News Stories This Week
Board to Logan: Quiet your jets - Recommended flight path changes may
benefit South Shore
By JULIE JETTE
The Patriot Ledger
http://www.patriotledger.com/articles/2007/01/18/news/news01.txt
CAMBRIDGE - A committee advising Mass****t last night approved changes in
Logan Air****t flight paths that proponents say will help quiet the sky
above
the South Shore.
In a sometimes tense meeting, the Logan Citizens Advisory Committee,
comprised of representatives from 29 communities affected by the air****t,
approved a variety of changes to current landing and departure procedures.
The changes still require approval from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
''This is an im****tant step for the communities,'' said Flavio Leo,
manager
of aviation planning for Mass****t, the state agency that operates Logan
Air****t.
The common theme of the alternatives is that they try to concentrate
flights
that are approaching or departing Logan farther east over Massachusetts
Bay
so that they cross the South Shore at higher altitudes. A consultant to
the
project said that planes would fly, on average, 3,000 to 4,000 feet higher
when they cross the South and North shores than they do now.
The study was ordered after a judge allowed Mass****t to construct a sixth
runway. The new runway, which opened in November, had been blocked by
activists for 30 years.
''It feels good to think something is going to come out of it,'' said Gail
Latrell, a spokeswoman for the FAA.
The flight path changes approved last night represent the study's first
phase, which considered only alternatives that would not require the FAA
to
do a full environmental review. The second phase, which could involve
changes to runway use in an attempt to distribute noise more evenly, is
likely to be more controversial and will require environmental reviews.
For now, the FAA will review the effect of the changes approved by the
citizens' committee to determine whether, taken as a whole, they make
further environmental review necessary. Because the agency has been
closely
involved, it is not expected that they will.
Steven Kelley, manager of airspace redesign for the FAA, said it could
take
up to 18 months to put all the flight path changes in place, but that some
could be implemented as early as fall.
While one of the goals of phase one was to avoid ****fting more noise to
any
community, some communities detected increased noise in some locations.
Stephen Lathrop, who represents Hull on the committee, pointed to data
showing that while Hull will hear about the same number of flights, it
will
see an increase in noisier flights under one of the new flight path
scenarios. A more precise flight path would mean that some flights will
fly
closer to Hull, although others will be farther away.
Locations in Scituate, Duxbury and Marshfield also might experience a
slight
uptick in noise from flights, although other spots might see a reduction.
Marshfield and Duxbury have not had representatives on the advisory
committee recently, despite efforts to involve those towns. Last night,
the
Scituate Board of Selectmen sent town planner Laura Harbottle to the
meeting. The committee was following strict parliamentary procedure and
Harbottle, as a nonmember, was not allowed to speak.
After the meeting, she said ''it's obvious Scituate is going to be
affected
and I was amazed they didn't even let me speak,'' Harbottle said.
Logan Air****t noise plan
Then:
- Mass****t wins approval in 2002 for a new Logan runway, but a court
orders
a study on reducing aircraft noise
Now:
-An advisory committee approves a noise plan requiring planes to fly
higher
over the South Shore
Next:
- FAA must decide whether to approve the plan and determine if further
environmental review is required
Julie Jette may be reached at jjette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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