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Sad it is this_is_gay, but I'm cynical.
Brazilian plane crash
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Soldato
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Far too many plane crashes happening in recent years.
Really horrible 
I read that the main plane charter they use from Brazil was denied to fly to Bolivia due to some law so they had to use this company to fly.
Also the same plane apparently took the Argentina national team not so long ago
I read that the main plane charter they use from Brazil was denied to fly to Bolivia due to some law so they had to use this company to fly.
Also the same plane apparently took the Argentina national team not so long ago
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Some people really need to learn to have some respect.
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This.
Very sad news, and I can't possibly imagine how the survivors will feel if they make it through.
RIP
not really, it's simply easier for people to access such information and find out about them. Hence the belief that the number of crashes has increased.
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This is a handy way of finding out who still uses the old dodgy blue theme with the underlined usernames rather than the funky black one. I'm this_is_gav.
1600nm is the max range for a fresh from the factory Avro RJ85 - not a tired long in use example. Radio reports indicate they had requested priority landing , but were placed in a hold because of a Viva Colombia jet declared a fuel emergency.
From all accounts the Lamia jet had the option to land, en route, an refuel but didn't , and whilst holding ran out of fuel. The electrical failure was a symptom of the engines powering down. The RJ85 has a lot of redundancy for its electrical system , but it does need fuel to work.
From all accounts the Lamia jet had the option to land, en route, an refuel but didn't , and whilst holding ran out of fuel. The electrical failure was a symptom of the engines powering down. The RJ85 has a lot of redundancy for its electrical system , but it does need fuel to work.
Because it was a group of people who share a commonality, it would be the same impact it it was a whole school class, a rugby team, a large family, a group of employees all from the same company....
Even without the amputation he wasn't going to be playing football again.
He'll be thankful he only lost a leg.
I don't know what other injuries he has so can't make that statement.
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FrenchTart - I did say RIP to the dead
However, I still think that the circumstances are suspicious. Am I not allowed to express such opinions any more?
I have posted separately in the forum content section 1-2 weeks back, and I will say again that I think that freedom of speech on here is being stifled big time. I say this as a member (and customer) of 10+ years.
However, I still think that the circumstances are suspicious. Am I not allowed to express such opinions any more?
I have posted separately in the forum content section 1-2 weeks back, and I will say again that I think that freedom of speech on here is being stifled big time. I say this as a member (and customer) of 10+ years.
That is the problem with public transport accidents generally.
Everybody on board has something in common.
Sometimes it is obvious as in this case, more often less so.
But it is always there which is why "N" people dying in a Plane/Train/Coach/Ship/Etc accident always has more severe socio-economic consequences than "N" people dying at random in say, individual car crashes.
I am sure some bean counter could work out what the upper sensible limit (Risk Vs Benefit) is for the number of people carried in any one air craft (say)
It would be interesting to know what that number would actually be for a random population.
(Of course in individual cases it is heavily dependent on what the commonality actually is. In cases like this the maximum sensible number might well be no more than half a dozen ( IE the team should have been split between multiple flights))
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FrenchTart - I did say RIP to the dead
However, I still think that the circumstances are suspicious. Am I not allowed to express such opinions any more?
I have posted separately in the forum content section 1-2 weeks back, and I will say again that I think that freedom of speech on here is being stifled big time. I say this as a member (and customer) of 10+ years.
I have to agree. It seems mods are steaming in and removing posts lately which are barely controversial. If it carries on this place will become too sterile and decent discussion will be impossible as only certain viewpoints will be allowed.
FrenchTart - I did say RIP to the dead
However, I still think that the circumstances are suspicious. Am I not allowed to express such opinions any more?
I have posted separately in the forum content section 1-2 weeks back, and I will say again that I think that freedom of speech on here is being stifled big time. I say this as a member (and customer) of 10+ years.
Not the place to push another post complaining about free speech on a privately owned forum. If you want to push your conspiracy theory then register on infowars.com
