Dean_W
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Originally posted by RyanSxi
im gonna say this before any1 else does
"VTEC kicked in yo!"
Obviously not enough V-Tec because it conked out just before it landed.
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smack
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man i hate planes, this just made me fear them even more 
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C2RL R
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Dean_W, i guess thats you in your avatar, where were you?
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Aaron
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Originally posted by C2RL R
Dean_W, i guess thats you in your avatar, where were you?
The cinema by the looks of it 
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C2RL R
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yeah nice one
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Aaron
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Stu-G
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ran outof petrol as couldnt afford to fill the tanks coz of the petrol prices
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Dean_W
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Originally posted by C2RL R
Dean_W, i guess thats you in your avatar, where were you?
Yeah it is. I was about 60ft under the Atlantic
That was taken just off the bow of a shipwreck in Lanzarote in July.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Dean_W
Yeah it is. I was about 60ft under the Atlantic
Is it rocky that much into the earths crust?
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Stu-G
ran outof petrol as couldnt afford to fill the tanks coz of the petrol prices
maybe it crashed because they put petrol in the fuel tanks....
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deano87
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Been watching this on the news.
An expert said this wouldn't have been an error of judgement on the pilots part.
The wheels/landing gear/undercarriage would have been ripped off due to the soft ground/grass and weight or speed of the plane. A lack of the landing gear not coming out/being fixed wouldn't have caused it to fall short.
The only explanation at the moment to cause that, could be a sudden loss of power. Which could have been caused by a flock of birds, like swans BUT there is no evidence to suggest this.
Obviously a power failure of some sort.
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Cosmo
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If that pilot has killed any Swans then I fully expect the Queen to be having a stern word with him.
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Tom
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The engine was hungry and ate some goose.
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deano87
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Scotty_B
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Reminds me Die Hard 2 when the guy in the church changed the altitude reading.
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Yeah it is. I was about 60ft under the Atlantic
Is it rocky that much into the earths crust?
Not really. A bit silty though. 
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gavin18787
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blimey
Glad everyone is ok 
be interesting to find out what caused it
I feel like I should insert a plane and conveyer belt pun
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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VegasPhil
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Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Kerry
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Do you think its a write off?
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Aaron
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Originally posted by Kerry
Do you think its a write off?
Might T-Cut out 
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RyanSxi
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quote:
Originally posted by Aaron
quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
Dean_W, i guess thats you in your avatar, where were you?
The cinema by the looks of it
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
Oh dear, i'd expect that of easyjet but not BA
I have always been a firm beleiver in flying BA and always have
[Edited on 17-01-2008 by Superlite Ltd.]
I'm totally the opposite, had no problems with Easyjet, every flight I've had here with BA has been cancelled.
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Neo
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GF's mum works there in security so will ask later what the full score is
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Ian
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There's more information on the news now. It appears that the plane lost power and needed gliding it. It is thought to be mechanical error at the moment although loss of fuel has not been ruled out.
Pilot error is not thought to be a factor.
Also bear in mind that some of the quotes are provided by foreign people. It may come as some surprise that there are people that talk funny that live in far away places and they occasionally get on planes.
Why are the quotes not English ffs Might be British Airways but that's the company name not their passenger policy
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cunningham
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