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CapnJim · August 20th, 2004, 00:01

Never said they were "untrained reservists", and didn't mean to make that implication. I said they were young and careless. I was on a visual descent, I was more than 10 miles out, and I even requested confirmation that they wanted me at 1,200. It wasn't PD- it was 'descend and maintain 1,200'.

You are right though, It wasn't the NTSB that I heard that report from-- it was on the news. The pilots are just as dead though, and after the experience I had it's hard not to think that ATC had some hand in it.

August 20th, 2004, 00:01	#18
CapnJim Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: All up in Cantubury, tellin' tales. Posts: 4,444	Re: ATC descent clearance into terrain Never said they were "untrained reservists", and didn't mean to make that implication. I said they were young and careless. I was on a visual descent, I was more than 10 miles out, and I even requested confirmation that they wanted me at 1,200. It wasn't PD- it was 'descend and maintain 1,200'. You are right though, It wasn't the NTSB that I heard that report from-- it was on the news. The pilots are just as dead though, and after the experience I had it's hard not to think that ATC had some hand in it.