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Old March 8th, 2006, 16:13   #10
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Originally Posted by seagull
I think that the initial post was very valid, and would likely save your life one day if you fly International. This type of misunderstanding is pretty much what really killed AA going into Cali a few years ago. It happens ALOT!
Wasn't it that the controller said "cleared to" which meant AA would follow the route that safely would have taken them around mountains, but AA read it back as 'cleard direct" to a fix which from their current position would fly them right into a mountain which is what happened? Shouldn't the controller have picked up on the readback?
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