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TFaudree_ERAU · October 12th, 2006, 12:02

I wrote my local news paper when they reported on the Beech Sundowner that went down at ORF due to the open cockpit door. They wrote the article to make it sound as if every time a door opens in flight, it will cause a catastrophic structural failure and imminent crash. I explained that open doors are no more than a "situation" and that the reason for the crash is because of the pilots immersion in the "situation" and not on flying the plane. Combined with the close proximity to the ground, crashes occur.

No response from the editor or any amendment to the article.

October 12th, 2006, 12:02	#10
TFaudree_ERAU Old Skool Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia is for Lovers, yacht chasing on the weekends Posts: 1,844	Re: " . . . As Fire Rains Down Over Manhattan" I wrote my local news paper when they reported on the Beech Sundowner that went down at ORF due to the open cockpit door. They wrote the article to make it sound as if every time a door opens in flight, it will cause a catastrophic structural failure and imminent crash. I explained that open doors are no more than a "situation" and that the reason for the crash is because of the pilots immersion in the "situation" and not on flying the plane. Combined with the close proximity to the ground, crashes occur. No response from the editor or any amendment to the article.