Classic British Flight Sim

This hit the radio station just before 9am.
Condolences to the families.
It eventuates that all 5 on board died:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-21/f ... rt/8288964

Airspeed wrote:This hit the radio station just before 9am.
Condolences to the families.
It eventuates that all 5 on board died:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-21/f ... rt/8288964

I've just read of this on the BBC News website. Initial thoughts on reading of an aircraft crashing into a Shopping Centre, tend towards a terrorist attack but this appears not to be the case.
My thoughts go to those involved and their families. A very sad day

Kevin

Mike - why is it "Another Awful Event" - what others have there been recently?

Kevin - why throw in the terrorist card, and then say it doesn't apply?

Let's all forget the speculation, and wait for reports from the qualified authorities.
MikeW

Condolences to families and friends.


Graham

A terrible tragedy. Condolences to the families involved. It's fortunate that,according to news reports, no one on the ground has been killed or injured.EricT

emfrat wrote:Mike - why is it "Another Awful Event" - what others have there been recently?****

Kevin - why throw in the terrorist card, and then say it doesn't apply?

Let's all forget the speculation, and wait for reports from the qualified authorities.
MikeW

****Mike, remember this?
http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/viewtop ... =8&t=29553

Such a sad loss of life but thankfully there were no casualties on the ground.

Regards
Nigel.

Airspeed wrote: ****Mike, remember this?
http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/viewtop ... =8&t=29553

Sorry, Mike - I must admit that had slipped my mind. I remembered it this morning in a discussion about how the local media are already working to smear the pilot, just as they did after the Grumman crash.

MikeW

emfrat wrote:Kevin - why throw in the terrorist card, and then say it doesn't apply?

Quite simply, I read a 'breaking news' article on the BBC website that stated in a single line 'plane crashes into Melbourne shopping centre'. My immediate thoughts were 'please don't let this be a terror attack'.
Later, I read Mike's link giving much more information and realised that a terror situation was not the cause.

Kevin

That's what I thought you meant, Kevin.
Even if the engine had been sabotaged, it's very different to a deliberate ramming of a shopping centre.
Maybe MikeW is feeling grumpy because of the heat? Share it with us, Mike, perhaps we can lighten your load.