[Rhodes22-list] [Fwd: [NOVA] "The Deadliest Plane Crash"]

[Brad Haslett]

Bud,

Thanks for the heads-up on the program and the links.  The Captain of the
KLM aircraft was their poster child that they used in their advertising
campaign.  He was in a big damned hurry that day because they were about to
go illegal as a result of all the delays.  We use that accident in our human
factors training to illustrate the hazards of 'get-home-itus', overbearing
Captains, and meek junior crewmembers.

Brad

On 10/13/06, Bud <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> While the topic of planes and air safety is of interest ...
>
> - Bud
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> Next on NOVA: "The Deadliest Plane Crash"
>
> http://www.pbs.org/nova/planecrash
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> Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 8PM ET/PT on PBS
> Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.
>
> On March 27, 1977, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands,
> two fully loaded 747 jumbo jets collided on a fog-blanketed runway,
> claiming the lives of 583 people in what is still the deadliest
> crash in aviation history. Now, almost 30 years later, near misses
> on the ground are the leading cause of aviation accidents, raising
> the question of what can be done to improve runway safety. Featuring
> moving interviews with the few survivors of the disaster and with
> top accident investigators, this program examines the fateful
> confluence of events that led to the Tenerife tragedy and its
> continuing relevance for air travel today.
>
> Here's what you'll find online:
>
>      Room For Error
>      To what degree can human fallibility still play a role in
>      commercial flight?
>      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/human.html
>
>      How Risky Is Flying?
>      Harvard's David Ropeik explains why judging risk is a
>      risky business.
>      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/risky.html
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>      The Final Eight Minutes
>      Annotated cockpit recordings reveal how the disaster unfolded.
>      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/minutes.html
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>      Making Air Travel Safer
>      The worst accidents spark the most safety improvements.
>      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/safer.html
>
> Also, Links & Books, a podcast, the program transcript, and the
> teacher's guide.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/nova/planecrash
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