Originally Posted by mshunter

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Just remember, the jury (NTSB/FAA) is still out on this one. So should we hang him before the jury comes back, or mabey set him free?

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This man, who knows if he is a hero, or an idot. No one knows the cause yet. So why am I being chastised for asking people to hold thier tounge befor we know the cause?

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Originally Posted by mshunter

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#2: I think we need to stop raving about this guy. I don't care who/what/when/why/how/etc. If you land any airplane dead stick with no apparent cause, you obviously missed something in the pre-flight/run-up/etc. Lets not mask the fact that his flying abilities made up for lack of being a pilot.

You can teach a monkey to fly an airplane, not everyone can be a pilot.