> "gregg" iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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>> GB wrote:

>>> Jonathan Wilson tpgi.com.au> wrote in
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>>>> I saw an article in the local paper about how all students in the
>>>> Aviation program at some local high school get a flight on Skywest
>>>> where they get to witness the preflight stuff and then ride in the
>>>> cockpit jump seat for the flight. Surprised to see an airline in this
>>>> day and age letting civilians (and high school students no less) ride
>>>> in the cockpit of an airplane on an actual revenue flight.

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>>>  Pleasantly surprised I hope. The Americans have done enough damage to
>>> our society with their "terrorism" rubbish already. It's nice to see
>>> someone (SkyWest in this instance) proceeding with a level head.

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>>>  Actually, if it's not too much trouble, it would be nice to see a copy
>>> of the article.

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>>> GB

>> Well done to SkyWest.
>> With appropriate precautions why should an aviation-interested student NOT
>> ride the jump seat?
>> Let's get over this American induced hysteria.
>> Life has risks. The risk associated with air travel is trivial relative to
>> life's many other risks. Why do we let irrational emotion take over and
>> destroy our culture of trust?

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>> Gregg

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> Well said Gregg  ....  just yesterday I noticed on 5 separate occasions
> people driving around with one hand to their ear talking on their mobile
> phones.  One a woman taking her kids home from school!
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> If the press were serious about safety this should be the sort of issue to
> highlight.
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> John