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Pilots were working on laptops when plane overflew Minneapolis destination

World Oct. 27, 2009 - 06:15AM JST ( 11 )

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The758Oct. 27, 2009 - 08:57AM JST

So they were either fast asleep or on Facebook
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NeoJamalOct. 27, 2009 - 09:45AM JST

So they were either fast asleep or on Facebook

What are they? College students?
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zurcroniumOct. 27, 2009 - 10:44AM JST

Doom can be so captivating . . . or maybe they were playing simflight pretending to be pilots.
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yokomocOct. 27, 2009 - 11:13AM JST

Richard Cole, the first officer, and Timothy Cheney, the captain

Hmmm, Dick and Cheney. Speaking of doom...
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WilliBOct. 27, 2009 - 11:49AM JST

I take it they think that sounds better than "sleeping"?
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YelnatsOct. 27, 2009 - 12:23PM JST

Maybe they had some disco music going really loud out of one of the laptops, so due to that they were not able to hear the chimes, bells and whistles of the world trying to contact them. Two losers. Fire them now.
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dammitOct. 27, 2009 - 12:53PM JST

Well, it'll be easy enough to check out their latest alibi.

If it proves to be false, they were asleep.

Or will they then make up something else? Let's see, 'I weren't asleep guv, I was just playing a pocket billiards challenge against the first officer.' You know, first past the post gets to pay for the porn flick we were planning to watch on the next flight.'

Or maybe, 'We were having an intellectual discussion on the concept of life, the universe, and everything.' Nah. Been done already.

Perhaps 'Sorry sir, the dog ate my homework.' Whoops, wrong subject.

Better leave it to them, seems they've got more practice in such lame excuses than me.
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sensei258Oct. 27, 2009 - 07:08PM JST

"Two pilots have told U.S. investigators that they were going over schedules using their laptop computers" - What they meant to say was "we were watching porn and got distracted"
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kwattOct. 27, 2009 - 11:42PM JST

I can't believe it! I wonder if all pilots are doing something similar while flying.
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ca1ic0catOct. 28, 2009 - 01:50AM JST

Surfing porn, eh? Guess that brings a new meaning to "I have the stick."
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bdiegoOct. 28, 2009 - 03:37AM JST

Captain Obvious here. They were going over schedules. Which is against FAA regulations, but far more plausible than being asleep or surfing for porn using the airplane connection.