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COMMENTS: DISTRACTED FLYING
Only ABC covered the investigation into last year's pre-dawn crash of a Comair commuter jet in Lexington Ky that killed 49 on board. The plane crashed before getting properly airborne. Lisa Stark analyzed the audiotape transcripts of the pilots in the cockpit: they were "distracted, talking about kids with runny noses, co-workers, other job opportunities…the first officer is clearly not paying attention…he cannot remember the tower's instructions…he is trying to recall the correct runway…they end up racing along a runway that is too short." The pilot's last words: "Whoa!"
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