X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:34:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1876361 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00:44 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.d3c.3686a5b (48624) for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:59:44 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:59:44 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Stupid Pilot, stupid people-- I know the guy who drove into Lak... X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1172764784" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5036 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1172764784 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/28/2007 11:46:17 PM Central Standard Time, marv@lancair.net writes: In spite of what the airliners tell you about a water landing, very few people actually survive. In most small planes, everyone's spines snap just above the pelvis as the lower seat belt holds them back against the seat and as their upper bodies move violently forward as the plane skips and bounces across the surface of the water. Everyone dies. John, Interesting info about your friend, BUT I find the above information about spinal injury lacking any sound basis in research or analysis. Either your friend and his buddies defied the laws of physics (according to you) or the information is incorrect about water ditchings. Regards, Jeff Edwards

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In a message dated 2/28/2007 11:46:17 PM Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>In spite=20 of what the airliners tell you about a water landing, very few
people=20 actually survive. In most small planes, everyone's spines snap just
abo= ve=20 the pelvis as the lower seat belt holds them back against the seat and
= as=20 their upper bodies move violently forward as the plane skips and=20 bounces
across the surface of the water. Everyone=20 dies.

John,

Interesting info about your friend, BUT I find the above information ab= out=20 spinal injury lacking any sound basis in research or analysis. Either your=20 friend and his buddies defied the laws of physics (according to you) or the=20 information is incorrect about water ditchings.

Regards,

Jeff Edwards

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