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• Our Capacity for Interruption or . . . How We Get Away with Daydreaming

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  At least the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their appointed runway didnt claim "daydreaming" as a distraction. Instead they asserted that they were caught up in doing business on their laptop computers. Daydreaming is often blamed for such space outs and missed external cues: a shift in a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Northwest pilots appeal license revocation

  
  Home & living - home-living.marc8.com — Authority: 149
  The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles are appealing the revocation of their licenses to fly. read more
  4 weeks ago

• Ask The Captain: What Was Going On With Those Northwest Airlines Pilots?

  
  YourLifeIsATrip.com — Authority: 118
  Got a question? Ask the Captain! Do you have a question about airline saftey, flight etiquette, jet lag, or air travel in general? Submit your question and look for answers in a future column. Answering your questions in our NEW ASK THE CAPTAIN column is, Michael Wiggins, a retired airline pilot who has ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hump Day Humor: Palm Pilots by David Donar

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 439
  Almost daily, it seems a new explanation surfaces as a possible explanation for the behavior of two Northwest Airlines pilots whose aircraft overshot the runway at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by 100 miles before turning around and landing safely.  Were they sleeping, arguing or preoccupied with ...
  5 weeks ago

• Northwest pilots lose their licenses

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor, Wash., the captain, and Richard Cole of Salem, Ore., the first officer. They had overshot their Minneapolis destination by around 150 miles.The ...
  5 weeks ago

• The FAA does the smart thing and shames The Laptop Jockeys

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 525
  Guess who lost their licenses?! The Federal Aviation Administration gave the cynics of the world a reason to cheer today as they took away the licenses from the two losers who were too busy on their laptops to land the plane in Minneapolis like they were supposed to. The Northwest Airlines pilots, who were out of ...
  5 weeks ago

• FAA revokes licenses of wayward pilots

  
  Home & living - home-living.marc8.com — Authority: 149
  The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew the Minneapolis airport on a flight from San Diego. read more
  5 weeks ago

• FAA revokes licenses of pilots who missed airport

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  Washington (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot a Minnesota airport by 150 miles during a 78-minute period of radio silence last week.
  5 weeks ago

• Northwest Pilots’ Laptop Use Could Spark Personal Electronics Ban in Cockpits

  
  Technology News and Happenings - Techpresso.org — Authority: 150
  The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles have told investigators that they were distracted because they were using their personal laptops. First Officer Richard Cole was allegedly helping Captain Timothy Cheney understand a new crew scheduling program while they lost track of time, ...
  5 weeks ago

• Lost Pilots Were Using Laptops

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  The two Northwest Airlines pilots whose plane overshot its destination by 150 miles on Wednesday say they were using their laptop computers.
  5 weeks ago

• Mystery Solved: Northwest Airline Pilots Had FOX News On in Cockpit

  
  The Satirical Political Report — Authority: 506
  “THE PILOTS EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE THE COMMENTATORS KEPT REPEATING THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS FROM KENYA , THEY NATURALLY THOUGHT THEY HAD TAKEN A WRONG TURN AT FARGO, AND HAD ENDED UP IN THE HORN OF AFRICA.” ...
  5 weeks ago

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