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Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight?
By Patrick Smith [2008-01-04]

  • Cell phone calls during 9/11

    "The passengers on the flights involved in 9/11 did use their cell phones, right?

    I think it's interesting that cell phones can actually work when you're 40K feet up. What tower are they connecting to?"

    Unfortunately, Mr. Smith is disinclined to address the many absurdities and impossibilities in the official 9/11 story. It is easier to dismiss all who question the official story as "kooks". Fortunately, their are highly experienced pilots who do question the government version of the events of 9/11. These include, to name a few:

    Robert Balsamo

    4000TT Commercial, Instrument, Multi, CFI II MEI

    Corporate Chief Pilot

    135 Capt

    121 FO Independence Air/Atlantic Coast Airlines

    King Air C-90/200, Dornier 328JET

    Captain Russ Wittenberg (ret)

    30,000+ Total Flight Time

    707, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777

    Pan Am, United

    United States Air Force (ret)

    Over 100 Combat Missions Flown

    Has time in:

    - N591UA (Aircraft dispatched as United 93)

    - N612UA (Aircraft dispatched as United 175)

    John Lear

    Son of Bill Lear

    (Founder, creator of the Lear Jet Corporation)

    More than 40 years of Flying

    19,000+ TT

    23 Type ratings

    Flight experience includes 707, DC-8, 727, L10-11

    Jeff Latas

    -Over 20 years in the USAF

    --USAF Accident investigation Board President

    --Flew the F-111, T38, and F-15E

    --Combat experience in the F-15E includes Desert Storm and four tours of duty in Northern and Southern Watch

    --Weapons Requirements Officer, USAF HQ, Pentagon

    --Standard and Evaluations Flight Examiner, Command level

    -Currently Captain for JetBlue Airways

    Guy S. Razer, LtCol, USAF (Ret)

    3,500+ Hours Total Flight Time

    F-15E/C, F-111A/D/E/F/EF, F-16, F-18, B-1, Mig-29, SU-22, T-37/38, Various Cvilian Prop

    Combat Time: Operation Northern Watch

    USAF Fighter Weapons School Instructor

    NATO Tactical Leadership Program Instructor/Mission Coordinator

    USAF Material Command Weapons Development Test Pilot

    Combat Support Coordination Team 2 Airpower Coordinator, South Korea

    All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Team Operations Officer

    Boeing F-22 Pilot Instructor

    MS Aeronautical Studies, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    -- jared2
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    Friday, January 4, 2008 09:03 AM
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