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pinto

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7. As noted, some issue with landing gear. Definitely a problem. Yet CNN played it as

Reply to Cleita (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 04:12 PM

Mar 2013

an immanent disaster in progress, imo. Turns out the gear issue was worked out, plane landed safely. CNN quickly moved on.

What got me was the play on the coverage.

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BREAKING: CNN devastated that the safe Lear jet landing wasn't a Hindenburg event! [View all] pinto Mar 2013 OP

What happened? Cleita Mar 2013 #1

My guess is a Lear Jet was having problems and had to land... Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #2

Nosegear did not deploy properly..still landed safely SoCalDem Mar 2013 #4

As noted, some issue with landing gear. Definitely a problem. Yet CNN played it as pinto Mar 2013 #7

As I noted, that's why I don't watch them anymore. All they want to cover Cleita Mar 2013 #10

I hear you. pinto Mar 2013 #12

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