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37. The new article claiming the plane was forced to land really gets under my skin. The only reason the

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jul 2013

the plane landed was because of the fuel gauge. Therefore, they were forced to land because of the fuel gauge. I wonder if Morales wasn't trying to turn the initial denial into a big production by claiming they had fuel gauge problems. It doesn't make sense. Also, if the airplane had requested emergency landing, any country would have granted it. A country (or their air traffic controllers) refusing an emergency landing request would have been much worse than what Morales claims. It does make sense that ATC would say, protocol for emergency landings is the nearest airport, so if Morales' pilot tried for emergency clearance ignoring closer airports, the pilot's actions would be suspect.

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My current take on the Bolivia plane story [View all] struggle4progress Jul 2013 OP

Here's the link to the information about the pilot reporting fuel indicator issues. Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #1

See my post. It was so they could land because they were running out of fuel. n/t Cleita Jul 2013 #3

So, Cali.. the pilot and Pres Morales had Cha Jul 2013 #14

The fuel indicator problem was a ruse the pilot used to be able to land. Cleita Jul 2013 #2

That's possible. Do you know where they had intended to refuel? struggle4progress Jul 2013 #4

The Canary Islands. n/t magellan Jul 2013 #6

I read the original flight plan was Lisbon but then it was rescinded when it was rumored that Cleita Jul 2013 #8

You're right, it was Lisbon originally, not Canary Islands. magellan Jul 2013 #10

The Canaries were on the flight plan as a refueling stop, before the plane left Russia. MADem Jul 2013 #9

so they lied. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #5

Yes, they lied to be able to land or should they have just run out of fuel and Cleita Jul 2013 #7

Well they lied! boston bean Jul 2013 #22

It sounds like they used weasel words to me. dawg Jul 2013 #33

What did Snowden do now? Life Long Dem Jul 2013 #11

So far i have not seen any consideration given to the flight crew Downwinder Jul 2013 #12

Wow, that's still confusing to me.. thank you Cha Jul 2013 #13

I email some people in Europe and ask them about this or that crisis. They tell me it's bunkum. freshwest Jul 2013 #15

"..a lot of what we read is equivalent to a grocery store scandal sheet like the National Inquirer" Cha Jul 2013 #16

Let me summarize: Portugal turned down a request to refuel in Lisbon, so Bolivia had to rework struggle4progress Jul 2013 #17

Got it! Mahalo, struggle4progress! Cha Jul 2013 #38

So if all these countries were our merest puppets... randome Jul 2013 #18

I wonder if any cosideration has been given to the idea that some Skidmore Jul 2013 #36

Another good point that should be directed toward Cha Jul 2013 #39

It wasn't "France" that approved the airspace use, it was the President of France, Hollande Fumesucker Jul 2013 #19

Could be. Or maybe that's just the way he talks struggle4progress Jul 2013 #20

Is that your final answer? Fumesucker Jul 2013 #23

I generally don't try to parse politicians' speech too closely struggle4progress Jul 2013 #28

But parsing a clear meaning as something else is *precisely* what you are doing with your comment Fumesucker Jul 2013 #30

okay Gentlemen - time to finish this speculation thread here temmer Jul 2013 #21

Spain sees no reason to apologize to Bolivia in Snowden saga struggle4progress Jul 2013 #24

so what? how about responding to Spain saying that cali Jul 2013 #25

... The minister did not say who supplied the information and declined to say whether struggle4progress Jul 2013 #26

so what? he said quite clearly that they'd been informed cali Jul 2013 #29

So Mr Spanish Foreign Minister is (1) making it clear that Spain's hands are clean, and (2) struggle4progress Jul 2013 #27

Your characterziation of the information as "vague gossip" is horse shit. cali Jul 2013 #31

Though we differ on the�spreaders, at least we agree horse shizz being spread about! struggle4progress Jul 2013 #32

Wow, from your link, struggle.. Cha Jul 2013 #40

Why is there no discussion of the fuel gauge? A flight claiming a fuel gauge problem okaawhatever Jul 2013 #34

According to Portugal, on Monday Portugal notified Bolivia that the scheduled Lisbon landing struggle4progress Jul 2013 #35

The new article claiming the plane was forced to land really gets under my skin. The only reason the okaawhatever Jul 2013 #37