Cognitive Dissonance - A condition of mind; a thought process in everyone who, by upbringing and / or indoctrination is troubled by hearing or seeing 'something' that runs counter - doesn't jibe with what They've believed to be true in their current experiences, but may not be. So the they make biased excuses, reasonable (to them) defenses, to protect what is mindfully Comfortable. Even "if",in reality the opposite is what is substantially correct. This mindset could spell disaster when applied to, -inter alia- Flight Operations. You won't find a more discriminating Culture on the face of this Earth than the Japanese. That's why they are intact as a Culture. Committed to excellence in everything they do. National pride ... on, an individual, personal level held sacrosanct - Traditions, of Family, structure, all permeating The Character of Japan. No round eye could begin to grasp nuances of language and deliberate, courteous comportment of the Asian race. We western gai-gins have m

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Thank you kubo, for Pointing out The Obvious. Yuan is what I said, and YUAN is what I meant.( grasshopper ). Apparently you're not familiar with the current Affairs in Sino - Asian Arena... The Temper and Tone of the dialogues currently between those Nations. Not impugning the value of the YEN, tomodachi. Gomen asai. But CHINA is On The Advance around this Planet.. in case you've been napping - or ardently texting. The "Dollar" is hinting, -WEIMAR- as we speak; not by accident( thanks to sedition & treason in academia,the media, and high politics in collusion with Internationalists in western europe. ). But, You've no Idea what I'm talking about, do you? Or, what I was alluding to regards the usd, the YUAN and, your Yen . In the event some of us perceive the Fleagle is overjoyed w /the turn of Events here, you're mistaken. You can't argue with Success. HEN HOW!; not: Banzai! Though things may take a surprising Turn. "America", in The heartland is still true and intact, ethica

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An AIRBUS. The Famous Airbus, yet!( again ) Everything Electric. Everything Computerized and backed up, by Backup Computers that are backed up, by another. No Manual Override in the front office as in Douglas,Boeing,Lockheed Equipment. Even Fokker,& SAAB. The "chief" Pilot should 'grow a pair'. Nice...Political Call on "his" part - entreating her to: "Fly the TransLant" (with downing discrepancies) Professional Call by a PROFESSIONAL Skipper(ess)in my opinion. A sage Captain;'stand up'type.. that doesn't/didn't look forward to any 'additional' mechanical Drama with An Airbus on a lengthy trip; and MADE___A Decision . Then - a humiliating escort? from The Terminal? What's That all about? Gambling and complacency (spit) has no place in Air opns. It is demonstrably,historically, Deadly. Read COSTLY, Accountants. c.e.o. ISOM: If SAFETY was "unequivocably,The Top Priority" ( Isom is quoted as saying )..this Scene shouldn't Be NEWS. It's One thing to have a malfunction,ev

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What's the exchange; what's that convert to,in Yuan(s)? Gallows hmr.

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Situational Awareness. Always sad. A 'moment' to ... reflect. Wx Approaches into Windsor Locks,Ct.(in the old Days); Valdez, AK.; White Sulphur Springs West Va.(Greenbrier); La Garbage,N.Y.; Subic Bay,R.P.; Fmr B.C.C. HongKong; Kodiak, AK.; St.Thomas, U.S.V.I.; and on & on. The list is formidable. . . . . Night Carrier Recoveries(Traps) on the high seas -in Wx. "They're out there." We all have our(unspoken) thoughts upon hearing of Air tragedies. I suppose the RoyalMoroc version of the U.S. N.T.S.B. & their Safety Team will arrive at the 'probable cause'. There,but for the grace of God . . . - ya' nevrno, aces. Like the pebble in the placid pond,repercussions touching many areas.

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Bean Counter's Heaven . . . Centerstage. An ill wind, forboding,'uncharted' waters for this ... America,et al. "Busyness";agitation;conflict;anxiety;confusion;frustration. Stay healthy- 'detach' as much as possible...if you can.

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Hegelian dialectic. Labels; divisiveness to project an outcome. No "evil" at the mainstream level. Pawns.

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I stand with AIR SHEPHERD. It wouldn't BE The First Time. The Big boys need to knock it off, get real, and purchase appropriate Gear. This isn't Alchemy. Flight Crews aren't magicians. The Laws of Nature are Immutable. Hurrah! for the stalwart Pilots that Stand by their Personal, on-scene Numbers and arrive SAFE... for - with Those they've been Entrusted with. Even if it's just Boxes. YOU ARE TO BE APPLAUDED. @SPEEDBIRD. . . too bad it turns into: A " Them or Us " with Bean Counters. GREAT to see Pilots Cohesive to ' send The Message '( *if* - that BE, the Case ). It's not Always like that; and it Wasn't always like that. The Old and Senior Management were ex-Drivers at one time.That's when it was a Team and a Family not just a 'business venture'. No Loyalty involved. The New bunch are straight from University with an enviable Pay envelope and 'business man' prestige. They know SQUAT about a Jetstream,EPRs,Vref. or the tension that comes with squeezing Fuel - figuring Wx. to

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A " worker "? Or: a Federal Security Officer / Inspector / Agent ? Unbelievable. You couldn't "pay" scriptwriters to think these things up that are going on 'live' right before our eyes. I'm thankful he wasn't a Muslim . Dajjal is definitely at large.

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Not so fast, Batman. Keep the Faith, Fly Boys (`n Aviatrickses,`n galley Girls ). It's all Drama. Don't take the bait. Compartmentalize; focus on what you love. There'll be a Time and a Place. That's what Ekklesiastes sez. Besides,there's a whole World out there beyond the spectacle, " grade B soap-opera " parody United States Politics has become to the rest of an older, more mature, and savvy World.Us, and London. What a joke.

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