http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100403/D9ERRRGO0.html
Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes
Apr 3, 5:14 PM (ET)
By JOAN LOWY
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The 78-year-old Ohio businessman freed himself from the wreckage and, though badly injured, activated an emergency signal. For nearly six hours, the letters “EMRG” flashed on radar scopes at a Federal Aviation Administration facility near Atlanta, giving air traffic controllers a general idea of Smiley’s location.
Yet it was full two days before rescuers arrived. Smiley was dead. He had scrawled a last note to his wife on an envelope.
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It’s not just a “lapse”. It’s a complete failure!
So who lost their jobs over this death? Reprimands? Transfers? Unpaid days off?
Argh!
Unfortunately, the “service” provided by the gooferment was … … unsatisfactory.
Maybe we should have OnStar run the function?
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