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Old Feb 7, 2013, 11:09 pm
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MIT_SBM
 
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Originally Posted by Bobster
Even with special preflight testing and in-flight monitoring an airliner certified by the FAA is too dangerous to fly over populated areas. That part.
I don't find it scary. It appears to be a prudent precaution. Even though the plane has not yet lost its certification there is still an issue that needs to be identified and addressed. Why fly the airplane over a populated area when it is not necessary to do so?
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