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Old Mar 11, 2018, 8:53 pm
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I think I'll avoid DTW for the near term
Lower Michigan may be crash site for falling Chinese space station Daily Mail Online

The thread title is just kidding folks.

Considering some other currently over-stressed (over-stressful?) threads, I figured it was time to lighten up.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 8:55 pm
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As a CVG fan, I approve of this message.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:01 pm
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Originally Posted by WWads
As a CVG fan, I approve of this message.
I don't know... a little wobble, one way or another, in the trajectory and CVG is not far from DTW.

For that matter, the latitude of PHL is closer to that of DTW than CVG. If it stays airborne just a bit longer...

Perhaps I should call State Farm insurance tomorrow.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:10 pm
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Will Delta issue a travel waiver? ��
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:11 pm
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I hope it lands here.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:15 pm
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
Will Delta issue a travel waiver? ��
I am starting to believe that DL has better weather forecasting capability than the NWS. Does their space debris trajectory prediction capability exceed that of NASA?
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:49 pm
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The article I read said that projections could be off by as much as an hour, which would mean a variance of up to 17000 miles for the landing area!
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 9:54 pm
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Originally Posted by DavidDTW
The article I read said that projections could be off by as much as an hour, which would mean a variance of up to 17000 miles for the landing area!
Close enough for the media to declare lower MI as the target.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 11:10 pm
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Can it please land on Terminal B at LGA and speed things up?
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 11:16 pm
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If it must land on something, I would vote that an empty CRJ-200 be sacrificed.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 11:29 pm
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The last time I was there, the buffet at the DTW SC looked like it had already hit.
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If it must land on something, I would vote that an empty CRJ-200 be sacrificed.
Just one? As long we’re wishing I vote impact be on a group of them in for scheduled maintenance.
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Old Mar 12, 2018, 8:02 am
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Isn't avoiding Detroit as a city just good advice in general?
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Old Mar 12, 2018, 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by useyourname
Isn't avoiding Detroit as a city just good advice in general?
Thanks for the meme idea. I hope it misses Michigan.
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