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lionel-mandrake
09/13/09

In reply to French Telecom Suicides Being Investigated By French Labor Minister
OK, suicide, terrible thing. That said, you call that workplace stress? Try being a freelancer in America. You want stress? Try chasing a client for 7 or 8 months to get paid.
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jamesdenver
08/15/09

In reply to Plane-Helicopter Collision's Air Traffic Controller: On His Cell, Talking About Dead Cats
They plane and helicopter were flying VFR - which means visual flight rules.

It's there responsibility to see and avoid. They can request flight following and advisories from control - but are under no obligation to use it. I don't know this area well but flight following almost always comes from departure/approach control - and rarely tower. (Towers see airport operations)

I'm hold a private pilot's license, and it sounds like they found a fun "cellphone controller" scapegoat. From what I see there's no huge blame to place - it was a simple high wing/low wing type accident.

The same thing happened in Denver with two small planes about seven years ago.
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