[Scan-DC] Who decides to divert a flight?

[Andrew Clegg]

Every day, my recordings of ARINC on 129.45 now have at least two or three
consultations regarding vomiting passengers. It appears that the airlines
are under orders to consult with a Medlink physician any time there's a sick
passenger, due to the swine flu hysteria that's going around. Even some of
the pilots have been prefacing their consultations with the doctors with
"normally I wouldn't call for this, but..." None of the consultations I've
heard have resulted in the determination that the passenger(s) might have
swine flu.

All the talk about sick passengers remind me of the line from Airplane: "I
haven't felt this bad since we saw that Ronald Reagan film..." Or perhaps:
"I haven't seen so many sick people since that Anita Bryant concert."


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Subject: [Scan-DC] Who decides to divert a flight?





In light of the recent discussions about in-flight medical emergencies,
here's an interesting explainer on how the decision to divert is made - and
the sometimes high cost implications for the airline:



http://www.slate.com/id/2217594/?from=rss











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> From: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 13:43:06 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Large Rocket Launch - Wallops Island - May 5, 2009
>
>
> The latest weather forecast shows an 85% probability of violating launch
weather constraints. Countdown continues.about 1 hour ago from web
> T-6 hours, 45 minutes.
>
> This is Mercury Control.
>
> Col. John "Shorty" Powers
>
> :)
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> ----------------------------------------
> > From: andrew at leyden.com
> > To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 10:52:12 -0400
> > Subject: [Scan-DC] Large Rocket Launch - Wallops Island - May 5, 2009
> >
> > Well hell. It's grey and cloudy here but if it clears up by tonight
> > you might want to head to somewhere with a good Eastern view (think
> > the Western Shore of Maryland, Annapolis, etc) to catch a glimpse of a
> > big Minatour rocket going up from Wallops Island, VA
> >
> >
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/05/nasa-will-try-to-launch-a-rocket-in-vir
ginia-tonight-watch-it-with-your-kids/
> >
> > These things are pretty visible for quite a distance so if you want to
> > do something cool with the kids it's an option (if--if--if it clears
> > up tonight, and the current forecast is not looking good). They put
> > out some really bright flames and can be seen for about 800 miles.
> >
> > Last minute updates here: http://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops
> >
>
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