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Subject:Re: ocean ditching
From:Tom W
Date:Sun May 13 17:17:05 2001
Radu Tenenbaum wrote:

> You bring up a good point. It will be interesting to find if he was under
> ATC control as you suggest or flying VFR under the Class B airspace as I had
> assumed. That information was not in any of the news accounts.

According to the FAA account, aircraft was operating under IFR flight plan.
Engines quit shortly after leveling off after being cleared to descend 1,500
from 2,000. Classes of Airspace, for practical matters to the pilot, disappear
when operating IFR. Aircraft was being radar vectored below Class B airspace to
avoid BOS traffic.




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