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Old 30th January 2009, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by NickN View Post
Are you for real? Normally when a cabin is engulfed with toxic fumes you don't have any choice but to land do you? (Unless you'd prefer to suffocate). So yes it was forced to land.
What Dan means is that a forced landing is often in aviation terms one which involves a plane losing its engine/engines say like a 172 and then landing in a paddock or even with an airliner where it is in immediate danger, rather then just a bad smell like in this case.

Rather this would be more like a diversion or precautionary landing. I think thats what he meant anyways?
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