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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...proper functioning of the plane or its use." He did not fix the blame on pilot error, but other officials alleged that Pilot Michel Asseline, 44, had been flying much too low, at only about 30 ft., far below the minimum safe level of 100 ft. This was less than totally comforting for Airbus and Air France, however, because the veteran Asseline is the airline's chief flight instructor on the new plane...
...wire controls make thousands of computerized adjustments a minute, allowing pilots to fly planes that are far more streamlined -- but less stable -- than those of the past. Many U.S. military planes are now completely computer controlled, including the F-14 and F-16 fighters and the B-1B bomber. But those planes do not need to be as stable as commercial airliners. Says Tom Foxworth, a pilot for a major U.S. airline: "The difference is that if things go wrong, military pilots can pull a switch and bail out. But your Aunt Tilly in the back of a commercial airliner...
...mainstream TV? One reason may be the proliferation of Spanish-language TV stations (130 outlets broadcasting full or part time in Spanish), which have siphoned off a portion of the available audience. The Nielsen ratings, some charge, have long underestimated the Spanish-speaking audience, thus giving the networks less incentive to program for it. Equally problematic is the dearth of Hispanic writers and producers who have the experience or clout to get their projects made. "We're not on the inside, working, developing our craft," says Eduardo Cervantes, a vice president of current programs at Columbia Pictures Television...
...with money. Teachingfellows said they receive $2350 for helping outwith a Summer School course, but that graders--whohelp only to grade students' final exams--receive$15 per student. Most of the professors contactedsaid their courses had enrollments of under 100students, and they added that employing gradersthus costs considerably less money than hiringTFs...
...graduate. "I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go--I had actually been turned off from Harvard for a long time, but then I applied to placate my parents. When I got in I visited some friends of my sister's and found the school a lot less intimidating...