Pretty epic fail

[rickp]

If this isn';t a spoof, its a pretty epic fail - and very funny in the best traditions of black humour...

TV Station Makes Error, Reads 4 Wrong Names Of Asiana Crash Pilots ';Sum Ting Wong'; And ';Ho Lee Fuk';

[firey1]

she did well not loosing it while reading it out aloud

[DarrenG]

Sadly it';s all too real and KTUV have issued an on air apology.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/12/ktvu-gaffe/2513971/

No surprise they';re a FOX Network affiliate though.

[peter_a]

I was going to ask if they the real names or that was on the voice recorder ? , I guess I have my answer to that .

"Ho Lee Fuk are We Tu Lo , Bang"

[teslahed]

Federal crash investigators revealed Wednesday that the pilot flying Asiana Airlines Flight 214 told them that he was temporarily blinded by a bright light when 500 feet above the ground.

If this is what i think it might be - it could be the end of responsible hobbiests like ourselves being able to buy high powered laser pointers from ebay.

[Ross]

If this is what i think it might be - it could be the end of responsible hobbiests like ourselves being able to buy high powered laser pointers from ebay.

Laser theory discounted. Sun..discounted..too high and to his 1 o';clock position on final approach.
Most US pilot blogs consider lack of height crossing the seawall and lack of speed to be the cause.