Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday July ll'?rtihrixi 21 1999 — Page 5 Reconstructing Kennedy’s flight AQUINNAH Mass (AP) — Radar records show the plane piloted by John F Kennedy Jr pulled up and began to level off about 20 miles from the Martha's ear can be tricked and “Your middle what you think is up is sideways and what you think is sideways is up” Vineyard airport then turned right and dived toward the water Some aviators said Kennedy could have been experiencing a common problem among less experienced pilots: spatial entation can be “Your middle ear tricked and what you think is up is sideways and what you think is sideways is up" said David Hinson former head of the Federal Aviation Administration APpboto and mission commander Neil Armstrong the first man Apollo to walk on the moon takes part in a ceremony at the Newseum in Arlington Va on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the first landing on the moon 1 1 astronaut Meantime ried about crew errors than machine failures during his epic Apollo 1 voyage Armstrong along with crew mates Edwin “Buzz" Aldrin and Mike Collins said on a television panel show Tuesday that even 1 though there was always the threat of a mechanical failure “it wasn't really the equipment that we were worried about “In my case there was more concern that we would somehow make a mistake that would not allow the flight to continue” he said “If there was a wony it was with ourselves" Asked by a child in the audience whether they were “scared" during the July 1969 mission Collins replied that “maybe scared is not as good a word as worried” “In space flight there is sort of an awareness in the back of your mind that a lot can go on” he said “Scared no Worried yes” Aldrin said he was “apprehensive to the point of wanting to will yourself to be as intensive as possible to be able to perform as good as you can” The astronauts who gathered in Washington for a 30th anniversary celebration of their historic feat all said it was the space race competition with the Soviet Speculation on Springer Senate bid sparks fury By James Drew divers working what they termed a promising sight 7 12 miles southwest of Aquinnah island were hampered Tuesday by less than 8 feel of visibility and strong currents the Navy said Searchers did recover more 12-fodebris including a section of overhead cabin lining a headrest and pieces of the cabin The Washington Post reported today that Kennedy told acquaintances he was happy to fly solo after having a cast removed from his ankle the day before last Friday's flight Kennedy reportedly had felt the need to fly with a copilot since breaking his ankle in a paraglider crash three weeks ear- Armstrong recalls Apollo 11 voyage WASHINGTON (AP) — Neil Armstrong (he first man to walk the moon says he was more wor- - David Hinson Former head FAA disori- -- US Navy divers descend from the USS Grasp into the water seven miles off the southwest tip of Martha's Vineyard Mass on Tuesday The divers were searching for the downed airplane of John F Kennedy Jr ol Union that pushed the United States to dure what some thought was impossible — to send men to the moon and return them safely to Earth by the end of the 1960s “I don't think we would have gone to the moon in the time that we did without competition" said Aldrin the second man to walk on the moon “Competition got us there in a hurey hut left us without a clear vision” for future space activities Cooperation would have been preferred said Armstrong “hut in many cases competition is more effective” Collins who stayed in lunar orbit aboard the Apollo command ship Columbia while his crew male landed on the moon said the Cold War race with the Soviets provided the drive and speed of the moon effort “If you want a quick way of doing something then you go the route of competition" he said Reconstructing Kennedy’s flight Jr's plane disappeared Friday night authonties and search and rescue crews have used emerging evidence to try to recover the lost aircraft Here's what authonties know so far Since John Kennedy MASSACHuMm began the descent into Martha's Vineyard that killed him his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy 33 and her sister Lauren Bessette 34 1 1 night said the hazy skies and darkness were challenging even for them Kennedy obtained his pilot's license in April 1998 At a briefing Tuesday Robert Pearce who is heading the investigation for the National Transportation Safety Board gave a more detailed explanation of the approach All seemed fine about 34 miles from the airport with the plane descending from 3600 feet to about 2300 feet at a slightly schoolchildren’s questions during the TV appearance carried live on CNBC and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's internal television network phone” NV ( 8 38 p m Friday Departure from Fairfield Altitude IS 5600 feet as the plane' Last contact passes Westerly with FAA CONNI-- Budd gave up saying "It's not a big deal” The plane had gone down about 9:40 pm Nothing was done until a much more urgent call was made to the Coast Guard at 2:13 am by a Kennedy family friend An FAA spokesman said the ffSrt I YJ Long l person who took Budd's call acted appropriately But an Handy NJ Sourea U S Coaal Guard FAA AP the right and climbing hack to 2600 feet After leveling off it flew for a short time before beginning another turn to the right and starting “a rapid rate of a stressful approach for even the most experienced flier experts said Pearce would not speculate on the damage caused by such a crash but said: “I'm sure you can draw a conclusion hy the debris we’ve been bringing in which is fragmented" On the fourth full day of the descent" that may have exceeded 3000 feet per minute or about 10 times faster than normal The descent was 3000 feet per minute faster than what would be unidentified FAA source said in today's Boston Globe that the agency was considering disciplinary action against the employee for not coming forward about the call when it became clear the plane was missing Sources close to (he Kennedy family who spoke on condition of anonymity said a memorial service likely would he held in New York where the victims lived and would not be held before rate of 700 faster-than-norm- al feet per minute About 20 miles from the airport the plane started turning to a mums Give i s a and THE DIFFERENCE try i seo a Si mi Wash® s experience £' Coupon expires July 29 1999 Cache Vhlley Resident Discount Coupon "A Good on te Find Locatiens 867 S Main tickets only Good Monday August for Great West Fair Pageant or Good 5 Thursday August Not good with any other otter or coupon in Legnn Sponsored 2- I I OaRHEMltFAML Kvnu L All-Ne- I w Series Big Hit Movies Special Events Orignial Movies Exclusive Sports w comments" chairman David Lcland said "I'm glad we have created an atmosphere in the party that people can pick up the phone” Inland who has struggled this year to find a candidate to chal- lenge Republican incumbent ously there are 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