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When an engine blew on the Airbus that United Airlines captain Ed Palacio was flying, the instrument panel lit up like a Christmas tree. "Ed," I later asked as we were talking about the incident, "What did you think about when this happened?' His reply: "I didn't have time to think. I instinctively did what I had been trained to do." His passengers were glad that Ed hadn't been sleeping in class when they covered those procedures. He was so well trained and disciplined; his reactions were instinctive and habitual.
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When an engine blew on the Airbus that United Airlines captain Ed Palacio was flying, the instrument panel lit up like a Christmas tree. "Ed," I later asked as we were talking about the incident, "What did you think about when this happened?' His reply: "I didn't have time to think. I instinctively did what I had been trained to do." His passengers were glad that Ed hadn't been sleeping in class when they covered those procedures. He was so well trained and disciplined; his reactions were instinctive and habitual.

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