Smokin!

An Air New Zealand 737 from Wellington to Auckland was forced to land at the Ohakea Air Force base last Friday as smoke was (not quite - but) "billowing" from the cockpit. This flight contained a couple of MP's including our very own local National MP!!! Apparently the reason for the emergency landing was coffee had been spilt on the instruments causing an electrical fault...... this can only happen on Air New Zealand!!!! So....the question you have to ask is why are these planes built without coffee holders in the cockpit..... the most basic Japanese car has these and people apparently buy their car according to the size and position of these basic accessories. Come to think of it, why the heck do the pilots and crew want to drink that airline coffee - it's thick, black and disgusting.....paint stripper at the very least...... that could be part of the electrical problem......good coffee just wouldn't have that effect on wiring!!