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kiwi1
14th Jun 2007, 10:50
Just wondering if anyone know how N24110, a piston single, who had to turn back from a eastbound atlantic crossing Yesterday ?? (approx time of Mayday 1230-1240z yesterday).
Listening in to 121.5 (I was BAW185, didn't transmit, everyone seemed to be coming up with the suggestions faster than me) for abt an hour or so, he was heading for either St Pierre or CYJT Stephenville, due poor wx in CYYT.
A ThomsonFly A/C going to Cancun was providing relay/help before going out of range.
Would just like to hear that he got on the ground OK (should have had enough fuel to make a suitable field).
Best wishes for a safe ending to the flight,
Kiwi1

4HolerPoler
14th Jun 2007, 11:17
FlightAware tracking shows him having got back into St. Johns.

AMERICAN KING AIR FERRIES INC (WILMINGTON DE)
Aircraft Cessna Skyhawk (single-piston) (C172/A)
Origin St Johns Int'l (CYYT)
Destination St Johns Int'l (CYYT)
Other flights between these airports
Route RONPO 4600N 04500W 3900N 04000W 4100N
03500W
Date Wednesday, Jun 13, 2007
Duration 6 hours 8 minutes
Status Arrived over 19 hours ago (track log)
Proposed/Assigned Actual/Estimated
Departure 08:30 GMT 09:20 GMT
Arrival 08:30 GMT 15:28 GMT
Speed 120 kts
Altitude 8000 feet

4HP

MrBernoulli
14th Jun 2007, 18:37
Kiwi - suggestion: Why don't you put the DATE of the event in your title so that folk can see, at a glance, which date you're referring to? Words like 'yesterday' are meaningless when viewed amongst all the other threads!

Few Cloudy
15th Jun 2007, 07:27
Mr Bernoulli,

Check the top left corner of each post, where the date is given!

FC.

paull
15th Jun 2007, 07:54
FC, I think Mr B is right
Once you are in the thread the date is there on the replies, sure, but that is not the issue. If you are in the Rumours Forum looking at the choice of Threads the only date is that of the latest reply which tells you nothing about what "Yesterday" refers to.
Paull

Hartington
15th Jun 2007, 07:56
I agree with the suggestion that the date/time (and zone) should be included in the heading/body rather than "yesterday". I accept that posts are dated/timed but we have to remember that PPRuNe can be seen in time zones worldwide. Furthermore, it's simpler rather than reading "yesterday" or "Sunday" and having to work out quite what is meant.

Also, consider the situation when a thread runs for some time, after a week, much less a month a date is a much better point of reference.

RAC/OPS
15th Jun 2007, 08:36
But he did get back OK?