The Rescue of Flight 771
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Its an old movie, and there have been several threads about it on PPRuNe in the past, but I'm after one in particular (or a pointer to the information)
Someone, somewhere posted an explanation of the mental processes/arithmetic the pilot of the Boeing used to calculate the position of the Cessna.
I remember thinking at the time, there is a man with a brain the size of a small planet - it was a lot more complex than implied in the movie.
Can anyone point me to a description of how he did it???
Someone, somewhere posted an explanation of the mental processes/arithmetic the pilot of the Boeing used to calculate the position of the Cessna.
I remember thinking at the time, there is a man with a brain the size of a small planet - it was a lot more complex than implied in the movie.
Can anyone point me to a description of how he did it???
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Hi pvmw
There is a detailed description of how he did it in this book Emergency Crisis on the Flight Deck. It details the whole episode and how they managed to find the Cessna.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Donnlass
There is a detailed description of how he did it in this book Emergency Crisis on the Flight Deck. It details the whole episode and how they managed to find the Cessna.
Hope this helps
Cheers
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Try a google on Captain Gordon Vette should help your search.
Hope it helps,
Be lucky
David
Mayday in December
Hope it helps,
Be lucky
David
Mayday in December
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I checked out a website about Gordon Vette and it came up with this web address.
It gives details of how the aural box pattern was flown that found him.
Cheers
Donnlass
http://www.navworld.com/navcerebrations/mayday.htm
It gives details of how the aural box pattern was flown that found him.
Cheers
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http://www.navworld.com/navcerebrations/mayday.htm
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Am I right in thinking Captain Vette got an award for his efforts in this rescue.
As said before an outstanding piece of airmanship. Can't imagine the modern day been counters would be too happy though.
Be lucky
David
As said before an outstanding piece of airmanship. Can't imagine the modern day been counters would be too happy though.
Be lucky
David
