Cessna 188 Pacific rescue, 1978

[GeorgeC]

I just came across this story the other day, good read.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1998/november/pilot/proficient-pilot-(11)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_188_Pacific_rescue

 

[AKBill]

cool article.. happy ending..

 

[SCCutler]

Wow.

I’d like to buy Captain Vette a cold one!

 

[Stingray Don]

Wow, that’s a great story

 

[Fallsrider]

Wow, that's some serious navigation skills.

 

[rene86mx]

One of the best aviation movies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Mission:_the_Rescue_of_Flight_771

 

[SCCutler]

One of the best aviation movies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Mission:_the_Rescue_of_Flight_771

With growing trepidation, he begins to suspect that his ADF may have led him astray. Jay takes it apart and finds that is it broken.

I often find myself removing and disassembling avionics whilst in flight.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

cool article.. happy ending..

Except for the flight engineer, who was doing that job on Air New Zealand Flight 901.