To: Westlander
Investigators don't know why the pilot strayed hundreds of miles off course or whether he was dead or alive on impact. The guy was undoubtedly dead, and the plane possibly on autopilot. Plane prolly crashed when it ran out of gas.
2 posted on
03/18/2006 6:36:52 PM PST by
r9etb
To: r9etb
Man, this sure sounds like the Payne Stewart incident all over again... his was the first time that a pressure valve ever failed.... hmmmmm
I guess we will have to see the details
Jim
3 posted on
03/18/2006 6:40:33 PM PST by
bosshog
To: r9etb
Newer Beech Barons have autopilot; you're probably right.
4 posted on
03/18/2006 6:45:49 PM PST by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: r9etb
Not a flyer. Resultant question-are auto pilots interfaced with GPS these days? And #2, this sure seems a long way to scramble from Southeast Michigan.
5 posted on
03/18/2006 6:49:49 PM PST by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: r9etb
Plane prolly crashed when it ran out of gas.
This is prolly series. Prolly hugh!
11 posted on
03/18/2006 7:44:42 PM PST by
proudpapa
(of three.)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson