Subject: Fwd: Lost
Status: RO
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Forwarded message:
Subj: Lost
Date: 97-02-13 22:39:27 EST
CLUELESS IN SEATTLE
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an
electrical
malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and
communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could
not
determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport.
The pilot saw a tall building sticking out above the clouds, flew
toward
it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's
window. The pilot's sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a
large
sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A
HELICOPTER."
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to
steer
to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground,
the
copilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped
determine their position.
The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building
because,
similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct, but
completely useless answer."