bossman3961 VIP Member
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Posts: 224
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Sign language |
Posted: Tue 17 Jul, 2007 |
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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, 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 co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN
A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position in Seattle.
The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the micros0ft building because,
similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct but completely
useless answer." |
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BRAIN53 VIP Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
Posts: 374
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Re: Sign language |
Posted: Fri 20 Jul, 2007 |
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Too funny!! |
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