The Gimli Glider
When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.
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When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.
Air Canada passenger Flight 174 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet. Their only hope of survival was for Captain Robert Pearson to do the extraordinary: to land the plane without engines or any power onboard.
The Air League of Monaco is hosting an interesting event this week, a seated dinner and Q&A with Captain Robert Pearson, the pilot who famously glided a passenger jet to safety in Canada after it had run out of fuel.
There have been no reported injuries after a twin-engine aircraft (#8R-GGT) ran off the runway and into some nearby bushes at Eteringbang, Region Seven on Wednesday.Police Headquarters reported that 10 passengers inclusive of three children were onbo
Curtis talked with Capt. Pearson about Richland County Sheriff's Department's Youth Arbitration and Explorer Post 601 programs.