Post: #1

I saw this on Dateline. I felt bad, but I almost died laughing.

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...e7293.html

Quote:McKenzie Morgan, 17, walked away nearly unscathed after crashing a small plane high in the mountains near Meeteetse, Wyo., — not far from the cabin of famed pilot Amelia Earhart — during her first solo flight Tuesday night.

She was flying a Cessna 172 as part of a multi-city training flight out of Laurel ahead of getting her private pilot’s license. She was supposed to return to Laurel on Tuesday afternoon; instead she crashed near Francs Peak, which is the highest point in the Absaroka Range at 13,153 feet above sea level.

Earhart’s cabin sits in the shadow of Mount Sniffel, near the crash site.

After leaving Greybull, Wyo., Morgan became disoriented and started flying in almost the opposite direction of where she needed to be going, she said Wednesday night.

“I kept flying and then I got into some really rugged terrain, like, there are mountains on both sides of me,” Morgan said. “I thought I was going to get speared by trees because I was supposed to be flying at 7,500 (feet). I was now at 8,500 and climbing just to stay above everything.”

The article fails to mention that the reason she crashed was because she put in an extra zero into her GPS coordinates which instead of taking her Northwest, it took her Southwest into a really deep mountain range.

The dateline video had a small camera phone video of her freak out. Listening to the whole story was painful. Her flight instructor shouldn't be instructing.

TL;DR Girl flying on her first solo flight enters GPS coordinates incorrectly, flies into mountain range, and crashes in a remote area with zero cell service.

Post: #2

At first when I read the title I thought a rogue zero was some kind of hi-tech sex toy that discombobulated the GPS system.... but actually it was just an extra zero.

As to why I assumed it was a sex toy, that is because my mind is in the gutter

Post: #3

I'm not a pilot, but am interested in aviation in general. When first learning to fly don't you only use VFS(Visual Flight Rules) to fly and navigate? t least until you get your instrument rating, which is much later. In that case she should be looking at visual markers on the ground and a physical map. Why was she using a GPS device? Maybe the pilots can comment.

Post: #4

(08-27-2014 12:01 PM)objectivist tree Wrote:  At first when I read the title I thought a rogue zero was some kind of hi-tech sex toy that discombobulated the GPS system.... but actually it was just an extra zero.

As to why I assumed it was a sex toy, that is because my mind is in the gutter

Ha. Most of us would have to climb up several metres just to be at the height of a gutter.

Post: #5

"But we can laugh about it now cause we're all right!"

Post: #6

Patriarchy programmed the GPS software to insert a zero in the coordinate if it detects the pilot is a female. No other explanation. Oh, and GPS rape.

Post: #7

Hah I was thinking she was flying a Jap Zero when I first read the title.

Post: #8

Whats the point you are trying to make? Women cant fly airplanes?

Guys make the same mistakes.
A large percentage of male soldiers fail basic land navigation. with a map and compass.

Even ive made simple number mistakes and ended up a a kilometer the wrong way.

I bet the average guy would be just as fucked up if he realized he was in a aluminum can..thousands off feet in the air and didnt know where he was going

Post: #9

(08-27-2014 12:11 PM)Sourcecode Wrote:  Whats the point of the story?

Guys make the same mistakes.
A large percentage of male soldiers fail basic land navigation. with a map and compass.

Even ive made simple number mistakes and ended up a a kilometer the wrong way.

I bet the average guy would be just as fucked up if he realized he was in a aluminum can..thousands off feet in the air and didnt know where he was going

Attention to detail. Flying a plane isn't like driving a car. There are take off and landing checklists to ensure everything is copacetic.

It's notable because it is carelessness on a grand scale. Newbie pilot making major errors in judgement that could have ended her life.

If I was flying in a plane for my first time, i'd make sure every little thing was checked and double checked.

A partial apples and oranges comparison, but when I do brake work on my car I quadruple check everything. I even go so far as to do a high speed stop on a street where there are no other vehicles just to make sure.

(08-27-2014 12:03 PM)Bad Hussar Wrote:  I'm not a pilot, but am interested in aviation in general. When first learning to fly don't you only use VFS(Visual Flight Rules) to fly and navigate? t least until you get your instrument rating, which is much later. In that case she should be looking at visual markers on the ground and a physical map. Why was she using a GPS device? Maybe the pilots can comment.

This is what I would assume as well. Shouldn't a pilot think, "Hmm I wasn't expecting a mountain range of this size and why is the sun in a easterly direction instead of a westerly one?"

Maybe my sense of direction is really good. Either way, her instructor should be ashamed of herself.

Post: #10

So this is why girls are shit at flight simulator.

Post: #11

A zero is just a numerical vagina. She's clearly a feminist.

Post: #12

Speaking about airplane crashes.

Quote:NTSB Identification: MIA92FA051.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46312.
Accident occurred Monday, December 23, 1991 in RAINBOW LAKE, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/05/1993
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T, registration: N47506
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE GOING TO PRACTICE SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING FAIL IN A DIVE AND CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND BODIES REVEALED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PARTIALLY CLOTHED AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT WAS IN THE FULL AFT RECLINING POSITION. NEITHER BODY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEATBELTS OR SHOULDER HARNESSES BEING WORN. EXAMINATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS' CLOTHING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF RIPPING OR DISTRESS TO THE ZIPPERS AND BELTS.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO DIVERT HER ATTENTION TO OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE LEADING TO A WING FAILURE.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief....1212X18632

Post: #13

BWAHAHAHAHA

Post: #14

(08-27-2014 01:04 PM)Cheetah Wrote:  Speaking about airplane crashes.

Quote:NTSB Identification: MIA92FA051.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46312.
Accident occurred Monday, December 23, 1991 in RAINBOW LAKE, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/05/1993
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T, registration: N47506
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE GOING TO PRACTICE SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING FAIL IN A DIVE AND CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND BODIES REVEALED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PARTIALLY CLOTHED AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT WAS IN THE FULL AFT RECLINING POSITION. NEITHER BODY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEATBELTS OR SHOULDER HARNESSES BEING WORN. EXAMINATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS' CLOTHING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF RIPPING OR DISTRESS TO THE ZIPPERS AND BELTS.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO DIVERT HER ATTENTION TO OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE LEADING TO A WING FAILURE.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief....1212X18632

When the mile high club becomes the 6ft underground club.