Helicopter Problem

Alex Mercer

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[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment.[/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport. [/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]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.[/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]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." [/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. [/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]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 Seatle. [/FONT]​
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]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." [/FONT]​
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