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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Mercer" data-source="post: 5628718" data-attributes="member: 235474">[FONT=Verdana,][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]A helicopter&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an electrical malfunction&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; equipment.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Due to the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and course to steer to the airport. [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The pilot saw&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's sign said &quot;WHERE AM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I?&quot; in large letters.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]People in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and held it in a building window. Their sign said &quot;YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The pilot smiled,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and landed safely. [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]After they&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the &quot;YOU ARE IN&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A HELICOPTER&quot; sign helped determine their position in Seatle. [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The pilot responded&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because, similar to their&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; help-lines, they gave me a technically correct but completely useless&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; answer.&quot; [/FONT][/FONT]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alex Mercer, post: 5628718, member: 235474"] [FONT=Verdana,][SIZE=3][LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [LEFT][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][/LEFT] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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