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Re: Pilot avoids collision with Venus
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 10:03 -0400
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 10:03 -0400
I once saw a ship bearing down on me in the Bahamas. It was after midnight, i was an awake and single handing on a night passage. Took me longer than it should have to realize that the light was a rising star .
In the darkened playground of the imagination, that which we fear can overwhelm a sleepy rational mind.
On Tue, 2012-04-17 at 22:32 -0700, Bill B wrote:
In the darkened playground of the imagination, that which we fear can overwhelm a sleepy rational mind.
-- S/V ORYOKI Philip Lange AE4OV Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're not going to pretend to follow it!" |
A story has broken in the past few days about an airline pilot (first officer) who awaken from a nap to see the headlight of a cargo plane on a collision course. He put the plane into a nose dive, injuring passengers and flight crew.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/sleepy-pilot-mistakes-planet-venus-oncoming-plane/story?id=16158107#.T45OsNXl-vl
I do not know if cel nav is a requirement for a commercial pilots license these days, but I would think a fundamental knowledge of the position of heavenly bodies might come in handy for the pilot of any craft.
Bill B
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