[AMPS] Technobabble

[km1h @ juno.com]

On Sun, 13 Jul 1997 08:15:43 -0700 (PDT) Peter Gerba <pgerba@crl.com>
writes:
>Great story .. but having spent some time in helicopters.. it takes 
>both 
>hands and both feet to fly one. It's a job getting your shades on .. 
>you 
>have to hold the stick between your knees. How did this guy draw and 
>hold 
>a sign ?  Waving is also tough.
>
>pete, kn6bi

Darned if I know Pete! It was just something copied in total from one of
the humor groups. Hey, after reading some of the stuff here the past few
days...whats a little bit more fantasy and fiction!

73...Carl  KM1H

>Peter Gerba
>pgerba@crl.com
>
>On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 km1h@juno.com wrote:
>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical
>> malfunction
>> disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and 
>communications
>> equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine 
>the
>> helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport. 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.
>> 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."
>> The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to 
>
>> steer to
>> SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, 
>the 
>> copilot
>> asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped 
>determine
>> their position.
>> The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building 
>> because
>> they gave me a technically correct, but completely useless answer."
>> 
>> 
>> Doesnt the punch line remind a few readers of one chap on this 
>reflector?
>> 
>> 73...Carl  KM1H
>> 
>>       
>> 
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