Explicit
Episode 4 - Air Canada Flight #143 aka The Gimli Glider
Dec 6, 2020 ·
47m 57s
So today’s story isn’t about serial killers or gruesome details of murders, No, no.. but... instead it is a terrifying true story that involves miscommunication, faulty equipment, calmness in chaos,...
show more
So today’s story isn’t about serial killers or gruesome details of murders, No, no.. but... instead it is a terrifying true story that involves miscommunication, faulty equipment, calmness in chaos, a diploma award for Outstanding Airmanship, and the effectiveness of teamwork. Would you agree a passenger's greatest fear is being onboard an aircraft whose engines suddenly lose power? Well... This is the story of Air Canada Flight 143 aka “The Gimli Glider”
Resources:
- Smithsonian Channel Documentaries of Air Disasters
Season 1, episode 2 “The Gimli Glider”
https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/air-disasters/episode-2-season-1/gimli-glider/405552/
- The Legend Of The Gimli Glider | Air Canada Flight 143 - YouTube
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1281360451571/
- News clipping ar-gimli-glider_2500kbps_852x480_1281834563825
- Wikipedia/Metrication in the US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States#Aviation
- CBC's Barbara Frum, interviews passenger Bryce Bell two days after the incident
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2395832030/
- Author - Bruce Frazer
AOPA, of Arlington, Virginia, is a former Army aviator and demo pilot for Bell Helicopter wrote a book about outstanding airmanship. The "Gimli Glider" story will appear in his book.
show less
Resources:
- Smithsonian Channel Documentaries of Air Disasters
Season 1, episode 2 “The Gimli Glider”
https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/air-disasters/episode-2-season-1/gimli-glider/405552/
- The Legend Of The Gimli Glider | Air Canada Flight 143 - YouTube
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1281360451571/
- News clipping ar-gimli-glider_2500kbps_852x480_1281834563825
- Wikipedia/Metrication in the US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States#Aviation
- CBC's Barbara Frum, interviews passenger Bryce Bell two days after the incident
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2395832030/
- Author - Bruce Frazer
AOPA, of Arlington, Virginia, is a former Army aviator and demo pilot for Bell Helicopter wrote a book about outstanding airmanship. The "Gimli Glider" story will appear in his book.
Information
| Author | Ashlie Lawson |
| Website | - |
| Tags |
Copyright 2024 - Spreaker Inc. an iHeartMedia Company
