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From: normb@tekred.UUCP (Norm Babcock )
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: true story
Message-ID: <120@tekred.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Aug-84 13:05:45 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekred.120
Posted: Wed Aug 22 13:05:45 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 23-Aug-84 07:26:27 EDT
Organization: Tektronix, Redmond OR
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   Seems there was a bright young lad running intercepts off
   the California coast in his high-performance (and expensive)
   military jet, when he lost every navcom and gyro system
   he had, just before sundown. He flew west until his fuel ran
   out, and ditched alongside a fishing boat.

   After his return to base, he told his story at least twenty
   times, including the latest version to the board of inquiry.
   The board members were somewhat confused, and asked why he
   didn't turn towards the coast, turn left or right,
   find a suitable airfield, and set it down.

   The young pilot reminded the board that the DG and everything
   else was broke. The board then asked why he hadn't used the
   magnetic compass. "Couldn't see it", sez he, "the sun was
   in my eyes".