Ditching at sea en-route Australia...

[bhk]

I meant to refer to this story last week bit it slipped past me.
I thought it may be of interest for those who may not have seen or read it.........

www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060611/NEWS08/606110350/1001/NEWS

Bruce

[railrunner130]

Good article! Thanks for pointing it out.

[scubakobe]

Wow, I would never do something like that.
I sort of found this part funny:

The Coast Guard C-130 flew ahead, dropping flares into the ocean to make a runway for Gray.

Is that supposed to give them a general reference on which way to land or what?
Well, no matter how frequent trans-Pacific flights are made, I sure won't fly on one, in a GA plane that is.

[bhk]

scubakobe said:

Wow, I would never do something like that.
I sort of found this part funny:

The Coast Guard C-130 flew ahead, dropping flares into the ocean to make a runway for Gray.

Is that supposed to give them a general reference on which way to land or what?...

Right first time.
In the interview aired on the TV news here, that's exactly what the CG and pilot mentioned......it gave them the wind direction and equally important it gave them some idea of the size and state of the sea-swell.

Bruce.