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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0312029195. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 263 pages; Canada had switched to metric and someone, when fueling the 767 didn't realize the fuel gauge of this new plane measured in kilograms instead of imperial pounds, meaning that it received less than half the fuel it needed for the flight. This is what started the whole drama. When a 767 runs out of fuel mid flight, there is no longer any fuel to run the controls. The pilot had to use sheer skill to glide this large passenger aircraft into the airport in Gimli Manitoba with no loss of life. That plane became forever known as the Gimli Glider.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining). DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Light Moisture Damage; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. 41, 000 Feet and Out of Fuel. By the Author of Midnight Express and Not Without My Daughter: William Hoffer; Marilyn Mona Hoffer. DESIGN BY: Susan Hood. JACKET PHOTO: Larry Lee/Westlight. TV TIE-IN: This book was the basis for the 1995 Made-for-Television film entitled Freefall: Flight 174, also known as Falling from the Sky: Flight 174. SYNOPSIS: On July 23, 1983, Captain Bob Pearson climbed into the cockpit of a twin-engine Boeing 767, one of the most sophisticated airliners in the world. Preparing to guide Air Canada Flight 143 from Montreal to Ottawa and then on to Edmonton, he checked his systems and entered into the computers the information he received from the ground crew. One of the maintenance men, in charge of fueling the craft, experienced a bit of difficulty with his math. The 767's computers utilized only metric calculations, and the maintenance man struggled to convert conventional measures into the unfamiliar numbers. He informed Pearson that the plane was fully fueled when, in fact, it was 26, 000 pounds short. The stopover in Ottawa was brief. They had no plans for refueling and now there was no apparent need. Then, with no warning, 14, 000 feet and westbound over Red Lake, Ontario, the portside engine failed. Seconds later, Pearson and Quintal, his copilot, realized that the starboard engine also had failed, terminating all electrical power. An eerie silence shrouded the plane as flight crew and passengers attempted to deny reality. They were now floating silently at 41, 000 feet. The nose of the plane dipped precipitously; the gliding craft lost airspeed and altitude. They had a maximum of twenty-nine minutes to prepare for their certain death. Freefall is the story of Flight 143. A brilliant recreation in which we relive the terror of those twenty-nine minutes through the eyes of those who experienced it. You will never look at flying in exactly the same way again. Bill and Marilyn Hoffer, freelance journalists, together have produced over one thousand magazine articles and nine books, including the international bestseller Midnight Express, and Not Without My Daughter.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Ex-Library copy with some moderate shelf wear. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations. Over 1, 000, 000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.
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