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. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that 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."
Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that 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 he had done it.
"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer."
Club members are very proud of our two engineering geeks whose companies have so generously supported our fund raisers and the publication of the website and newsletters; Bob Troyer of RDTronics and John Pokorny of FES Consulting. RDTronics provides computer and technology repair and support services for small businesses and John Pokorny provides website maintenance services for small businesses and non-profits.
Give them a call for your organizations technology needs (Bob at 214-222-4141) and (John at 817-505-7075)
