Tom,
That was a 767-200 ER. Thats extended range but in this case no range... dead
stick at flight level 410. Yes, the plane landed on a old runway where a half
an hour earlier a car show was in full swing. Ingredients for near disaster in
this case were Air Canada's metric conversion of their fleet, minor fuel sensor
defect, fuel gauge failure, confusing documentation and inadequate procedures.
Factor this with standard protocol for years of Imperial Gallons, complicated
by the American gallon and pounds being replaced by litres and kilograms, speed
measured in knots and of course height measured in feet. Sound complicated You
bet! Hey....does anyone out there like airplanes as well as Roadsters?? Dean
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