Globe Positioning no Aid in Female Pilot's Rescue after Crack Up...Orangeburg, SC

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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/13378592.htm

Posted on Sat, Dec. 10, 2005

Pilot survives Orangeburg plane crash

[SIZE=-1]Associated Press[/SIZE]

ORANGEBURG, S.C. - An unidentified pilot survived a plane crash after the aircraft apparently ran out of gas, an emergency official said.
The female pilot was trapped after the plane crashed into some woods to the south of Orangeburg late Friday night.

The pilot called 911 on her cell phone to try to help emergency workers locate her, said John Smith, director of emergency services for Orangeburg County.

She couldn't reach her global positioning system device and she was trying to describe things she could see, Smith said. She was eventually located by plane through a transmitter and a ground crew spotted her.

The woman told authorities she was flying to Columbia from Savannah, Ga.

 

[Wankel7]

That is one lucky girl.

That guys name is actually john smith...wow

 

[nosehair]

Old Chinese Proverb: "Woman who fly upside down have crack up."

 

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Cargo-plane pilot recovering after crash

ORANGEBURG
A Georgia pilot was recovering Saturday after her cargo plane crashed in Orangeburg County the night before.
Teresa Clark of Swainsboro was flying alone from Savannah, Ga., to Columbia when her Embraer E10 went down in a wooded area, said Michele Van Ness, executive vice president of AirNow in Bennington, Vt. Clark “encountered some difficulty” with the turboprop and was taken to a Columbia hospital after the crash, Van Ness said. The FAA is investigating.

 

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AirNow EMB 110 from their website...

http://www.airnow.com/AirNowMain/pilotpic1.htm

According to airnow's website...

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]AirNow supports an EMB 110 Early Upgrade program. This program is designed to enable the selection and promotion of a pilot to multiengine turboprop Captain before he/she has acquired 2,000 hours total flight time and/or 500 hours multiengine flight time.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Currently employed full or part time pilots may apply for early promotion to E110 Captain by meeting the following prerequisites:[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. Have 600 hrs or 9 months of flight experience in AirNow turbine powered aircraft[/FONT]
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2. Have no record of violation of Government Safety Regulations

3. Hold an Airplane, Multi-engine Land class rating

4. Except for the minimum age requirements of FAR Part 61, meet all regulatory requirements to qualify for a U.S. Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

5. Agree to remain employed as an AirNow flight crew member for 18 months after completing Early Upgrade Program. Applicant to sign $9,000 Flight Training Promissory note for 18 month term.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Selection for this program will be performance based and made through a competitive process.[/FONT]

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[Photoflight]

2 down in 2 months...glad to hear both pilots survived

 

[Wankel7]

Dude, I meet that girl...hope she is ok.

 

[Koot]

Heh, Women pilots. They should only work on the aft side of the cockpit door.

 

[blingair]

Heh, Women pilots. They should only work on the aft side of the cockpit door.

They shouldn't let people under the age of 3 post. P.S.-bet you are a lonely "man."