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On a beautiful 1983 summer day in Canada, a Boeing 767 was set at cruising altitude, bound for Edmonton. No one on board knew that their flight was about to become one of the most infamous flights in aviation history. Beneath the skin of the plane, something sinister was brewing: empty fuel tanks. Due to a tragic series of mistakes, less than half the necessary fuel was put into the aircraft, which carried 69 people on board. As the plane neared fuel exhaustion, the pilots realize too late that they've made a grave miscalculation. What happens when you run out of fuel at 40,000 feet? What can you do as a pilot, if anything? We're about to find out. Tune in to this episode as Caroline and Alex explore this notorious flight.
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On a beautiful 1983 summer day in Canada, a Boeing 767 was set at cruising altitude, bound for Edmonton. No one on board knew that their flight was about to become one of the most infamous flights in aviation history. Beneath the skin of the plane, something sinister was brewing: empty fuel tanks. Due to a tragic series of mistakes, less than half the necessary fuel was put into the aircraft, which carried 69 people on board. As the plane neared fuel exhaustion, the pilots realize too late that they've made a grave miscalculation. What happens when you run out of fuel at 40,000 feet? What can you do as a pilot, if anything? We're about to find out. Tune in to this episode as Caroline and Alex explore this notorious flight.
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