This Part of the Engine Should Point Towards The Sky. If It Starts Points Towards the Ground, You Are Having A Bad Time And You Will Not Go To Edmonton Today…

Both Captain Robert “Bob” Pearson and First Officer Maurice manage to crash land the plane on an former air force base which at that time of the accidents was a race-trek and almost hit crowds surrounding the runway. but thanks to thier actions and skills all 60 passenger and crew survive.

Ah, the Gimli Glider. This event reads like an anime episode and as such contains fun tidbits such as:

– Double engine failure (astronomically rare)
– Unit conversion mistakes
– Brand spanking new Boeing 767
– Captain literally drifting the now giant glider like something out of Initial D (AKA a side slip manoeuvre)
– Drifting so casually because captain was a glider pilot by hobby
– Landed on a decommissioned airport turned into a drag strip
– Nobody saw them until it was really close (did I also forgot to mention they were basically flying a giant glider?)
– When they did they _were_ the first responders
– Only major damage to plane was the collapsed nose landing gear
– Repaired plane by sending trucks and personnel there (apparently truck also ran out of fuel while en route)
– Plane then flew out of the drag strip
– Plane served Air Canada for the next two decades and its retirement flight was flown _by the same captain who flew it all those years ago_

<Turns to US>

US: … don’t look at me. Canadians also use pounds and gallons

“Wait, British gallons or American Gallons?”

Canada: Son of a- THAT’S IT! WE’RE GOING METRIC ON OUR PLANES!

On the bright side you won’t have to be in Alberta. On the other hand you will have to be in Manitoba.