UND Plane Missing

[Sioux_Yeah_Yeah]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/i...ection=homepage

Man, let's hope they are both ok and found soon!!

[The Sicatoka]

UND spokesman Peter Johnson said the Piper Seminole left St. Paul shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

[WiSioux]

UND students and instructors are taught to call back to Grand Forks when something goes wrong.... I hate to say it, but this is no sounding very good for them. I knew of Annette, but not personally. My prayers go out to their families!

[Cratter]

How hard is it to install GPS tracking devices in all the airplanes?

I would have thought it would be standard by now.

[mikeypat15]

How hard is it to install GPS tracking devices in all the airplanes?

I would have thought it would be standard by now.

All the planes are installed with ELT's, GPS would do nothing with in this situation, and the aircraft does have GPS

[WiSioux]

All the planes are installed with ELT's, GPS would do nothing with in this situation, and the aircraft does have GPS

For those that aren't aviation:

ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter): A radio transmitter activated automatically by the impact of an accident. Emits a warbling tone on the international emergency frequencies. ELT signals can be received by nearby FAA facilities, aircraft overhead, and search and rescue (SARSAT) satellites.

Aviation Glossary

[Esoxpirate]

A plain has been found near a small town of Browersvile (SP). It hasn't been released if this is the plain or not.

Esox

[Cratter]

For those that aren't aviation:

ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter): A radio transmitter activated automatically by the impact of an accident. Emits a warbling tone on the international emergency frequencies. ELT signals can be received by nearby FAA facilities, aircraft overhead, and search and rescue (SARSAT) satellites.

Aviation Glossary

So why can't they find this aircraft?

[PCM]

Grand Forks Herald:

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[mikeypat15]

Just got word, there are no survivors.

[Sioux-cia]

[PCM]

UND pilots die in crash

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/i...ection=homepage

[Sioux_Yeah_Yeah]

:'(

RIP Adam and Annette.... You both will be greatly missed!!

[hobosid]

Didn't know them personally, but that's really terrible news.

Night flying in that region always scared me; there are so many illusions and tricks the light can play on you. I know I've had trouble picking out the horizon up there on some nights.

[GF_siouxfan]

woo thats some scary stuff... prayers go out to thr families

[SoonersNSioux]

Rough year for the college... 3 students and a flight instructor. It will be interesting to see what the NTSB comes up with...

[GeauxSioux]

Very sad.

[siouxjoy]

Adam, I was never given the opportunity to meet you, but I know your last moments were spent doing something you love.

Annette, it was great seeing your huge smile while you were helping out at Vacation Bible School; it will be missed.

Now both of you can spend all of your moments soaring above the clouds.

May God grant your friends and family comfort during this difficult time.

[WiSioux]

For those interested, there will be a council session held today at noon in Clifford Hall room 210.

[Siouxmama]

When once you have tasted flight,

you will forever walk the earth

with your eyes turned skyward,

for there you have been,

and there you will always long to return.

[Vegas_Sioux]

Flight Ops was closed today to allow everyone to begin to grieve today, tomorrow through the Weekend Will run at normal times but we are asked to make sure we are ready to fly and not feel pressured to get students back in the airplane.

[Sioux-cia]

I just heard tonight that an Eagle Air crew, I knew two of them, were killed October 4th near Alamosa, CO on their way to pick up a patient. The pilot had no history of accidents, incidents, etc. in 27 years of flying.

Damn......