The midnight coordinate change shifted their course - did they escape?
A sightseeing DC-10 over Antarctica had its flight plan silently changed overnight - did the crew make it in time?The midnight coordinate change shifted their course - did they escape?In this episode, we follow the flight from Auckland to Antarctica, the crew's preparations, and the single, uncommunicated coordinate change that altered the aircraft's route hours before takeoff. We trace the mechanics of the navigation, the human decisions in the cockpit, and the environmental conditions that conspired to hide a looming mountain - how did one small edit create such catastrophic risk?Person…
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