Yup Jay was a doer and it usually took a few bent elbows to drag personal anecdotes outta him! Alwyn Gordon Vette ONZM (9 July 1933 9 August 2015) was a New Zealand airline captain best known for his involvement in the Cessna 188 Pacific rescue and his research into the cause of the Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crash. They have also lived in Wisconsin Rapids, WI and Rudolph, WI. The DC-10 used its strobe lights to try to make itself more visible to the Cessna. You have funeral questions, we have answers. Vette knew that if they did not try to help, Prochnow would almost certainly die. He looks at the ADF and the needle indicates the same heading he is flying into, near South West. Before the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926, most aviation activity in the United States was completely unregulated and lacked standards for pilot licensing, aerial navigation and airspace, aircraft registration, aviation businesses and air charter operators and as a result safety and consumer protection in any aviation activity was at an all time low. As I write this, Bill, Harry Amster, and I are planning another great flight to the Round Engine Round Up (RERU) held annually in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Im astounded that New Zealand wasnt prepared to immediately launch at least several rescue aircraft that all had a radio direction finder?! In 1955, he joined the Air Force and flew cargo around the world until 1960, when he rejoined his familys aviation business. Cessna 771 is a Cessna crop duster privately owned and operated, flying a San Francisco Honolulu Pago Pago Norfolk Island Sydney route (SFO-HNL-PPG-NLK-SYD) for a delivery flight. Prochnow found an oil rig under tow whose coordinates (31S, 170 21E) were relayed to the DC-10 and enabled a rendezvous with the Cessna. She is the beloved wife of the late Tommy Williams, Wayne Runk and George Prochnow; loving mother of Sharon (the late Joseph, Sr.) Hernandez; proud grandmother of Joseph (Tammy) Hernandez, Jr.;. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Prior to departure, many planes are seen from the cockpit, among them a few Ansett Australia planes bearing the Australian Flag, when the action occured in the early eighties (at the time Ansett used the Star livery). The difference between the times in GMT for sunset at the two observations was 22.5 minutes which corresponds to 5.6 longitude (a degree is equal to 4 minutes in time). Just to confirm; jay prochnows is no longer alive. Harold M. Burton Jr., 61, of Phoenix, AZ passed away on 02/27/2023. Thank you for checkin in and reading Bill Cutters story. For the night sequences however, the clouds really move. On the morning of 20 December, both pilots took off from Pago Pago. Obituary of James M. Koch James M. Koch, 85, Winter Haven, passed Wed. Jan. 18th. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. The tall slender fellow isnt a Cutter, but hed likely wished he was! There aren't many! Frank is okay and escapes before the torn Cessna turns into a fireball. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. The take-off cockpit sequence was done (obviously) in a flight simulator. Marc Forbes ProchnowSept. [2] The serial won five New Zealand Film and Television Awards, including Best Drama Programme and Best Drama Series. A growing business, reflecting the trend of prosperity that was being enjoyed by most of America in the post-war years, Cutter began a long-standing affiliation with the Beechcraft Aircraft Corporation in 1947 and remained one of the most successful dealers of new Beechcraft Aircraft for over 62 years. He informed Auckland Air Traffic Control (AATC), but at this point there was no immediate danger. [13], The initial Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) report on the accident prepared by Chief Inspector of Air Accidents Ron Chippindale and released on 30 May 1980 initially blamed the crash on pilot error,[14] but Vette challenged this finding. Mary Prochnow (nee Lammers) peacefully passed away May 31, 2021, at the age of 72. His love for his wife Cynthia was endless. On the morning of 20 December, both pilots took off from Pago Pago. On 22 December 1978, a small Cessna 188 aircraft, piloted by Jay Prochnow, became lost over the Pacific Ocean. Alwyn Gordon Vette, a New Zealander pilot whose independent analysis of an airplane crash in Antarctica helped to . The following was pulled off the internet and is a well researched synopsis of Jay Prochnows Harrowing Flight: The Sun reached its highest ascension 21 December 1978 at the winter solstice (summer in the Southern Hemisphere) and the very next day Jay Prochnow (a former U.S. Navy pilot), piloting a Cessna 188 AgWagon found himself lost. Auckland Center contacts 308 to ask for help, and Capt. Prochnow, previously a pilot in the United States Navy, had lost his bearings on a flight from Pago Pago to Norfolk Island when his Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) malfunctioned. Vette knew that if they did not try and help, Prochnow would almost certainly die. The rescue planes are far away at Auckland Airport and they are not able to leave at the moment. Prochnow had a colleague who was flying another Cessna 188 alongside him. Jay Prochnow, a retired US Navy pilot, was delivering a Cessna 188 from the United States to Australia. [22][23] The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) used Vette's report as an example of how a combination of organizational failures could cause an accident, calling it "10 years ahead of its time" and adding that if its lessons had been heeded, "Chernobyl, Bhopal, Clapham Junction, Kings Cross and certainly the Dryden Report would not have existed". ABOVE: Jay flying his last flight with America West Airlines in the Airbus A-320 in 2002, BELOW: Jay receiving an award from ALPA in 2002. As the search was getting more and more desperate, they decided to try it. We may conclude that the Cessna was: a. He did the same and noted the difference in heading between the aircraft as four degrees. Appleton - Lorraine (nee Prochnow) Preuss-Reese, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2020 after 99 years of a memorable life. He believes that the Cessnas opaque canopy prevented Prochnow from sighting the DC-10. Additionally, the hangar where Vette challenges one of his supervisors, in one of the first scenes, hosts a couple of Australian Airlines aircraft, minus titles. Our grief for our long-time friend Marc is inexpressible. Jay was born October 14, 1951 in Manitowoc, WI to Dale and Pearl (Prochnow) Barnard. Cutter Aviation also became a dealer for Daher Aircraft and is the current dealership for the Daher TBM line representing Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. His colleague crashed on take off, but was unharmed. I recently sent you an email on this Fascinating story and would love to hear back (apologies for the Caps, its the program. She grew up in. The trip seems dangerous, but Hansen reassures the pilots, telling them they are experienced with this kind of situation. As the plane descended to sightseeing altitude upon reaching Antarctica, the ground proximity warning system (GPWS) went off seemingly out of nowhere. A RNZAF Orion was dispatched to help find the Cessna which had been airborne for 20.5 hours and now had minimum fuel remaining. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts. Directed by Roger Young. Bills son, Will, heads Cutter Aviations tri-state network now but Bill still plays a key counselor role in the development of civil aviation in all three states. Marc also loved his two cats very much.A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Chapel of the Hills, 1331 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later time. Another very much alive flyin' buddy is Bill Cutter an octogenarian aviator. This data allowed the crew to calculate that the Cessna must be southwest of the DC-10 by about 400 nautical miles. With rudimentary methods, such as the sun orientation and the VHF radio (with a range of 200 nautical miles), the search is hard. At the beginning of the movie, he is making, along with his flight partner Frank (Alan Fletcher) a helicopter crop duster demonstration, as he is flying too high, the farmer in charge asks him to fly lower. Somewhere else, a little later, Air New Zealand flight 308 is on final boarding process at the Nadi International Airport in Fiji. Professor R A McD Galbraith (1998). He requested that the Cessna orbit as he raced through the VHF range circle which had a radius of about 200 nmi as depicted in Figure 22 . .Good to know that you, too, survived Manzano Day School in Albuquerque. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You try to contact your landing airport Nothing. A couple arent and one was then wasnt! After flying on this new leg for a reasonable period, he turned 90 degrees left for a short period followed by another 90 degree turn to the left and at point 3 he regained VHF contact with the Cessna (as he marked his map). Vette established the center and the location of the Cessna. On the morning of 20 December, both pilots took off from Pago Pago. [1], Vette's DC-10 was not carrying any instruments designed for search and rescue, so the two pilots were forced to get creative. Cutter Flying Service survived the Great Depression and World War II by providing needed air charter to reach ranches, towns and businesses scattered across the rugged landscape of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. William R. Bill Cutter & his Mom, Virginia. Will Jay be found by NZ308 before its too late? The Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ (PHX), Phoenix Deer Valley, AZ (DVT); Albuquerque, NM (ABQ); and Dallas-Addison (ADS) facilities are full-service, fixed-base operations as well as aircraft sales, maintenance and avionics, and aircraft charter and management. Cessna Must Be West of the DC-10, Figure 24. He instructed the Cessna to point directly at the setting sun. On 21 December 1978, Cessna 188 pilot Jay Prochnow radioed in a Mayday call to air traffic control. More on this is found in Walker Bunch Part Oneherein. Here are the main differences between the real event and the movie depiction. He continued searching; after locating more homing beacons from other islands, he realised his automatic direction finder had malfunctioned and he was now lost somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Prochnow had stretched the Cessnas twenty-two hours of fuel by 5 percent through cruise control. Now, sadly, Jay has Gone West I miss him! Prochnow had crossed the international date line, and the date was now 22 December. 1331 Lincoln Way Auburn, CA MARC PROCHNOW OBITUARY It is with great sadness that we share the news of Marc Prochnow's unexpected passing. Marc also loved his two cats very much. Flight NZ308 finally takes-off quietly and climbs to cruising altitude. Janet Rose Bastian July 16, 1931 - Jan. 16, 2023 WEST BEND - Janet Rose Bastian (nee Dobberpuhl), 91, of West Bend, passed away on January 16, 2023, with her family by her side at The Woodlands . U.S.A./New Zealand 1995. Emergency; Crisis in the Cockpit, Stanley Stewart, pp 125. Aviation makes the worldamazingly small. I was President of the Rotary Club of Wausau, Membership Chair, Grants Chair, Lets Dance Chair, Past President, Nominating Chair, 100 Year Anniversay Committee and other committees as needed.. The captain could roughly estimate Prochnow's position relative to his plane by comparing their relative headings when facing the sun and solar angles of elevation. A movie was made of his flight delivering a Cessna model 188 AG Wagon. Had the producers and director availed themselves to technical advisors it could have been a really WOW movie. Expanding West, Cutter Aviation, Inc. located at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, first opened its doors in 1959 and offered aircraft sales, maintenance and charter to support the growing city of Phoenix. Obituary Susan Prochnow Yow entered eternal rest on December 16, 2022, at the age of 61. I first met Bill Cutter through my sister, Mary or MM, as most called her. He is survived by his loving wife Cynthia Prochnow, stepson Paolo Yates (Michelle); grandchildren Garrett, Brett, Dylan and Hunter; father Ned Prochnow; brother Steven Prochnow (Valerie); sister Ann Armstrong (Bill); niece's Leslie and Molly; and nephews: Kyle, Kevin Eric and Jeffrey.Marc was born in Davenport, Iowa and, as a child, lived in San Francisco (Stonestown), Novato, Wiesbaden, Germany and New York. In all the daylight sequences, the clouds seen from the inside the cockpit of the 767 are perfectly still. Thanks for taking the time! Jay goes back home and discusses about it with his wife, who doesnt seem to agree to put his life in danger just for the money. Required fields are marked *. They will be in charge of delivering two crop dusters to Sydney by Christmas. The Cessna, however, was not immediately found. Both were Beechcraft dealers in the early days. The movie about Jays harrowing flight is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_f3T8AzJo&t=174s, Your email address will not be published. The San Antonio, TX (SAT) facility offers new & pre-owned aircraft sales and aircraft maintenance services only. Bills magnificent Staggerwing is a favorite arrival at the many fly-ins and airshows from Texas to California and Arizona to Idaho. In addition to basic flight training, many pilots were trained for glider operations, and the U.S. Navy designated Cutter as a Naval Air Training School as part of the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) at its primary business location at West Mesa Airport in Albuquerque. Obituary Jay S. Barnard, age 61, a resident of Rocky Knoll Health Care Facility, died Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013. Brooks knew that by dumping fuel they could produce a vapour trail. Nearly a half-century ago the first event began an annual fall festival making Albuquerque the capitol of ballooning. He was born February 6, 1956 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. I told my Dad I wanted to be a pilot just like him when I grew up. Jay did make the trip all the way to Pago Pago with a fellow pilot, flying a separate Cessna 188 crop duster. The company also built two of the worlds largest thermal airships, according to the balloon museum. At the same time, he began flying training at Auckland Aero Club. He was also chosen as a check pilot and captain for the Lockheed L-188 Electra and Douglas DC-3 (in 1964), the Douglas DC-8 (in 1965), and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (in 1972), as well as a flight instructor for the DC-10.
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