I was blessed to have him as a good friend. Prochnow and Vette then compared the time at which each of them observed the sun to set, and the addition of this new information finally made it possible for the Cessna's position to be calculated. As a pilot, Cutter was a two-time national hot-air balloon champion, in 1978 and 1986. Well if that is so, that is due to the persistence of Gordon Vette and the evidence he produced which directed me and counsel of the Royal Commission onto the right path. Flight 308 is a Boeing 767-200 operated by Air New Zealand, flying a Nadi Auckland route. On the morning of 20 December, both pilots took off from Pago Pago. At the same time, Cessna 771 is supposedly flying over Norfolk Island, at North of New Zealand. I just watched the movie. In fact, the term used to describe an aviation business serving General Aviation at an airport a Fixed Base Operator or FBO comes from that original 1926 act. After buying his first balloon in 1971 in honor of his mothers 62nd birthday, he increasingly turned toward the pursuit. Obituary Joal E. Prochnow, age 78 years, of Beechwood was called home to be with the Lord on May 14, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Fortunately, he was a fast learner, according to the Iowa National Balloon Federation. There aren't many! Obituary Index Search > ADJ 1982 Obituary Index; The Antigo Daily Journal 1982 Obituary Index Below Go To Other Indexed Obituary Years; . !, Too bad Jay and Gordon are no longer with us to reply to this astute observation. We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time. We are sad to announce that on September 1, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Christine Prochnow (Roselle, Illinois). In 1955, he joined the Air Force and flew cargo around the world until 1960, when he rejoined his familys aviation business. HondaJet Southwest will provide sales and service for the new HondaJet for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Clark County / Las Vegas, NV, Southern California and Hawaii. A great guy, good pilot. Sandra spent . Capt. He was ferrying the Cessna from Pago Pago to Norfolk Island. Erebus appear to be the snowy plains of McMurdo sound, leading the crew to believe that they were still following the route that every other flight had taken. The only other aircraft in the area that was able to assist was a commercial Air New Zealand flight. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Glasgow, Kentucky on facebook. Sadly, Bill has Gone West. [8], On 21 December 1978, Cessna 188 pilot Jay Prochnow radioed in a Mayday call to air traffic control. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.. After contacting Auckland it was determined that weather conditions were not suitable for a trail. Prochnow, Walter A. Jr. Died at home in the early hours of Saturday, October 20, 2007 surrounded by family and loved ones. There arent many! His colleague crashed on take off, but was unharmed. Prochnow had crossed the international date line, and the date was now 22 December. Marc was preceded in death by his mother Betty Lou Prochnow and his nephew Jay Prochnow. The DC-10 used its strobe lights to try to make itself more visible to the Cessna. "[28] On 20 September 2007, Vette was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) "for services to aviation. Captain Vette had dumped fuel when he thought he was within visual contact of the Cessna. Prochnow pointed the Cessna to magnetic heading 274 degrees as Vette steered his DC-10 toward the Sun and read his magnetic heading as 270 degrees. The only character names that were kept in the movie were Gordon Vette (probably as a token of gratitude from the film crew his name is mentioned in the credits) and Jay, whose last name in real life was Prochnow. After a few discussions with him by radio, telling him to save whats left of fuel, he convinces his flight crew and his passengers to divert the flight and find the pilot. Northeast of the DC-10 initially and located by using sunset tables adjusted for altitude and VHF reception, b. Southeast of the DC-10 initially and located by using sunset tables unadjusted for altitude and VHF reception, c. Southwest of the DC-10 initially and located by using sunset tables adjusted for altitude and VHF reception, d. Northwest of the DC-10 initially and located by using sunset and declination tables adjusted for altitude and VHF reception. [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. 12 of 1983: The Honourable Thomas Peter Thomas Mahon v. Air New Zealand Limited and Others from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand", "Investigating and Preventing Organizational Accidents", "The Significant and Key Role of the Prosecutor in Upholding the Rule of Law", "Abridged Transcript of a Sundstrand, Model B Cockpit Voice Recorder, Serial No. Gordon is a veteran and has been working for 33 years on Air New Zealand. ABOVE: Jay with actor Scott Bakula in the cockpit of a Cessna Agwagon. Capt. After several hours of searching, the crew of the Air New Zealand flight located the lost Cessna and led it to Norfolk Island, where the plane landed safely. Justice Mahon even took a helicopter ride to Mt. This would place the Cessna at longitude of 173.6E , 291 nmi east of Norfolk (5.6x 60 nmi/deg xcos 30). In recent years Cutter also expanded operations into Texas. A year later, Cutter Aviation San Antonio, an aircraft maintenance and sales facility, opened in 1998 and the Dallas-Addison (ADS) and Colorado Springs (COS) locations opened in 2006. Back at home in San Francisco, Jay meets his wife Ellen (Rebecca Rigg), pregnant, and they make a lot of projects for the baby who spends his time resting or kicking! Jay Prochnow is still on the green side of the grass and so is my pal Larry Duthie after having been thought dead in the jungles of North Vietnam for four decades. If you have any information regarding this person, please call Maricopa County Indigent Decedent Services at 602-372-0535 . He instructed the Cessna to point directly at the setting sun. After many vain reassurings, Jay finally flies the morning after with Frank, who takes off quite roughly because of the fuel quantity higher than usual in the wings. 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 . For example, he sets the autopilot heading or course during the very final approach! He was born in Marion on May 9, 1988, to Theodore Prochnow and Kimberley (Thomasson) Prochnow. Along with aircraft sales, Cutter became widely known for aircraft maintenance service supporting Beechcraft as well as many other General Aviation aircraft being built during this time, and continued to offer fuel service and operate on-demand air charter. Jay Prochnow is still on the green side of the grass and so is my pal Larry Duthie after having been thought dead in the jungles of North Vietnam for four decades. Ways to honor Marc Prochnow's life and legacy. Send flowers. Copyright 2020 Billy Walker | All rights reserved. For the night sequences however, the clouds really move. Thank you for checkin in and reading Bill Cutters story. Their stories are within this site along with a coupladozen others. Published by Auburn Journal on Dec. 23, 2017. He survived a long time. However, that compensates for the amateur special effects, that might remind you of the movie Airport. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Winter Haven, Florida on facebook. The 13 competitors drew an unexpectedly large crowd of about 10,000, the Associated Press reported in 1997. Vette was also a navigator, and at the time of the incident he still held his license. In the meantime, Gordon Vette (Robert Loggia), Captain for Air New Zealand, does an energic complain to his superior about his friend, First Officer Ross Mann (Michael Bishop), who has not yet been promoted as a Captain. He will be deeply missed and forever in o [15] As he later described it, "I was taken for a flight myself in white out conditions and saw with my own eyes the flat terrain of ice and snow stretching forth for more than forty miles when in fact right in front of us there was a snow ridge several hundred feet high". The action in the movie is at some moments very tense and breath-holding. 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. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. [25] These recommendations were a factor in the development of enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS) in the 1990s[26] and terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) with forward-looking capabilities since then. All I needed to do was post the picture shown above. Back in the 20s and 30s it was ever so more so. The aircraft was a DC-10-30, registered ZK-NZS, and not a Boeing 767-200 as depicted in the movie. Cutter Aviation is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). Below: Bill, Harry, and me over Idaho. RIP Jay! With rudimentary methods, such as the sun orientation and the VHF radio (with a range of 200 nautical miles), the search is hard. Capt. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. She was born on November 7, 1961, in San Antonio, Texas to Randolph Ben Prochnow and Violet Rose (Jaschke) Prochnow. Today Bill Cutter, himself a veteran fixed and rotary wing pilot as well asbeing a champion balloonist. Vette was a navigator, and at the time of the incident, he still held his licence. He knew the diameter of the VHF range circle was 400 nmi He flew his DC-10 along track 1-2 as depicted in Figure 24 . He had trained Collins himself and found it unlikely that he would exhibit that level of negligence. He reaches the end of the runway, stalls and crashes in the sea near the airport. [17], Vette's findings on the crash of Flight TE901 were highly influential in advancing air safety and accident prevention in general. Bill passed at his daughter Kays home December 11, 2018. Joal was born on August 25, 1943 in Yankton, South Dakota to Edward and Vivian Prochnow (Tschetter). He informed Air Traffic Control (ATC), but at this point, there was no immediate danger. U.S.A./New Zealand 1995. Meanwhile, Jay and Frank are called by Harry Hanson (Robert Benedetti), their supervisor, for a very special flight. Once it had been done, they had a much better approximation of Prochnow's position. Jim Collins served as the captain of Flight TE901, the last scheduled flight of this series. Magnificent! This had a range of 200 nautical miles. As a double-check, Why didnt Gordon Vette and New Zealands Air Traffic Control ask several Amateur radio Operators in New Zealand and on Australias east coast who had directional (rotatable) antenna beams to get A compass fix on Jay prochnows HF transmissions to deduce his approximate position? Jay Parkins (Prochnow) played by Scott Bakula, is something of a daredevil flyer. Yup Jay was a doer and it usually took a few bent elbows to drag personal anecdotes outta him! [10][1], In 1980, the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators awarded Vette the Johnston Memorial Trophy for outstanding air navigation in recognition of his performance in the rescue. Sid wife,Jewel, his wife of 31 years; a daughter, Sheryl, six grandchildren and brother Bill survive. To be accurate the acquisition and loss of Prochnows VHF trans-missions would have to be accurately noted. Here is Christine Prochnow's obituary. Jay was born October 14, 1951 in Manitowoc, WI to Dale and Pearl (Prochnow) Barnard. 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