[aviation news]

Miracle Pilot Takes Off For The Last Time

It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Captain Eric
Moody (84), the miracle pilot, who with his crew nursed his 747 back to
life after it flew through volcanic ash on a flight from Kula Lumpur to
Perth in 1982.
....
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small
problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get
them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress."

The chilling address delivered calmly by Capt. Eric Moody over 30 years
ago has become the greatest airline passenger announcement of all time and
is brought back to life by the eruption of yet another Indonesian volcano.
...
The 747 had blundered into the ash cloud from the sudden eruption of
Mt Galunggung, 110km south of Jakarta.
....
As the 747 reached 14,000ft, Capt. Moody said he started to consider a
water landing. "I think we had another 10 minutes of glide left. My
pondering was broken by the jubilation of the rest of the crew as number
four started."
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