Microsoft Instructions

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A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction

disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications

equipment.

 

Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's

position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held

up a

handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the

tall

building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it

in a

building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER."

 

The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer

to

SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the

copilot

asked the pilot how he had done it.

 

"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a

technically

correct but completely useless answer."