July 23, 1983 should have been just another day in the skies for Captain Bob Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal, but a series of miscommunications and mechanicals issues caught up with them and their brand-new Boeing 767 once they reached their cruising altitude. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, we talk about the incredible story of Air Canada Flight 143, a flight crew who found themselves to be uniquely qualified for the most unexpected of issues, and the shocking reasons the plane-- now known as the Gimli Glider-- came to be powerless in the sky. (Only 2 episodes left! Starting in June we'll be exclusively on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/taketotheskypodcast">Patreon</a> to share a new episode and layover episode each month.)

<description>&lt;p&gt;July 23, 1983 should have been just another day in the skies for Captain Bob Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal, but a series of miscommunications and mechanicals issues caught up with them and their brand-new Boeing 767 once they reached their cruising altitude. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, we talk about the incredible story of Air Canada Flight 143, a flight crew who found themselves to be uniquely qualified for the most unexpected of issues, and the shocking reasons the plane-- now known as the Gimli Glider-- came to be powerless in the sky.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(Only 2 episodes left! Starting in June we'll be exclusively on &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/taketotheskypodcast"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; to share a new episode and layover episode each month.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Take to the Sky Episode 148: Air Canada Flight 143 - The Gimli Glider

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