AC 9.3.2 Map

Determine where to send the search-and-rescue teams! Basic facts of the case:

1. Departed from Philippines airport. Flight to follow a straight path to French Polynesia.

2. Last known location was at (−1000, 1000) near the Solomon Islands.

3. Pilot’s report from a nearby airplane: “We were on our way from Australia, when we saw
a hot-air balloon sinking rapidly. I am certain that it crashed south of our flight path. When
we left Australia, we traveled 2000 km north for every 3000 km east that we flew.”

4. Phone call received today: “I was a passenger on a flight that flew directly from French Polynesia
to Indonesia. I was looking out my window when I saw the balloon going down to the north of where we were flying”

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Note: 1 unit equals 1000 km.

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