On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:22:59 -0800, "Aluckyguess"
wrote in ::

He even knew emergency procedures to land in the desert.

Perhaps. On the other hand, without power, one will land regardless
of knowledge of forced landing procedures.

Wow on a day of bad weather, they where probably IFR part of
the flight.

Given a moonless night in poor weather over the desert, I'd say they
had only a minimal horizon reference.