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I live in PA, so our trees are generally shorter.
I live in State College PA, exact center of the state; and north of here, ain't nothing but trees to the NY state line. Some are fairly tall. Here and there, what appears to be a clear patch is really covered by stumps a foot or two high, that can't be seen till it's too late to go elsewhere, and will tear and airplane and occupants to pieces. Landing in the treetops in northern PA is the best option. vince norris |
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What are some of the things to consider if you are faced with the
heartpounding reality of an engine failure and an off airport unscheduled landing? Hmmmmm? I promise you, been there and done that more than once. You said that you have been there and done that more than once. Why don't you share your experiences with us, so we can learn something? Toks Desalu PP-ASEL Dyin' to Soar |
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Toks
Fuel contamination, night, over forested area. Engine running roughly for :10/:15 prior to quitting. Trying to find any clear area with near total darkness, headed for an airport beacon off in the distance. engine finally quit cold. Headed down at best glide speed, full flaps prior to touchdown, doors popped open (C-150), aiming for midline of trees, seat belts pulled tight (prior to shoulder harness being common or required) and seats full back. Impacted into tree tops under control but jerked around when left wingtip hit the top of a pine tree and impacted directly into a big oak tree. Both of us jacknifed over the seat belts into the panel. Both with serious head injuries but we survived the crash. Aircraft was destroyed. No post impact fire. Took nearly 8 hours before we were found by a USCG helicopter that had been dispatched to look for us. One of the crew members happened to be looking down at the crash site when my student struck three matches in a clump and saw the matches flare up. That was my first one and the only one resulting in injuries to anyone. Happened in 1967. |
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WEll...since I got some interest in the road landings, lets take another shot at the off airport stuff? It has been addressed before but there are new readers and pilots who haven't been participants. When is the last time you, YOU did the "what if..." game and bothered to look off the road with the evaluation of a landing area? Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges from the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics... D. |
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How Cool!!! I'll stick THAT one in my pilot bag of tricks!!! Had a tire
go flat on me during a landing (I think it was then) landing on a dirt strip in the Sudan after having struggled through a sand storm. Low on fuel and about to stick it into the sand dunes when I popped dout of the storm and spotted what I thought was a road and headed for it. Turned out to be a strip and I made an OK landing. My fuel was down to one hour or less after a 10 hour ferry flight from Cairo and Khartoum was still nearly two hours away. Cheers Rocky |
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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:36:40 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote in :: Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges from the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics... What did you do with regard to the Schrader Valve in the valve stem? |
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![]() "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:36:40 GMT, "Capt.Doug" wrote in :: Found out a tire went soft in flight as I landed on a beach. Fashioned an airhose out of a flexible socket extension and used the CO2 cartridges from the life jackets to inflate the tire. Just another day in the tropics... What did you do with regard to the Schrader Valve in the valve stem? The pressure of the CO2 will overpower the spring on the valve and force it open. When the CO2 is removed the spring pushes the valve closed. (You do not have to manually push down the valve core to open it.) Allen |
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