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![]() "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net... "Al" wrote in message ... So who files out the paper work later? What paperwork? I ask because I once arrived at a major U.S. West Coast airport, and upon extending the landing gear, had no light. I was left base at the time, so I asked for a "right 270" to do a quick troubleshoot. Sure enough, the bulb was bad. After landing I was followed by the equipment, and when I stopped, the crash rescue guys wanted to know the "nature of my emergency". I told them I had no emergency, and they left. It took two months of talking to FAA folks to convince them there was no emergency in the first place. Why bother? You feel there was no emergency, they believe there was. So what? That's pretty much how it worked out. The GADO sent representitives to my home airport, to "ask around" about the "Gear emergency", but I was out of town at the time. When I got back they had left me a note to contact the GADO, and I learned they had spoken to most of the maintenance folks on the airport looking for "Indications of an un-reported problem". I called them on my return, and after explaining several times that is it was the bulb, they backed off. I believe the phrase was "Let me off this time." It was just another incident in a long cynical distrustful relationship with the FAA GADO's. On a brighter note, I recently jumped through the hoops to get my second class medical, after 15 years of no flying, and was treated very well by the Seattle office of their Aeromedical division. Some of their people(One Barbara Martin in particular) were extremely helpful. They seemed to be handling medical request in near real time, the delays I saw were in days, not weeks or months. This is not the FAA I new twenty years ago. Al |
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![]() Al wrote: [snip] After landing I was followed by the equipment, and when I stopped, the crash rescue guys wanted to know the "nature of my emergency". I told them I had no emergency, and they left. It took two months of talking to FAA folks to convince them there was no emergency in the first place. That sheds light on something I experienced while I was training for my PPL. I was landing anfter my 4th solo and (in retrospect) got the infamous C-172 nose wheel shimmy. I didn't what was happening, but I thought the plane might shake itself to peices. I called the tower and told them that I was now making a full stop landing rather than touch and go and I had a severe vibration. After I got the plane slowed down to a walk, it stopped shaking. I called the tower and told them I was taxiing in. They asked if I needed any assistance and I said no. I then heard them call the trucks and send them back to the fire house. I never declared (nor really thought I had) an emergency, but they rolled the trucks anyway. I wondered about that at the time, but I didn't call the tower to ask... John Stevens PP-ASEL |
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I was surprised that he did not declare an emergency
and only requested clearance to land on the reciprocal runway. The tower said nothing either but as we approached I could see that the fire crews were out. Some times, the controller knows when to not ask questions or offer advice.. just watch, keep everyone else out of the way.. and pick up the phone to alert the fire crew. BT |
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