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Old April 3rd 07, 01:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
flynrider via AviationKB.com
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Flown lots of airliners where gauges may be U/S provided that the tanks
are dripped. This is not true of the current crop of airliners but you
coudl do it on older 73's for instance.


Yep. I believe that is how the Gimli Glider got its start. :-)))


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Old April 3rd 07, 02:14 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Apr 3, 12:53 pm, "flynrider via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote:
Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Flown lots of airliners where gauges may be U/S provided that the tanks
are dripped. This is not true of the current crop of airliners but you
coudl do it on older 73's for instance.


Yep. I believe that is how the Gimli Glider got its start. :-)))

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Is that Gimli the dwarf ???

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Old April 3rd 07, 12:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Rolf Blom
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On 2007-04-03 03:14, chris wrote:
On Apr 3, 12:53 pm, "flynrider via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote:
Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Flown lots of airliners where gauges may be U/S provided that the tanks
are dripped. This is not true of the current crop of airliners but you
coudl do it on older 73's for instance.


Yep. I believe that is how the Gimli Glider got its start. :-)))

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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Is that Gimli the dwarf ???


Nope, not the guy from LotR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
 




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