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"Pilot nearly crashes in IMC, Controller helps"
Is that anything like "Patient is at death's door, doctor hopes to pull him through?" |
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I remember that film! Scared the bejeesus out of me!
Were you able to play it from that site, or do you have to buy it to see it? Looks like you have to buy it. Blech... :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On 24 Sep 2005 12:53:59 -0700, "pimenthal"
wrote: The pilot flew into IMC became disoriented, asked for assistance and panicked. All the while the controller helped him to recover the AC. The pilot was close enough to the ground that he saw the top of a radio tower on the way down. Much as I'd like to think that FSS helped this guy recover, my interpretation of the tape is that they at most pointed him in the direction of VFR conditions, after he'd recovered on his own. He lost control of his airplane while in IMC and did not recover until he actually saw the ground (the tower he mentions). I know FSS was advising him to push the controls forward, then haul it back, but by then he was in the act of recovery because he had fallen through the cloud cover and could see the ground. For the first few moments of contact FSS tried to identify the guy and find out where he was and what was happening. The poor slob was terrified and had no idea where he was at that time. When he was back in control, FSS worked hard at finding him a direction in which to fly that would get him back into VFR conditions, but he had to fly the 172 there, in the clouds. So having recovered from his spiral, he now had to climb back into the clouds and maintain his heading to get into VFR. He was VERY grateful for the assistance, which is obvious when you listen to him speaking to FSS after he'd landed and was now checking on conditions in which to continue his cross country. The guy clearly understood that he REALLY lucked out this time. Corky Scott |
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