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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 16:20:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in : NW-Pilot, would you have gone with 55 knot tailwinds? Why not? 55 knot headwinds cut into your fuel reserve, 55 knot tail winds help it. I've flown with a 70 knot tail wind Have you ever attempted to taxi a high-wing aircraft in 55 knot winds? |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
On 1 Oct 2006 08:56:37 -0700, Jay Honeck wrote:
Stuck in IMC over the North Atlantic, in the dark, no primary displays, a possible carbon-monoxide leak, a known fuel leak -- I simply can't imagine it getting any worse. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hmm, the mother-in-law calling on the sat-phone? #m -- Arabic T-shirt sparks airport row http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5297822.stm I Am Not A Terrorist http://itsnotallbad.com/iamnotaterrorist/ |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 16:20:18 +0000 (UTC), (Paul Tomblin) wrote in : NW-Pilot, would you have gone with 55 knot tailwinds? Why not? 55 knot headwinds cut into your fuel reserve, 55 knot tail winds help it. I've flown with a 70 knot tail wind Have you ever attempted to taxi a high-wing aircraft in 55 knot winds? I thougth we were talking about winds-aloft, not surface winds? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ "If something's expensive to develop, and somebody's not going to get paid, it won't get developed. So you decide: Do you want software to be written, or not?" - Bill Gates doesn't foresee the FSF or Linux, 1980. |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have Do you have a machine to pick those nits, or do you do it all by hand? |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message I simply can't imagine it getting any worse. On fire? But he did a great job, notwithstanding any Monday-morning advice givers. He evaluated, and made a decision that resulted in the craft and pilot on the ground safely. What else is there? |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
Larry Dighera schrieb:
A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting. He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they think they know better than the book. Stefan |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ps.com... : http://www.alexisparkinn.com/nwpilot's_tranatlantic_flight.htm : : Man, if the new details of his story doesn't chill ya, nothing will! : -- : Jay Honeck : Iowa City, IA : Pathfinder N56993 : www.AlexisParkInn.com : "Your Aviation Destination" : See Jay, another reason to get the instrument rating! |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:20:13 +0200, Stefan
wrote in : Larry Dighera schrieb: A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting. He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they think they know better than the book. Stefan What you say is true enough. And so is what I said. |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
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..Blueskies. wrote: "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... : http://www.alexisparkinn.com/nwpilot's_tranatlantic_flight.htm : : Man, if the new details of his story doesn't chill ya, nothing will! : -- : Jay Honeck : Iowa City, IA : Pathfinder N56993 : www.AlexisParkInn.com : "Your Aviation Destination" : See Jay, another reason to get the instrument rating! LOL. -- Eduardo K. | Darwin pone las reglas. http://www.carfun.cl | Murphy, la oportunidad. http://e.nn.cl | | Yo. |
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
Stefan wrote:
Larry Dighera schrieb: A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting. He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they think they know better than the book. You're completely right. I'm an A&P, but I'm not going to sit up there in IMC miles from land and try to diagnose a fuel problem if the other option is heading for land and landing ASAP. |
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