Emergency Exit

[FlyinRock]

Just to keep things exciting, has anyone else done an emergency exit from an aircraft? My claim to fame was not so exciting down in So America when the oil started coming out all over the windscreen and the PIC froze. I told him I could see what was going on and had good control. He was so frozen that I could not move the controls. So ..... I jumped at about 1000' and did a nice landing at the end of the strip. He finally looked over and saw I was gone, unfroze and landed. The aircraft was covered in oil that had flowed out and over the left side of the windscreen and fuselage. He was embarrased and I was pissed.

 

[Fog]

Fixed-wing or helo? You "jumped"? Parachuted? Ejected? USMC a/c? Where in South America?

 

[Brett327]

Fixed-wing or helo? You "jumped"? Parachuted? Ejected? USMC a/c? Where in South America?

Despite rumors to the contrary, FlyinRock wasn't a military aviator.

 

[BusyBee604]

Just to keep things exciting, has anyone else done an emergency exit from an aircraft?

'nuff said!
BzB

 

[FlyinRock]

Despite rumors to the contrary, FlyinRock wasn't a military aviator.

You are correct. Never claimed to be and dunno about rumors. Just have a lot of substantial and proven abilities and experiences that are interesting.

 

[Brett327]

You are correct. Never claimed to be and dunno about rumors. Just have a lot of substantial and proven abilities and experiences that are interesting.

No doubt.

 

[Renegade One]

Yeah, but mine was rocket-assisted, and I got (1) Whiskey in the Sick Bay hot tub. (2) More whiskey in the LSOs' junk room later that night. (3) A helo ride to the beach in the AM and one night at home with my sweetie and kids, (4) Brand new flight gear, (5) A jet to fly back to the ship to finish CQ the next day, and...TA-DA! (6) A really cool tie afterwards. Legal disclaimer: Despite the oft-heard [in the olden days] mantra: "If it says Pratt & Whitney on the engine, it'd better say Martin-Baker on the seat."...mine was not engine-related.

 

[brownshoe]

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'nuff said!
BzB

 

[bert]

Yeah, but it's kind of cool to shut both your engines off (intentionally) knowing full well you'll be riding it down.

Well, in retrospect it's cool. It's a little scary at the time.

 

[Renegade One]

BusyBee 604 wins this, methinks...

 

[FlyinRock]

Fixed-wing or helo? You "jumped"? Parachuted? Ejected? USMC a/c? Where in South America?

Parachuted from fixed wing. Guayaquil, Ecuador. Army observation plane. I was there on contract with USAID in mid 60's training the Ecuadorian Air Force and Army in aerial mapping which was my MOS in USMC.

 

[statesman]

Yeah, but it's kind of cool to shut both your engines off (intentionally) knowing full well you'll be riding it down.

Well, in retrospect it's cool. It's a little scary at the time.

Yeah, but it's kind of cool to shut two of your engines off (intentionally) knowing full well you'll be flying 12 hours later.

Well, in retrospect it's boring. It makes you wish you lived the 30 min onsta time of a helo pilot at the time.

 

[Fog]

Parachuted from fixed wing. Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Ah, beautiful Guayaquil, the Mosquito Capital of South America. If you have to go to Ecuador, Quito is the preferable choice. glad you're around to tell us the story.

 

[Gatordev]

Parachuted from fixed wing. Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Ah, beautiful Guayaquil, the Mosquito Capital of South America. If you have to go to Ecuador, Quito is the preferable choice. glad you're around to tell us the story.

Don't forget Manta. Motto: "We have a mall!"

 

[FlyinRock]

Don't forget Manta. Motto: "We have a mall!"

Lots of time in Manta and Playas. Remember the balsa rafts? I did some diving there on some ballast stones and found some coins..... The locals spend lots of time on the beach searching for coins during the spring when tides are up. Ecuador esta interesante por los teresoros .......
Semper Fi
Rocky