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Flameouts...
- Thread starter ChunksJR
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Until you break your legs on the PLF or land in a gator swamp...
But still, I'd taking jumping out over riding it in any day
MasterBates
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Riding in sucks.
Done twice. Once was a textbook auto, once was not. I broke my femur. It sucked.
Fly, it was off Route 80 in Kingston near Sacred Heart, so you can envision my landing choices on that one..
Done twice. Once was a textbook auto, once was not. I broke my femur. It sucked.
Fly, it was off Route 80 in Kingston near Sacred Heart, so you can envision my landing choices on that one..
Aside from cranberry bogs, there ARE no choices in MA... so many trees...
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
60ish foot pine trees.... Bad day.. They actually got the airframe back up and flying 3 years later.
The fact that we all lived is a testament to the toughness of the Bell 204/Huey airframe.
The fact that we all lived is a testament to the toughness of the Bell 204/Huey airframe.
Had the FAA come in once at a safety stand down at Whidbey and go over the local civilian mishaps. Usual stuff except the helo that practiced an auto rotation into a field. Alas those weren't weeds sticking up in the field but pieces of rebar out of some old construction. Pierced the floor and entered the cockpit of that Robertson in about ten places. luckily no one got a iron rod enema.
That was my instructor and Fam partner, about five minutes before they came in to pick me up at Spencer. As far as engine failures go, I don't think it gets much better than happening in the middle of a practice 90 Auto. Instructor initially called on UHF that he was restarting due to the student inadvertently rolling the twist grip to close, but the student looked down and saw that the grip was still cracked open, so they decided to call it a day. I haven't flown with many instructors (read any aside from onwing) but if I ever have to ride one in, I'd want my onwing to be the one on the controls. I think he has mad skillz.
Thats why you buy them alcohol when you get winged...cause they kept you from dying till you learned how to do it yourself.
In all, I have had 12 "situations" requiring NATOPS type steps being taken in advanced...luckily none this bad
I'm right now figuring out who you are and will be flying you offwing. As soon as I get back from TAD.
A little follow up:
799ed. Meaning, maintenance could not duplicate gripe. There's not a question that the engine flamed out and there was "buildup" on the cable that may have allowed the TG to roll past the idle detent.
They removed, rewired, cleaned, etc. and reinstalled fuel control unit and all mechanical connections. It's in FCF status right now, but they plan on flying it tomorrow and issuing it again on Friday.
Just be safe and fly every auto as if it were the real thing and you'll be fine. No rebar fields in Milton.
~D
799ed. Meaning, maintenance could not duplicate gripe. There's not a question that the engine flamed out and there was "buildup" on the cable that may have allowed the TG to roll past the idle detent.
They removed, rewired, cleaned, etc. and reinstalled fuel control unit and all mechanical connections. It's in FCF status right now, but they plan on flying it tomorrow and issuing it again on Friday.
Just be safe and fly every auto as if it were the real thing and you'll be fine. No rebar fields in Milton.
~D
A signoff code best used for avionics type gripes. Not so confidence inspiring for powerplant issues.
How did they get the aircraft back to NDZ....truck?
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
Ahh, the truck of shame.. Rode it for a skid-spreader.
Yeah, after the mishap, truck-of-shame rides have become the perferred way to get an aircaft home.