Spent the weekend in a DA40 too with the family! (If you look closely there’s a watch included too for relevance :-D )
This is a hell of a story - says a lot about the aircraft design and respect to all involved. I hope the pilot is ok. Air traffic controller: Helping passenger land plane felt like I was in a movie Air traffic controller: Helping passenger land plane felt like I was in a movie (msn.com)
I had not heard that one - I like his quote…"If you're gonna die, at least die trying not to," Doug White said.
This is a UK version. I often wonder if they should have made him transit to a bigger airport which forced a night landing. The fact the Air Sea Rescue helicopter saw it as a probable recovery mission shows how much the odds were against him (same as Doug White) wonderful what people can do when they are professional and support each other. This guy landed a plane with no flying experience or training - and is so calm on the actual recordings. More worried about the pilots health than his own desperate situation.
Helicopter pilots ,,,,,vortex ring state risk. So I saw a few YouTube vids with several helicopter crews lost in the USA while training on Vortex Ring State recovery. I spoke to a former RAF helicopter pilot last week who also flew some test flights at Boscombe Down. They strongly said never enter VRS. Train on awareness of the symptoms, avoidance and the theory of recovery… but never knowingly generate or enter VRS. It sounds like it is very dangerous even to the most experienced pilots and instructors.
At a Luscombe fly-in in a Columbia California, which is a major airfield for CalFire. Saw this retired bird next to the grad strip Didn’t really have my phone out much but enjoyed all the takeoffs today
Nice watch and what a beautiful day for a flight! What I find interesting in your Dad's plane is the incorporation of modern LCD screens on an old school instrument panel. I know some purists may not like it but these mod cons do make flying safer.
The lines of the 180 are very pleasing to the eye and I love a tail dragger. Its fully equipped with all the bells and whistles, very nice avionics suite.
Nice looking bird. G5, GNC355, GNC255, GTX345, GMA340(?) and a pair of GI206s. All you need! Looks like a nice day to fly
Wow, that bought back memories. I was a young Naval Aircraft Mechanic when Australia received our first Trackers (S2E models). A PR photo given to us on squadron formation, it's a "paper" photo in my old aircraft album . I was then assigned to aircraft No 851 as the equivalent of a USN "plane captain". This is 851 touching down on HMAS Melbourne some time in the late 1960s early 1970s. Last known location of 851 was in an aircraft museum, not sure which one, but one day I'll have to track her down again.
After doing some research I don't think I'll bother, it's not my 851, but one of the S-2G replacements given 851s serial No. My 851 was destroyed in the hangar fire at Nowra . It was replaced by an S-2G as described below. Info from ADF Serials
Waiting for a crew to do an OCF on this Citation we just worked. Been chasing jobs on the road for a week now. $$$
