Taken at an airshow. Not so comfy with the wing scrapes on the runway….I assume they are re-enforced?
Click on the link below for the video (WMV file)
Original link http://www.franklinairshow.com
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Always have a back up plan
December 4th, 2009 by
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During private pilot training pilots all go through the, “you just lost your engine, where are you going to land?” scenario. I had it done to many times. It’s a non-event once you realize you’re not going to just fall out of the sky. Of course I always had it done during VMC conditions. Sully had it during VMC conditions. This guy had it happen in real life (single engine plane) during IMC conditions. Not only did he walk away….but the plane wasn’t damaged at all.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/fedex_plane_goes_down_outside.html
Cicero man safely lands FedEx plane outside Rome; no injuries
By Debra J. Groom / The Post-Standard
December 03, 2009, 12:09PM
Rome, NY — A Cicero man is OK aftering ditching his plane in a field north of Rome this morning.
The Cessna plane owned by FedEx and being piloted by Peter May of Brewerton went down north of Rome near the intersection of Elmer Hill and Chmielewski roads. Oneida County sheriff’s Sgt. Matthew J. Bauer said May, 46, had to think quick to figure out where to put down his doomed plane.
Oneida County Sheriff’s Capt. Richard Antanavige said May was the only person on board and he was not injured. The plane was not damaged.
The Cessna C208B Caravan turbo prop was flying from Syracuse to Plattsburgh with 300 pounds of overnight packages on board. At about 7:45 a.m. at an altitude of about 7,500 feet, the single engine turbo prop lost power, Bauer said.
At the time, the plane was about 15 miles away from the airport at the former Griffiss Air Force Base. May radioed air traffic control with a mayday, Bauer said. While on approach to the Griffiss runway, the plane rapidly lost altitude and air speed.
“These factors made it apparent to the pilot that the aircraft was going to under shoot Griffiss and crash,” Bauer said.
Upon dropping out of the clouds at about 1,000 feet, May decided to either crash land in Lake Delta just north of Rome or a less populated area west of the lake. May chose to land in the hayfield of the Von Matt farm.
“He had the good wisdom to drop the flaps,which gave him lift,” said Vernon May, commissioner of aviation in Oneida County. “He did everything right.”
May has worked for Wiggins Aircraft, of Manchester, N.H., since 1994. Wiggins leases aircraft from FedEx and supplies pilots for routes throughout New England, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Assisting at the scene were Rome Fire Department, Griffiss Crash Crew and AmCare Ambulance. The incident will remain under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration out of Albany.
The aircraft will be partially disassembled and trucked to Griffiss, where the FAA will attempt to determine the cause of the engine failure.
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Heated Discussion or deep sleep?
October 22nd, 2009 by
Respond
Seems that a Northwest crew overflew the airport by….150 miles. Investigation to follow:
http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091022.html
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N…135Z/KSAN/KMSP
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
October 22, 2009
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NTSB INVESTIGATING FLIGHT THAT OVERFLEW INTENDED MINNEAPOLIS AIRPORT
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an
incident where an Airbus A320 overflew the Minneapolis-St Paul
International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP).
On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 5:56 pm mountain daylight time,
an Airbus A320, N03274, operating as Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight
188, became a NORDO (no radio communications) flight at 37,000 feet.
The flight was operating as a Part 121 flight from San Diego
International Airport, San Diego, California (SAN) to MSP with 147
passengers and unknown number of crew.
At 7:58 pm central daylight time (CDT), the aircraft flew over the
destination airport and continued northeast for approximately 150
miles. The MSP center controller reestablished communications with
the crew at 8:14 pm and reportedly stated that the crew had become
distracted and had overflown MSP, and requested to return to MSP.
According to the Federal Administration (FAA) the crew was
interviewed by the FBI and airport police. The crew stated they
were in a heated discussion over airline policy and they lost
situational awareness. The Safety Board is scheduling an interview
with the crew.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) have
been secured and are being sent to the NTSB laboratory in
Washington, DC.
David Lawrence, the Investigator-in-Charge, is leading the team of 3
in investigating the incident.
Parties to the investigation are the FAA and Northwest Airlines.
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A few good pilots
October 6th, 2009 by
Respond
Saw this on this message board. Worth reposting.
Remember the movie “A Few Good Men”??
Remember Jack Nicholson’s famous soliloquy when on thewitness stand, being questioned by Tom Cruise…
Here is the civilian Airline version….
Captain: “You want answers?”
Chief Pilot: “I think we are entitled”
Captain: “You want answers?!”
Chief Pilot: “I want the truth!”
Captain: “You can’t handle the truth!!!”
Captain (continuing): “We live in a world that requires revenue. That revenue must be flown by people with elite skills. Who’s going to do it? You, Mr. CEO? You Mr.. Finance? You, Ms. Human Resources? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at the Line Pilots and you curse our mediocre incentives. You have that luxury.You have the luxury of not knowing what we know. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don’t want to know the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at staff meetings, you want me in that airplane. You NEED me in that airplane!! We use words like working radar, good weather, on time departures, airworthiness, upgrades, commuting, another round, medium-rare,on-the-rocks, Cohiba. We use these words as the backbone of all Professional Aviation. You use them as a punch line! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a flight bag. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to!”
Chief Pilot: “Did you expense the lap dancers?”
Captain: “I did the job I was hired to do.”
Chief Pilot: “Did you expense the lap dancers?!”
Captain: “You’re goddamn right I did !!!!
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