Fixed gear has certain advantages.
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Fixed gear has certain advantages.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Have you heard where "decimation" originated? When the Roman troops screwed up in battle the general lined them up and every 10th ("deci") was killed by the guys next to him. Similar thing here but since there only two pilots, maybe the flight engineer gets to whack them both. Though he should have been screaming like a girl when they forgot the gear. Hmm... maybe he was and they ignored the gear warning thinking it was him.flat country pilot wrote:That looks real expensive How does the military deal with the pilot?
Bill
More seriously, I have no idea, but it makes a good story. Saw it on a history channel show once.
"Career Check Complete"
Somehting I learned from a fellow T-37 IP:
"Gear down, cleared to land...career check complete"
"Gear down, cleared to land...career check complete"
Bruce Shipp
former owners of N49CP, '53 C170B
former owners of N49CP, '53 C170B
I am not so sure that it was a gear handle malfunction. In the photos it appears that they blew the gear down with the nitrogen bottle not a normal gear extension.
As to the pilots there are 2 boards that would meet one is the safety board and the other a flight evaluation board. The safety board will try and figure out what happened the FEB will recommend action against the pilots.
As to the pilots there are 2 boards that would meet one is the safety board and the other a flight evaluation board. The safety board will try and figure out what happened the FEB will recommend action against the pilots.
According to this report, the cause of the accident was determined to be "pilot error:
http://aero-news.net/news/military.cfm? ... litary.cfm
http://aero-news.net/news/military.cfm? ... litary.cfm
Craig Helm
Graham, TX (KRPH)
2000 RV-4
ex-owner 1956 Cessna 170B N3477D, now CF-DLR
Graham, TX (KRPH)
2000 RV-4
ex-owner 1956 Cessna 170B N3477D, now CF-DLR
It what happens when you keep sending folks on 12+ hour missions into combat zones day after day.
I don't know anything about this mishap other than it occured after a "very long mission at a forward location", but maybe "doing more with less" has not been such a good idea since it has resulted in "doing more with less people". My 2 cents...
Lee
I don't know anything about this mishap other than it occured after a "very long mission at a forward location", but maybe "doing more with less" has not been such a good idea since it has resulted in "doing more with less people". My 2 cents...
Lee
Lee Collins
1951 C170A
N1733D
1951 C170A
N1733D
Pavewlc wrote:It what happens when you keep sending folks on 12+ hour missions into combat zones day after day.
I don't know anything about this mishap other than it occured after a "very long mission at a forward location", but maybe "doing more with less" has not been such a good idea since it has resulted in "doing more with less people". My 2 cents...
Lee
AMEN!