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To: IonImplantGuru
When I worked in a control tower we always had to confirm "gears down" after using the binoculars.
I wonder what else happened here....
2 posted on
05/10/2006 7:30:09 AM PDT by
Loud Mime
(War is humanity's way of dealing with the tyranny caused by liberalism)
To: IonImplantGuru
doncha just HATE IT when that happens?
3 posted on
05/10/2006 7:30:24 AM PDT by
camle
(Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)
To: IonImplantGuru
I have heard a saying which goes something like this...
There are two kinds of pilots, those who have forgotten to deploy landing gear, and those who haven't yet.
4 posted on
05/10/2006 7:31:53 AM PDT by
lormand
(...the wrong person came out of the water that fateful night in Chappaquiddick)
To: IonImplantGuru
Snodgrass remains on the Air Force schedule this season.Should add even more excitement to the air shows.
To: Aeronaut
For Aviation Ping, Aero.
.pdf file of FAA report hung up Firefox when I tried to open, but maybe it was just my machine.
6 posted on
05/10/2006 7:32:57 AM PDT by
IonImplantGuru
(Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
To: IonImplantGuru
Word on the grapevine is that he did something like this a couple years ago at St. Augustine, his current home field.
7 posted on
05/10/2006 7:33:54 AM PDT by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: IonImplantGuru
Yup. Just another reminder that it's a bad idea to run the checklist from memory.
When I was working Shuttle down in Houston, it was always fun when John Young would step in for a little refresher training in rendezvous simulations, because he'd just do things from memory. More often than not, he ended up missing the target by miles and miles, because he did something stupid "from memory." OTOH, it was a lot of fun to be part of trying to save the sim....
8 posted on
05/10/2006 7:34:01 AM PDT by
r9etb
To: IonImplantGuru
ahit happens.., I've seen some forget to extend LG.
9 posted on
05/10/2006 7:34:25 AM PDT by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: IonImplantGuru
How do you know you landed "gear up"?
Easy, it takes full power to taxi!
(that is in addition to the sparks show)
10 posted on
05/10/2006 7:34:41 AM PDT by
Cliff Dweller
(No such thing as a threat... just targets)
To: IonImplantGuru
Before anyone starts disrespecting Snort, just remember that at one time, he was in command of every Tomcat squadron in existence. He is also a former Pukin Dog, and one of the very best fighter pilots this nation has produced. Everyone has a bad day.
11 posted on
05/10/2006 7:35:52 AM PDT by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: IonImplantGuru
This is also Dale Snodgrass.
15 posted on
05/10/2006 7:38:25 AM PDT by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: IonImplantGuru
'Snort' fuels the F-86 during last year's practice at Davis Montham. The jet is the same one he flew on March 4 when he failed to deploy the landing gear.
Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star 2005
16 posted on
05/10/2006 7:38:38 AM PDT by
IonImplantGuru
(Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
To: IonImplantGuru
How can I expound upon, "OOPS!"
17 posted on
05/10/2006 7:39:44 AM PDT by
azhenfud
(He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
To: IonImplantGuru
Anyone you can walk away from...............
18 posted on
05/10/2006 7:40:39 AM PDT by
P8riot
(Stupid is forever, ignorance can be fixed.)
To: IonImplantGuru
To: IonImplantGuru
For prop pilots before you land remember to do a GUMP check.
Gas
Undercarriage
Mixture
Props
28 posted on
05/10/2006 7:51:02 AM PDT by
6ppc
To: IonImplantGuru
If I were Snodgrass my response would be:
"Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssssse MEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Well...maybe not but I would think it anyway...:)
Sadder than Snodgrass's hurt rep though is the hurt F-86. When an old warbird dies the world dies a little with it.
29 posted on
05/10/2006 7:52:01 AM PDT by
fizziwig
(Bushbotulism is a terrible thing to have....please get help..)
To: IonImplantGuru
Never happened to me...thank God...but have tried to imagine that split second of recognition (OMG, the gear!) and helpless feeling as the aircraft settled in just prior to contact.
Always, always read the checklist.
31 posted on
05/10/2006 7:55:10 AM PDT by
O6ret
To: IonImplantGuru
For Sale: One F-86 Sabre with some damage to the underside.
Wanted: One F-86 Sabre in flyable condition
Wanted: One pilot with an understanding of mechanical landing requirements
34 posted on
05/10/2006 7:58:20 AM PDT by
Fruitbat
To: IonImplantGuru
Snort: "But I was just showing them proper emergency landing techniques, Sheesh!"
35 posted on
05/10/2006 7:58:44 AM PDT by
OB1kNOb
(Locusts aren't the only thing that swarm across borders wreaking havoc on the invaded nation.)
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