Holy shit! He was much calmer than I would have been. What would cause such an engine failure?
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March 06, 2022, 03:10 PM
tigereye313
Like a boss.
March 06, 2022, 03:13 PM
Scooter123
That was some excellent flying. After seeing that engine I think a long talk with the mechanic is appropriate.
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March 06, 2022, 03:14 PM
P250UA5
Calm under pressure & a pretty nice landing too.
The lady whose C150 i used for most of my training had an engine stop in flight in a rented C152, prior to buying the above 150. Instructor response (his plane) "yeah that happens sometimes"
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March 06, 2022, 03:18 PM
YooperSigs
The dude is quite the pro. But, the aircraft is 59 years old. Every time I took off I would wonder what was going to fail. A pilot friend of mine once described his old Cessna as a motorcycle with wings.
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March 06, 2022, 03:49 PM
Sailor1911
Well done. Good piloting! Altitude is your friend!
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March 06, 2022, 03:57 PM
coloradohunter44
Mechanical = New, breaking, or broken. And with airships, gravity ALWAYS wins.
He's very lucky it blew up with a nice VFR airport to glide into.
He did do a nice job. That's why we train for these types of things.
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March 06, 2022, 04:08 PM
Oz_Shadow
At least it went with a decent bit of air under him and not when he was taking off.
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March 06, 2022, 04:50 PM
911Boss
Smooth as a baby’s backside!
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March 06, 2022, 05:26 PM
honestlou
I don't know much about flying, but couldn't the tower have helped him out with more precise control of his descent? It looked like he barely made the runway, which was fine, but he didn't need the whole runway, so wouldn't he have been better off with a little more margin for error? Could the tower not see his altitude and rate of descent and tell him where and when to turn?
March 06, 2022, 05:34 PM
nhracecraft
^^^Pretty sure the pilot was managing all of that on his own...And apparently executing with precision!
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March 06, 2022, 05:34 PM
Lunasee
WOW! Quite a skillful landing (controlled crash). This airport is about a mile and a half from my house. It was eerie watching this while being well familiar with the terrain below him. With only a couple audible sighs, he was quite composed. Great job.
BTW, what is the glide ratio of that aircraft?
March 06, 2022, 05:48 PM
pedropcola
Report high key.
March 06, 2022, 05:48 PM
nhtagmember
Nice job of using all the available energy.
March 06, 2022, 05:51 PM
Mars_Attacks
The engine had almost no time on it and the rebuilder left a part off the crankshaft so it failed catastrophically when a counterweight came off.
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March 06, 2022, 05:53 PM
honestlou
quote:
Originally posted by nhracecraft: ^^^Pretty sure the pilot was managing all of that on his own...And apparently executing with precision!
I'm not saying he didn't do a great job. My question is would the ideal not have been to land maybe a third down the runway, and could the tower have helped him do that more precisely?
March 06, 2022, 06:06 PM
tigereye313
quote:
Originally posted by honestlou: I don't know much about flying, but couldn't the tower have helped him out with more precise control of his descent? It looked like he barely made the runway, which was fine, but he didn't need the whole runway, so wouldn't he have been better off with a little more margin for error? Could the tower not see his altitude and rate of descent and tell him where and when to turn?
With engine out there is a specific airspeed for each specific model that gives you the best glide ratio and you trim for that speed. As far as the landing it looked like he put it right on the numbers to me. It would have been difficult to have done much better.
