Passed along to me by a friend:Here's the F-16 dead stick into Elizabeth City, NC: A fairly short RWY for
jets, (about 6000 ft long), but qualifies for an "Emergency landing field" in
the grand scheme of US aviation.
The video begins as the flight is being followed on radar. The flight
leader askes for the Elizabeth City tower UHF freq which is repeated as 355.6
and the entire flight switches to that freq: Just one-more-task for the pilot
to execute in the cockpit as he reports that his engine has QUIT. He has to
activate the Emergency Unit to maintain electric and hydraulic power. This
unit is powered by Hydrazine: (the caustic fuel that Germany created in WW II
to power their V-2 Rockets and their ME-163 rocket fighters among others.)
Thus, the last call about requesting fire support after the jet is safe on
deck, and pilot breathing easy.
The HUD is a very busy instrument, but among things to notice are the
'circle' in the middle which represents the nose of the aircraft and where it
is 'pointed': "The velocity Vector".
- The flight leader reports they are 7-miles out from the airport and at 9000
ft altitude. Since the weather is clear and the airport is in sight, this
allows for adequate "Gliding distance" to reach a runway with the engine OFF.
Nice job....cool pilot!
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/SUPERGT/3384/