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Offline indy007

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« on: March 24, 2005, 12:27:30 PM »
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Offline Kegger26

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 12:31:27 PM »
The plane is a 210 I think...

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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 12:31:47 PM »
Read the NTSB on this, the guy was a handsomehunk.  He says that he always flew the same route by just using one tank, and he'd keep the other tank as a 'reserve'.  Also, he didn't actually check the fuel level on his one tank before flying, and this happened because of fuel exhaustion.

I can see a lot of problems with this guy.

1. He doesn't check the fuel level.
2. His 'only use the left tank as a reserve' method means that the fuel there will get skunky after time and have who knows how much condensation in it.
3. He doesn't toggle the fuel selector as part of his emergency checklist.

It's nice that he landed without major injury and all, but, he shouldn't have been in this situation in the first place.  Item #1 is damning enough, the rest is just dressing.
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 12:33:16 PM »
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2005, 02:17:14 PM »
LOL, I guess he wont lose his liscense for not having 30min of gas on board..."always flew the same route by just using one tank" regardless of winds LOL...dont sweat your checkride     
Chairboy, if this dimwit could pass it....

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2005, 02:28:55 PM »
Straiga??????




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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2005, 02:57:51 PM »
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Originally posted by Chairboy
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20030805X01271&key=1

Cessna 207.


Yeah your right...When I looked at it agin. It was a bit too long for a 210.

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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2005, 04:23:42 PM »
I finally saw the video (56 modem's rock!) and it's got wing struts and the landing gear legs are flush to the fuselage with fairings so they don't retract.  On the struts, early 210's had them but the chances of one of these being used in any air taxi operations is not that likely.  I think earlier than G models had struts.  Some of those variants are the same model year only with a turbocharged engine bolted on the front for a new letter designation.

Nice catch Chairboy.

Old C-210


I surrender on linking the picture.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/728521/M/
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