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Offline Tupac

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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2012, 11:10:47 PM »
Quote from: colmbo on February 20, 2012, 11:08:17 PM
Why was the gear handle hot enough to burn you?

No idea. We'll find out tomorrow though.
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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2012, 11:11:57 PM »
Thank god you land safely, and way to go on keeping your cool.  All them years of play AH must have paid off.   :salute
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Offline curry1

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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2012, 11:53:49 PM »
Inb4 golfer tells him that it was preventable and/or his fault.
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Offline JOACH1M

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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2012, 12:03:12 AM »
Hehehe, thats a story to tell the grand kids!

Glad your safe.
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2012, 12:19:06 AM »
Why would hydraulic fluid cause smoke?
Probably has something to do with the reason why the gear lever was hot. Did the problem originate with the hydraulic fluid or did something else break and cause the leak?
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« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2012, 12:20:16 AM »
Quote from: curry1 on February 20, 2012, 11:53:49 PM
Inb4 golfer tells him that it was preventable and/or his fault.

Oh yeah.  :rofl
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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #21 on: February 21, 2012, 12:20:34 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 21, 2012, 12:19:06 AM
Why would hydraulic fluid cause smoke?
Probably has something to do with the reason why the gear lever war hot. Did the problem originate with the hydraulic fluid or did something else break and cause the leak?

No idea. I'll be back out at the airport tomorrow with my mechanic helping find out/fix whatever the problem is.
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« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2012, 12:22:35 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on February 21, 2012, 12:20:34 AM
No idea. I'll be back out at the airport tomorrow with my mechanic helping find out/fix whatever the problem is.

Roger.
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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2012, 12:29:36 AM »
Quote from: oakranger on February 20, 2012, 11:11:57 PM
Thank god you land safely, and way to go on keeping your cool.  All them years of play AH must have paid off.   :salute
I agree. You did a fantastic job of working a solution to the problem. I can't help but think the 1000's of hours of AH under your belt came into play when you had a real life emergency.

That and lots of adrenaline. :salute
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« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2012, 12:36:27 AM »
 :)

hurrah! for a safe landing  :)

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« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2012, 12:58:42 AM »
Well done Pac.  Glad ya came out ok.  You have your first official emergency in the books.  As they say...  Experience is the best teacher.

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« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2012, 01:14:54 AM »
I found me on liveatc....a friend is going to splice the feeds together so I have a record of this for posterity.

Quote from: AAJagerX on February 21, 2012, 12:58:42 AM
Well done Pac.  Glad ya came out ok.  You have your first official emergency in the books.  As they say...  Experience is the best teacher.

 :aok

I took a handful out of my luck bag and put it in my experience bag tonight, that is for sure.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2012, 01:58:15 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on February 21, 2012, 01:14:54 AM
I found me on liveatc....a friend is going to splice the feeds together so I have a record of this for posterity.

Send me a copy.  :)
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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2012, 02:13:14 AM »
WTG keeping a cool head!  :aok
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Re: I'm alive!
« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2012, 02:21:53 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on February 20, 2012, 09:35:07 PM
All that wet stuff on the side is hydraulic fluid
Would have been a lot more wet stuff than that if it were me. Solid work, glad you're safe.
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