Author Topic: R U A Real Pilot (Read 2600 times)

Murdr · « **Reply #45 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:08:23 PM »

yea gene was his cpid, but I couldnt follow the format of Dan's post cuz I cant remember his real name.

Kegger26 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:20:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Shane
gene?

He died a year or two back didnt he? I seem to remember a tribute flight in C47s to him. For me it was a big deal becuase at the time I commanded the 434th Troop Carrier Group in the MA for the rooks. All we flew were goons.

Kegger26 · « **Reply #47 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:24:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
I remember a couple of years ago, I was out fueling in the
west tie down of MMU when I saw a V-tail attempting to taxi
out. He kept pouring on the power, but the aircraft wouldn't
move. Three times I saw the nosewheel come well off the
ground! He finally gets out to see what's wrong and notices
that his tail tiedown is still on, but by this time he's yanked it so
tight he had to cut the rope to free the aircraft.

The tail of the debs and bonz sit tail low when they are parked. I always tie the back tie down fairly tauht, so that should never happen to me. Since when you crank a Bonanza over the nose dips down a bit leveling the aircraft. If I left the tail tie down on...the nose wouldnt come down at all.

Scootter · « **Reply #48 on:** March 25, 2005, 02:49:00 PM »

I have had my PPL for 9 years.

Here is my wife and I with our plane at SunNFun two years ago.

It's a 1969 FR-172 Reims Rocket (Cessna License)

New 210 HP Cont. IO-360KB
STOL Kit
Aux Fuel for total of 70 gal usable

I fly about 100 hours a year for fun and business (and to escape hurricanes.. note where I live)

Be nice we have been rough camping for 3 day

Just checking out a nearby lake

Nefarious · « **Reply #49 on:** March 25, 2005, 03:32:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Right now, I know of 3 pilots in the game who flew in the War, not counting the Lancaster pilot. Two of them flew in the same squadron and are P38 pilots, while the other was a Corsair pilot.

Wail's Uncle flew P-40's in the CBI, and Took a hop with the 412th in the Main Arena. Check out the 412th Website there is Pics and .ahf's.

Cobra412's Skin which is in Aces High, I cant recall the name of it to save my life though for some reason, Was his actual Aircraft.

SKJohn · « **Reply #50 on:** March 25, 2005, 04:57:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Scootter
I have had my PPL for 9 years.

I fly about 100 hours a year for fun and business (and to escape hurricanes.. note where I live)

You don't have to fly that long to escape Hurricanes - they're one of the slowest planes in the game, usually all you gotta do is dive away at full throttle and you'll quickly outdistance them:D

Kegger26 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 25, 2005, 05:19:05 PM »

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Originally posted by SKJohn
You don't have to fly that long to escape Hurricanes - they're one of the slowest planes in the game, usually all you gotta do is dive away at full throttle and you'll quickly outdistance them:D

I second that tactic. It get's my seal of approval. See there SKJohn we are saving you time already.

tshred · « **Reply #52 on:** March 25, 2005, 05:32:31 PM »

Commercial, Multi, SEL and SES, Instrument.

Currently co-pilot flying Super DC-3's (C-117D), and Beech 99's for TransNorthern.com

Own a '69 Cessna 172 with a 215hp Franklin, constant speed prop, wheels and floats.

ts

Kegger26 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 25, 2005, 06:07:19 PM »

How do those Super DC-3 handle? I have seen some with two engines and three engines. Also are they PT6 engines or what? I always thought they looked cool. I havent really stepped outside the GA area of aircraft. I would love to fly a DC-3 or C-119. That would be so great.

FTndr · « **Reply #54 on:** March 25, 2005, 07:04:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Kegger26
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before I could re-act the plane was back level and John was looking around fast at all the windows.
He asked me in a comment "I dont see any planes" I said a bird..then it hit me, I had been calling those 737s birds all day...the fact I screamed part out of fear, part out of stupidty he thought I ment we were about to colilde with a "Boeing bird". So he took what he though was going to be the best corrective action to save our hides.
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-Keg. [/B]

Kegger...

When I read this you brought back a memory long wished forgotten I catagorize what happened to you as a "better safe then sorry" incident...

Back in the early 90's while working as a 135 crewmember/CFII trying to build hours I had a incident somewhat like you describe only it was not a hawk outside the window !!!!

I was flying right seat on a the return leg of a trip. We were coming back from western NY into Boston on a friday afternoon around 5:30pm (rush hour in the air for those of you that haven't had the pleasure of flying into what is now called Class B airspace... ie.. very very busy) in a cessna 340. Now I specify the aircraft type cuz it's a piston popper and them ATC guys get testy when they have to try and sequence one "of "THEM" into a sky FULL of "heavy's" but that's another story altogether !!

So here we were chugg'n in from almost the direct west just coming down throught 10,000ft on our way to 5,000ft (last instructions from previous controller) and a frequency change with instructions to contact approach..... have a nice day... ect...ect.. with descent started and freq changed...oh.. and also told to maintain 250 throught out (250kts is max speed below 10k for those that don't know) descent yada.. yada.. yada..

Long story short here... on new freq trying to get word in edge wise that we are now "with" the new controller on his freq..... 9k goes by.... still can't get check in with new controller.... 8k gone... still can't get check in.... (controller SO busy giving instructions to aircraft in his area of responsibility he's talking RAPID fire for over what seemed like 5 min) finally coming thru 7k I was able to fire off cessna xyz with you passing 7 for 5....

What I got was a quick acknowlegement followed by what had to be another 5 min of rapid fire calls to all the other poor souls who happened to be stuck in that chunk of airspace that day...

Soooo.... here we are lvl @ 5k boring damn near straight into boston at rush hour.... no other instructions were coming.... (this is very UNusual as we should have been being sequenced with the other traffic) I was discussing this peculiar situation with my fellow pilot and what we should be doing... (still can't get word in edgewise with the controller) when the call comes.......

There is something instinctive you hear but can't see.... the tone of the controllers voice said it all.....

CESSNA XYZ IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN !!!!!!!!

Being in the right seat my reaction was to look right.... my fellow pilot who was at the controls cranked over (into left turn) on the yoke so hard I damn near banged my head on the window... there outside my window... almost close enough to touch.... was rivits and aluminum.... we were close enough that I distinctly remember seeing the rivits and the black streaks of oxidation running down the aluminum underside of a climbing 727.....

It was all over in seconds.... we were clear.... we were alive and all that was left was the pounding of your heart as the realization of what just happened sinks in....

The saddest part...... this is NOT the closest I've been to a mid-air !!!!!! that too is another story.....

Kegger26 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 25, 2005, 09:27:26 PM »

Man I am so glad I havent came close to a mid-air yet. I am a nut about keeping a look out for other traffic...again I have friends who seat the autopilot then read a magazine...I would never think of doing anything like that..

Golfer · « **Reply #56 on:** March 26, 2005, 01:27:55 AM »

CFI/CFII/MEI around 850 hrs.

I've had a couple close calls. One I never saw but was concerned none the less when a center controller descended a G-IV in front of me in a Mooney M20J flying from Palm Beach, FL to Columbus, OH. I'd been in the clouds for about an hour and in pretty good precip for about 10 minutes. His voice became abrupt as he called out a traffic alert, I peered out the window which left me with just enough visibility to barely see my spinner and rain streaking back on the windscreen. I reply "I-M-C" and the G-IV says I'm on TCAS and its one of those times when the TCAS says one thing, the controller says another. The G-IV listened to their magic box and kept up a descent and I just crossed my fingers. An absolutely helpless situation for me to be in. I didn't like it.

I had another time when flying traffic survey in a yellow 172 with a smiling sun wearing shades on the nose and tail. I was orbiting an accident in Columbus just south of Polaris parkway on the Interstate 71/270 split. I was setting up to roll out back on 'the route' which is a bit of an offset figure 8 and just as I rolled wings level in front of me was one of Ohio States 152s. I could see the smurfy paint scheme, the little black 3" numbers on the back signifying which "buckeye" it was and the left seat pilot had blue Telex headsets. I'd come out of my turn inside 100 yards behind the 152 and was closing. I diverted right about 30 degrees and called Ohio State tower asking if they'd like to inform me of any traffic in the area. Turns out the 152 had not turned on his transponder and State Tower's radar didn't even have them as a primary target 7 miles from their airport.

I've done some other things that in hindsight were less than perfect ways to ensure longevity in life...but they were fun none the less and never felt out of control. I do not condone these actions and in no way encourage others to attempt them on their own

For instance:

Kegger26 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 26, 2005, 07:46:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
I had another time when flying traffic survey in a yellow 172 with a smiling sun wearing shades on the nose and tail.
For instance:

That reminded me. I DID have a close call with a Yellow 152. I was making an approach into W29, when I hear over the radio "Cardinal XXX going around"....in my mind I start looking for a Cessna 177. I am just passing over the bay bridge. For those of you who have never been to W29 the bay bridge is right in the middle of the pattern. If you have Microsoft's Flight Sim 2004 it is in there, just start from W29. Anyways I start looking for this 177 who says he is going around, I look just to my left and there is a Yellow 152 on final..or so I thought. I didnt give him another look, I insted am still trying to locate the "177". I bank over to the left just a bit dipping my left wing to see if he is starting to turn base below and behind me...then it hit me...that 152 wasnt on final...he was on departure! He was doing touch and goes. Not only was he in the pattern incorrectly, but he wasnt even identifying himself correctly. I rolled over to my left a bit and climbed.
I had enough room to get her down. I shutdown and watched him land this time facing the correct way....as it turns out this guy is a student over at the Naval Acc. He is up in this old beat up 152 from Lee County. In his defence he said he had been flying his dads 177 so much it was just in his head...This happens to me sometime...I have anwsered back to ATC more than once "Five Niner Fox, roger, contact on XX.X" 59F is a buddys 210 I fly alot...So I can see how that could happen. In truth we were pretty far from hitting one another..it was late sunday afternoon so the feild was pretty much dead...so harm no foul.

Lone Wolf · « **Reply #58 on:** March 26, 2005, 10:16:41 AM »

Closest thing I've had was when we were shooting a practice approach into Sugarland (Houston)-we were on the backcourse to 35 (Sugarland has one runway). Controller-"737Hotel Charlie cleared to land 35"...da da da da...so we scream along at 90 kts in the 172 -fortunately we were paying attention. Controller comes back on-"Gulfstream 34Mike cleared to land 17 "...The guy with me and I both got whiplash turning to look at each other-checking with controller they asked us if we would mind aborting our approach. Always listen to the radio ;>
LW

Kegger26 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 26, 2005, 12:23:35 PM »

Last year in I almost cut off a Challenger... He was flying into an un-controlled field, he got on the unicom and said "xxx five mile on final straight in" He didnt give his aircraft type. My buddy Brian and I looked to our left and made out a CAP 172 out in the distance..he didnt look five miles but heh you never know with them CAP pilots

. Anyways Brian and I were about to turn base and decided to do so ahead of "that knuckle head CAP pilot that called a five mile final". I took one more look to my left and there she was a big old Falcon 900 screamin down the way. It wasnt a close call, but it could have been.
Once we got down Brian got out and headed inside the FBO alittle upset...rightly so it was his aircraft we could have just bent up. (A sexy 1963 B-33 Debonair). I am not sure what all was said, but when I walked into the FBO I heard some very loud voices in the pilots lounge. I heard one pilot say to Brian "well next time look alittle harder, were a lot bigger plane that you are. Were not that hard to see" Anyone who has flown can tell you..it cant be hard to spot a plane sometimes. More so at five miles on a cloudy day. Some of those corp pilots are some of the most arrogant pilots in the sky. Not all of us have TCAS in our planes. Well I do now so naner, naner, naaneer.