tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2901672652926498198..comments2024-03-28T12:10:21.394-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Murph beat me to itOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24235649399833268752015-10-01T15:31:34.820-07:002015-10-01T15:31:34.820-07:00Once worked for an engineer who built a cannon whi...Once worked for an engineer who built a cannon while at Boeing to simulate bird strikes. The cannon fired a bird. He got in trouble because he used live birds. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83363498212957042352015-09-30T04:48:28.951-07:002015-09-30T04:48:28.951-07:00Good point and a much better word, thanks.Good point and a much better word, thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2424360445086607812015-09-29T11:19:49.354-07:002015-09-29T11:19:49.354-07:00Noted.
I'm still alive. The back seater is ...Noted. <br />I'm still alive. The back seater is still alive. The jet was repaired. Nobody on the ground was injured.<br />End of story.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42642469475276619002015-09-29T09:38:51.541-07:002015-09-29T09:38:51.541-07:00Not buying it, The conditions permitted no better ...Not buying it, The conditions permitted no better opportunity and I wasn't using hindsight. I couldn't believe that you commences an overshoot as I was reading it.<br />You can't rewrite history so there you are but I did keep my feet off the floor as I was readingCapt. Craighttp://tatterhead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64198418633772564832015-09-29T07:30:50.417-07:002015-09-29T07:30:50.417-07:00PS: Now if this had been yesterday when that Whisk...PS: Now if this had been yesterday when that Whiskey Front came in early, low and fast I could understand, but today? :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31898731767537796062015-09-29T07:28:18.961-07:002015-09-29T07:28:18.961-07:00LOL! "juirds" how the H did THAT happen?...LOL! "juirds" how the H did THAT happen?virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23967908175058369092015-09-29T07:26:54.851-07:002015-09-29T07:26:54.851-07:00@juird s
At Laughlin we had a 38 solo student tak...@juird s<br /><br />At Laughlin we had a 38 solo student taken out by a buzzard strike directly to the cockpit and KIA. Bird strikes are not a laughing matter.. virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91554756880306325512015-09-29T07:21:14.666-07:002015-09-29T07:21:14.666-07:00The word really should be reflexive.
We have no ...The word really should be reflexive. <br /><br />We have no instincts for how to fly an airplane, manipulate a firearm in a violent encounter or drive a vehicle on an icy road. We build reflexes through training and constant practice that serve us in an emergency. the higher quality your training, and the more consistent and rigorous your practice, the higher the likelihood you'll survive these encounters. Your story is the perfect example of how to do it right. <br /><br />Sorry, one of my long-standing pet peeves. I would like to remove the word instinct from all training syllabuses. Just my 2 cents worth.<br /><br />FormerFlyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60087142272129592552015-09-29T05:07:04.573-07:002015-09-29T05:07:04.573-07:00Noted.
I didn't "lose" an engine. I...Noted.<br />I didn't "lose" an engine. It was on fire. Rather than continue turning towards a populated area (the base) in an aircraft in which there was a very real possibility I'd be ejecting from, I elected to roll out pointed towards an unpopulated area while I took care of the problem. Maintain Aircraft Control. Analyze the situation and take proper action. Land as soon as conditions <b>permit</b>. Not Land as soon as possible.<br />Hind sight is twenty-twenty isn't it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4274331009936007562015-09-28T19:10:18.506-07:002015-09-28T19:10:18.506-07:00Ah yes, EPs... BURNED forever in memory...Ah yes, EPs... BURNED forever in memory...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23235613279786378712015-09-28T19:00:51.437-07:002015-09-28T19:00:51.437-07:00You are turning final and everything is great and ...You are turning final and everything is great and you lose an engine in a two engined aircraft. You are only seconds to touchdown. Add a little power to the good engine, hell push both throttles forward and land the aircraft and if you are unsure of the prob, shut down both engines on the roll out.<br /> In the final turn the GIB who was as the story indicates was no nugget could have shut down the engine before landing. Crew co-operation anyone? <br />This should suffice for some serious thinking about this story.Capt. Craighttp://tatterhead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45580408711756892612015-09-28T18:28:52.473-07:002015-09-28T18:28:52.473-07:00I do believe that requires an explanation.
Respec...I do believe that requires an explanation.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br /><br /><em>Management</em>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33956526294935346702015-09-28T17:11:41.755-07:002015-09-28T17:11:41.755-07:00If I was your CO you wouldn't have an ass to s...If I was your CO you wouldn't have an ass to sit on.Capt. Craighttp://tatterhead.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58509055098040054042015-09-28T16:23:01.617-07:002015-09-28T16:23:01.617-07:00Lucky the goose hit the car first.Lucky the goose hit the car first.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186121828198838612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4463320641465732842015-09-28T16:10:41.668-07:002015-09-28T16:10:41.668-07:00I guess the word really should be instinctive.I guess the word really should be instinctive.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34774147449322953352015-09-28T16:09:52.408-07:002015-09-28T16:09:52.408-07:00Believe it or not, I did not know this happened un...Believe it or not, I did not know this happened until I <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/blog/dp-popcorn-fabio-goose-0814-story.html" rel="nofollow">read</a> it just now What a long shot!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69247355111937493152015-09-28T16:04:15.335-07:002015-09-28T16:04:15.335-07:00Remember Fabio getting hit in the face by a goose ...Remember Fabio getting hit in the face by a goose on a roller coaster at Busch Gardens?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186121828198838612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72218244965086097212015-09-28T14:18:58.485-07:002015-09-28T14:18:58.485-07:00Yeah, I hadn't thought of the flock thing. Gu...Yeah, I hadn't thought of the flock thing. Guess it was a good thing the buzzard was scoping out a dead rabbit or something. A dead cow would have brought a whole formation into play.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16881284452808737082015-09-28T14:17:11.471-07:002015-09-28T14:17:11.471-07:00I hope so also. However, much like a pistol, bet...I hope so also. However, much like a pistol, better to have and not need.......<br /><br />We trained so much in the sim as well as simulated in flight, that we were already on the ground before I really had a chance to worry. Again, much like your pistol training, the more you do it, the more it becomes instinctual.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86937805871360075232015-09-28T13:58:12.435-07:002015-09-28T13:58:12.435-07:00As a maintainer I've seen dozens of planes tha...As a maintainer I've seen dozens of planes that have suffered bird strikes over the years. Usually there's just a bloody smear on the paintwork if it's a small bird such as a starling or pigeon. Bigger birds gulls, eagles, vultures etc will dent the leading edge, shatter a radome or in one case buckle the avionics bay door and take out half the electrical system. Geese are dangerous because of their weight and you never hit one goose, you hit half the flock. <br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77299217975483030472015-09-28T13:48:47.944-07:002015-09-28T13:48:47.944-07:00That had to be quite the tense moment. Thanks for ...That had to be quite the tense moment. Thanks for the story of some very instructive handling of the emergency - there's much to take away from it though I hope I'll never need it in the air in a real emergency.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68523633737751489412015-09-28T11:18:15.746-07:002015-09-28T11:18:15.746-07:00This picture shows a similar one. Sometimes outs...This <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/F16_after_bird_strike.jpg/220px-F16_after_bird_strike.jpg" rel="nofollow"> picture</a> shows a similar one. Sometimes outstanding visibility lets you see things that are better off unseen.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37992611498604801412015-09-28T11:14:35.148-07:002015-09-28T11:14:35.148-07:00This was the only one I had, although I recall see...This was the only one I had, although I recall seeing a few birds close by while flying, so it was a bit of a surprise while looking for pictures to see page after page of bird strike photos on google. The birds I had close passes with all seemed to use the same effective avoidance technique, they would just fold wings and drop.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30652799294049723762015-09-28T10:14:47.890-07:002015-09-28T10:14:47.890-07:00With all the birds in the air it is amazing that t...With all the birds in the air it is amazing that there aren't more bird strikes. Or more likely the little ones go in and out unnoticed ;-) Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70431095125962360632015-09-28T09:33:54.489-07:002015-09-28T09:33:54.489-07:00PrairieAdventure I almost spit PB&J across my ...PrairieAdventure I almost spit PB&J across my desk reading "To which the pilot replied with an emphatic thumbs down -- hand and forearm protruding through the smashed quarter panel glass." Definitely a down.danh616https://www.blogger.com/profile/12763697551250855474noreply@blogger.com