ACMESkydiver 0 #1 March 23, 2007 -Conveniently enough, I know exactly where the airport is, and it's completely clear of clouds here all the way down. I cycle the carb heat, then see the problem. Gas tanks. Empty. Completely drained. 'How the HELL did that happen?!' I ask myself, extremely pissed off at making such a stupid mistake... "Mayday, mayday Renton Tower ..56C at 12,000 over Renton Airport, lost both engines. I'm dead out of fuel. One soul aboard." For a second I confuse myself; 'lose engine, pitch for best glide' tries to take over...but I don't need best glide. I need to get the hell onto the ground. Tower: "56C, begin spiraling down, you're airspace is clear. We've contacted Seatac. Switch to..." then the radio cuts out. "Tower this is 56C...radio check." Nothing. Shit. Nice, now I have no dash...electrical is gone. Great...I am spiraling down through bravo, with no way to communicate. At least they got the mayday call...and we're on north flow today. Boeing and Seatac are south of us... It doesn't take long at all to get down; I was expecting it to feel like hours. I'm directly above the runway...360 power-off landing will be perfect, but I'm taking 15 instead of 33. Why? because it's easier right now and at this point the whole thing is mine. I can see out of the corner of my eye all of the aircraft on the ground now piling up at the hold short lines waiting for me to get down. There's the fire engine and ambulance. -for a second I laugh and say aloud, "Thanks for the confidence in my abilities, guys" . It's SOP, but I needed to laugh, because here is where it gets a little tense for me. I'm grabbing some flaps, I'm adjusting the pitch, I'm being easy...easy...easy... Finally I touch down, roll out and turn off. the engines are off obviously, EVERYTHING in the plane is off. No fuel explains the engines but...the electrical...? BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP eegad, that's annoying as hell!! And RIGHT in the middle of a beautiful landing. Fucking alarm clock. I was brilliant. Edit to add: I do remember saying, "One soul aboard!!!" ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #2 March 23, 2007 NOBODY cares that I almost died today? >sniff<~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 March 23, 2007 QuoteNOBODY cares that I almost died today? >sniff< I care.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #4 March 23, 2007 are you a pilot dreaming of such stuff?“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 March 23, 2007 So...... who is responsible for checking the a/c before take off? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #6 March 23, 2007 QuoteI'm grabbing some flaps... Now without electrical, how did you manage to get the flaps down? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazelos 0 #7 March 23, 2007 QuoteSo...... who is responsible for checking the a/c before take off? I bet someone was shooting him while he was taking off, one of the bullets hit the tanks and slowly, but surely, they drained. Or something!He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 March 23, 2007 Quote Now without electrical, how did you manage to get the flaps down? Depending on what plane she was flying, she might have just grabbed the flap handle and lowered them. Some aircraft flaps are a direct mechanical linkage from handle to flap with no electrical required. Oh wait . . . it was all a dream.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #9 March 23, 2007 Hey, is it Jaye's fault that someone thought it would make total sense to fill their pick up truck with Jet A so they could make it fly? If you've seen the recent Family Guy's you'll get that one. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #10 March 23, 2007 Quote Hey, is it Jaye's fault that someone thought it would make total sense to fill their puck up truck with Jet A so they could make it fly? If you've seen the recent Family Guy's you'll get that one. Laugh I saw that episode...I'm still not sure what was wrong with Peter's logic on that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #11 March 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteI'm grabbing some flaps... Now without electrical, how did you manage to get the flaps down? Quade was right; Warrior = no electrical needed for flappage. Problem is...somehow I was in a two engine Warrior, which doesn't exist. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #12 March 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteNOBODY cares that I almost died today? >sniff< I care. HOORAY! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 March 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteSo...... who is responsible for checking the a/c before take off? I bet someone was shooting him while he was taking off, one of the bullets hit the tanks and slowly, but surely, they drained. Or something! Hey!! Not ALL pilots are men! (Just the majority of 'em) ...but not this one. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #14 March 23, 2007 QuoteSo...... who is responsible for checking the a/c before take off? My mythical co-pilot that was scheduled to be in the right seat!!! I'm sure HE must have been preflighting the damn plane. I wonder how he ended up not coming with after he preflighted the plane... -And further, how I could miss the fuel guages reading low? Or falling?! -and Virgin-burner; kind of. I WAS a pilot almost; but I haven't been in a plane (that I was flying) for about a year, now.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #15 March 23, 2007 QuoteNOBODY cares that I almost died today? >sniff<I knew it was a dream when BOTH engine cut out above the aiport if that gunna happen you be above the pacific. Any way I knew were would not runn outa fuelYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #16 March 23, 2007 One word for ya ACME after that point..... DOOR!!!!!! Plenty of soft green places to land in Renton!! Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #17 March 23, 2007 Damn, you had me going! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazelos 0 #18 March 23, 2007 Quote Hey!! Not ALL pilots are men! (Just the majority of 'em) ...but not this one. I am such a phallocratHe who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #19 March 23, 2007 QuoteOne word for ya ACME after that point..... DOOR!!!!!! Plenty of soft green places to land in Renton!! (PSSST!!! -somebody tell Corey that most pilots DO NOT wear parachutes. ) ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #20 March 23, 2007 QuoteQuoteOne word for ya ACME after that point..... DOOR!!!!!! Plenty of soft green places to land in Renton!! (PSSST!!! -somebody tell Corey that most pilots DO NOT wear parachutes. ) Well, silly me.... I thought the pilot in question was a skydiver...... My mistake. Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #21 March 24, 2007 You should have engaged the autopilot. Might need the manual inflation tube. It's located just below the belt buckle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #22 March 24, 2007 QuoteQuote Now without electrical, how did you manage to get the flaps down? Depending on what plane she was flying, she might have just grabbed the flap handle and lowered them. Some aircraft flaps are a direct mechanical linkage from handle to flap with no electrical required. Oh wait . . . it was all a dream. "flaps? we dont need no stinking flaps!!!" and neither do i...do dead stick landings all day long... ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #23 March 24, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteOne word for ya ACME after that point..... DOOR!!!!!! Plenty of soft green places to land in Renton!! (PSSST!!! -somebody tell Corey that most pilots DO NOT wear parachutes. ) Well, silly me.... I thought the pilot in question was a skydiver...... My mistake. Well that's IT, mister!!! The gloves come OFF!! [removes glove, slaps GnT, throws it on the ground] I DARE you to cross this line! Grrrr......~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #24 March 24, 2007 Good thing you don't need flaps ... cause it doesn't look you've got any on that flying machine.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #25 March 24, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuote Now without electrical, how did you manage to get the flaps down? Depending on what plane she was flying, she might have just grabbed the flap handle and lowered them. Some aircraft flaps are a direct mechanical linkage from handle to flap with no electrical required. Oh wait . . . it was all a dream. "flaps? we dont need no stinking flaps!!!" and neither do i...do dead stick landings all day long... ...you could do a hands off landing with that, couldn't you? A guy showed me how to flare one of those once at an aviation fair...but I'd guess you could fly it into the ground without too much damage, couldn't ya? You're not going all that fast, right?~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
