X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from outbound-b1.mx-route.com ([208.123.79.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4946637 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:43:12 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.123.79.45; envelope-from=tom@midwestaviation.net Received: from fl-184-0-224-156.dhcp.centurylinkservices.net (HELO [192.168.1.68]) ([184.0.224.156]) by smtp.mxtoolbox.com with ESMTP; 14 Apr 2011 18:42:38 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Glider skills From: Thomas Giddings In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:42:46 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Wait...Not so fast...There I was inverted ...in the soup....one burnin = the other barley turnin...when suddenly my medals fell off my chest and = took another eye out...this would have killed a lesser man...but when it = gets too tough for everyone else...It is getting just right for me.... Sorry...Just a poor attempt at humor...Glad you guys are all safe:) On Apr 14, 2011, at 7:02 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > Uncle! {:>) - You are right, John - I recall thinking (briefly) on one = of my engine outs (where the engine kept sputtering - giving me false = hope I might get things resolved for long minutes - only finally to = quit) that I wish it would just quit and get it over with. Did I = mention thinking that very briefly - once it quit, I found I really = missed the sputtering!! >=20 > Yes, having full power on the throttle and continuing to lose the race = for altitude has got to be a cushion killer. >=20 > Glad you got to tell us the story! >=20 > Ed >=20 > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "John Slade" > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:11 PM > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Glider skills >=20 >> OK, since we're quiet, I have a story too. Emergencies are usually = over very quickly. This one lasted 20 minutes.... >> I took on severe icing during a long voice controlled decent through = 15k of cloud in a Jet Provost and quickly became unable to climb on full = power. Ended up at 400 feet, full power, clean, 2 miles out and still = descending. Crossed the fence, still clean and at full power with the = controller yelling "gear, gear, gear". The clunk of the gear preceded = the thump of touchdown by about a second. It took quite a few beers to = get over that one. :) >>=20 >>=20 >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html=20 >=20 >=20 > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html