Kingfish

Was over Omaha in a T-39 and oil pressure went to zero on starboard
engine, so shut down. I told passengers we were on one and we made a
slow let down direct to COS (Colorado Springs) our destination. Landed
on one and if we hadn't told the passengers they would never have know
we were on single engine.

Mechs found a broken oil line and fixed over night. No damage to
engine since we shut down early.

This trip was my last flights in T-39 and last trip as aircrew in
USAF. Desk then until I retired as only a limited number of pilot
slots available for desk jockies in Hq (

Big John

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On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:58:35 -0800, Kingfish
wrote:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/fligh...htm?csp=Travel

Maybe a broken fuse pin like the one that brought down that El Al 747
in Amsterdam back in '92? I know airline pilots train for power loss
during critical phases of flight, but I wonder how differently the
plane handles after shedding an engine?