JJ

I had a flight of T-33's just out of overhaul, being ferried to
Iceland to replace old ones. TAC Ferry Command launched us out of
Goose Bay (VFR) and Sondy (Sondrestrom) went IFR after we passed
point of no return. Held over an hour to let two flights of F-5's
land.

When we started approach (minimum fuel) GCA lost radio and I went to
Guard.. They vectored us around for a new approach and forgot we were
on Guard and let us overshoot final and sent us around with 12 gallons
of fuel. Climbed to over 10K to be sure would clear Ice Pack and
punched on a heading of east to be sure were over land. No survival if
we had landed in water. When I hit the frozen ground and rocks all I
could see momentarily was red due to impact. With winter and survial
gear probaly grossed out between 225-250 lbs. Was picked up by a
Danish Chopper and when we landed back at Sondy it went dark walking
to ambulance.

Lots of little things more but not enough time, without writing a
book, to cover them and might not be of interest to the gravity
powered pilots.

Three airplanes and valued about $55K each due to deprecation. All
four pilots walked using round chutes )

Aircraft discussion way off this soaring news group but talking chutes
probably ok.

Big John
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:03:28 -0800 (PST), JJ Sinclair
wrote:



I jumped about 10K and 150 mph in controlled flight over a snow storm
cloud bank (Greenland).

There's got to be a good story there, Big John..........tell us more!

I jumped a (round) chute sooooo close to impact that I could feel the
heat from the fireball as 8 million taxpayer dollers slammed into the
side of a hill a few miles north of Mt. Home, ID (June, 1967).
JJ