NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 16:20:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in :

NW-Pilot, would you have gone with 55 knot tailwinds?

Why not? 55 knot headwinds cut into your fuel reserve, 55 knot tail winds
help it. I've flown with a 70 knot tail wind

Have you ever attempted to taxi a high-wing aircraft in 55 knot winds?

On 1 Oct 2006 08:56:37 -0700, Jay Honeck wrote:

Stuck in IMC over the North Atlantic, in the dark, no
primary displays, a possible carbon-monoxide leak, a known fuel leak --
I simply can't imagine it getting any worse.
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hmm, the mother-in-law calling on the sat-phone?

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In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 16:20:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in :
NW-Pilot, would you have gone with 55 knot tailwinds?

Why not? 55 knot headwinds cut into your fuel reserve, 55 knot tail winds
help it. I've flown with a 70 knot tail wind

Have you ever attempted to taxi a high-wing aircraft in 55 knot winds?

I thougth we were talking about winds-aloft, not surface winds?


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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have

Do you have a machine to pick those nits, or do you do it all by hand?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

I simply can't imagine it getting any worse.

On fire?

But he did a great job, notwithstanding any Monday-morning advice givers.
He evaluated, and made a decision that resulted in the craft and pilot on
the ground safely. What else is there?

Larry Dighera schrieb:

A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have
been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting.

He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not
supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm
scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they
think they know better than the book.

Stefan

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ps.com...
: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/nwpilot's_tranatlantic_flight.htm
:
: Man, if the new details of his story doesn't chill ya, nothing will!
: --
: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
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: "Your Aviation Destination"
:

See Jay, another reason to get the instrument rating!

On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:20:13 +0200, Stefan
wrote in :

Larry Dighera schrieb:

A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have
been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting.

He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not
supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm
scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they
think they know better than the book.

Stefan

What you say is true enough. And so is what I said.

In article ,
..Blueskies. wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/nwpilot's_tranatlantic_flight.htm
:
: Man, if the new details of his story doesn't chill ya, nothing will!
: --
: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
: www.AlexisParkInn.com
: "Your Aviation Destination"
:

See Jay, another reason to get the instrument rating!



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Stefan wrote:
Larry Dighera schrieb:

A more experienced pilot who had studied the aux tank system may have
been able to mentally diagnose the cause of the fuel venting.

He did everything by the book, but the book was wrong. A pilot is not
supposed to assume that an FAA approved book is wrong! In fact, I'm
scared of pilots who establish their own ad hoc procedures because they
think they know better than the book.

You're completely right. I'm an A&P, but I'm not going to sit up there
in IMC miles from land and try to diagnose a fuel problem if the other
option is heading for land and landing ASAP.