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Tuesday, December 11. 2018

Landing gear trouble

Pilot Porn: Landing gear trouble in a Bonanza. The mechanic is great.




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We were on an Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle 30 years ago when the plane (a 737, I think) was hit by lightning. A blue ball of flame came down the aisle but no injuries. Then the pilot announced that the gear may not be down fully. We did a tower fly by and then landed without trouble.

Interesting flight,.
#1 Mike K (Link) on 2018-12-11 21:06 (Reply)
That's ball lightning. I flew Connies back and forth across the north Atlantic in the '50s, and have no idea how many ball lighting events we had, but it was several. Never any injury or damage, but it shonuff gets your attention. Some claim it can cause injury and damage, but I always figured ball lightning was the scapegoat for something else that happened.
#1.1 BillH on 2018-12-12 11:54 (Reply)
That was a pleasure to listen to: no ego, no drama, no wishful thinking, just taking care of business.
#2 Texan99 on 2018-12-12 12:27 (Reply)
My third and most expensive airplane cost $1800 complete.
#3 rhhardin (Link) on 2018-12-12 19:51 (Reply)
When my Dad managed a large greenhouse in central Indiana in the '30s, the owner bought a brand spanking new Piper Cub for about $1000. Of course, $1000 was about 2/3 of my Dad's annual salary, and we weren't quite poor folks.
#3.1 BillH on 2018-12-13 11:13 (Reply)
Exceptionally informative details, loved each individual word you wrote about this subject.
#3.1.1 Fishing League Worldwide (Link) on 2019-01-08 10:53 (Reply)

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