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| 26-Feb-09:
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| From
Ian McPhee ("Mr Soaring") of Byron Bay ... |
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| A
bit big (the attached PowerPoint file) but this article on A320 is well worthwhile. |
| Interesting
the button he hits to ditch on water which locks the rear exit door and seals the rest of
the A320 so as it floats ... and he left the plane with clipboard passenger list and cap
on when on ferry sipping a coffee!!! |
| Unfortunately
no mention that
he
was a glider pilot. |
| As
a friend said … most pilots are focused on getting back to an airfield but a glider
pilot thinks out of the square a little more and will consider all options other than
airports. |
| I
can always remember being yelled at by my instructor when learning in C152 when I side
slipped to a paddock for a practice engine out !!!!
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| Another
great save was the Gimli glider 26 years ago and how he side slipped (his gliding skill)
the B767 short of the piano keys. |
