Cessna 310 Shuts Down Both Mills -- Short Of The Runway
Things get VERY distracting when an aircraft system problem
escalates to an unplanned landing. Under such circumstances, once
has to react carefully and swiftly... though sometimes the concept
of swiftly and carefully can conflict with each other. In this
case, a Twin Cessna pilot shut down both engines proper to landing
with the knowledge that he had a nose gear problem --
while obviously trying to save the engines.
VFR Military Training
Routes
Routes used by
the Department of Defense and associated Reserve and Air Guard
units for the purpose of conducting low-altitude navigation and
tactical training under VFR below 10,000 feet MSL at airspeeds in
excess of 250 knots IAS.
Note: This aircraft is located in the Research & Development
Gallery on a secure part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Two
X-25 aircraft were procured by the USAF in 1968 to test a method
for improving the chances of rescuing crewmen forced to bail out
from their aircraft over enemy territory...
“Using a common helicopter platform allows us to
more effectively manage our fleet’s maintenance program. We
are also able to cross-train all our pilots on both aircraft, which
helps ensure maximum flexibility in scheduling and personnel
availability.”
Source: Doug Garretson, President and
Chief Executive Officer of STAT MedEvac, explaining the methodology
behind their selection of EC135 anbd EC145 helos upgrade
their fleet.
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