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Old 14th Aug 2023, 04:47
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Ignition Override
 
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A Fedex (MD-11 pilot) neighbor knows the owner of the "former" Mig-23.

Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping the FAA off of his back.

This video is from right next to a Canadian AFB (CFB), about 12 years ago.
----flopzone: this is partly for you, and you might have seen this successful Dual Bailout from CFB Cold Lake Canada ("12 years ago"), from an jet, with a Danish student in the front (red & white shoulder patch):
A different video might depict their slow flight (near Vmc?) and the quick roll into the failed or "stalled" engine.. Iirc, this accident was caused by either birds or an unrelated (not birds) compressor stall due to whatever factors.

Sidenote: please be aware that a pilot had a fatal accident at Cold Lake in an F-18 in 2016 or so-----


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