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Old 10th May 2004, 18:04
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Thief13x
 
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i didn't think people survived forced landings like that! especially when contact is made with trees! good for you man

The other day i took a risk and got away with it. It was my first solo cross country (for my PPL) and when i did my runup, i noticed that my alternator charge was at zero. I tried turning on the pitot heat and the needle didn't even flinch. I thought of all the other times the guages in this ****ty aircraft have caused problems and decided to ignore it. Right choice, aparently the guage is broken.

Second mistake was when i was departing my destination airport to go back home, i forgot completly to do my runup when i got back home i found the transponder on stdby god i don't know how i forgot that!
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