Originally Posted by
Genghis the Engineer
Completely the wrong order in any emergency of-course.
Aviate
Navigate
Communicate
Good point(s)!
The only in-fight emergency I "enjoyed" so far was a sudden nasty noise from the engine at about 1000 feet; still 20 minutes from our destination I opted for the closest airfield (which I was unfamiliar with).
I did not have the presence of mind to climb, as mentioned by Genghis.
I was flying the plane though (aviate), I made my way (navigate) to the nearest airport while my friend (non-pilot) tried to get hold of the "crop dusting boss" on the general frequency to obtain permission to land; (communicate) to no avail.
Upon arrival I did one spin for reconnaissance purposes and I noticed there was a cropduster stuck in the trench next to the runway.
They saw me and the pick-up truck attending the cropduster moved clear which I took us permission…….
Turned out to be a large hole in the Rotax exhaust line! Bummer!!
The friendly team tried to fix it with a weld but after a quick test-flight the same noise appeared; which meant we had to abandon the plane for the night!
Not a very nice thing to do; and a #$%*-ing long drive the next day!!
###Ultra long Hauler###