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From: The Older Gentleman on 7 Aug 2010 13:43 J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > On 8/7/2010 12:16 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote: > > J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > > > >> Been a long time since I ran anything out of gas. On the other hand I > >> did put 54 gallons in the 52.5 gallon tank on a Cessna once. > > > > Wow. That must have been preceded by some rather worrying moments :-0 > > Well, it cut out on me about five miles out from the airport. I got set > up on a pasture and was yelling MOVE YOU EFFING SHEEP when it started up > again. I figured that nose down it was getting some "non usable fuel" > so I put the first notch of flaps down and aimed for the next pasture > over. The third or fourth pasture got me in gliding range of the runway. (X-posted to ukrm, where there are a few pilots.) Does that count as a notifiable incident or anything? Either in the US or UK? Or is it a case of "any landing you an walk away from...."? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: boxerboy on 7 Aug 2010 13:55 On 7 Aug, 18:43, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > > > Does that count as a notifiable incident or anything? Either in the US > or UK? Or is it a case of "any landing you an walk away from...."? > Every day story of life at Ryan Air! Boxerboy PS Welcome back to Gods Country
From: Tosspot on 7 Aug 2010 13:58 On 07/08/10 18:43, The Older Gentleman wrote: > J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> On 8/7/2010 12:16 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote: >>> J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Been a long time since I ran anything out of gas. On the other hand I >>>> did put 54 gallons in the 52.5 gallon tank on a Cessna once. >>> >>> Wow. That must have been preceded by some rather worrying moments :-0 >> >> Well, it cut out on me about five miles out from the airport. I got set >> up on a pasture and was yelling MOVE YOU EFFING SHEEP when it started up >> again. I figured that nose down it was getting some "non usable fuel" >> so I put the first notch of flaps down and aimed for the next pasture >> over. The third or fourth pasture got me in gliding range of the runway. > > (X-posted to ukrm, where there are a few pilots.) > > Does that count as a notifiable incident or anything? Either in the US > or UK? Or is it a case of "any landing you an walk away from...."? I've no idea, but my guess if it was really a "I'm landing on your runway now whatever you say" incident it would be notified. Mate got a notification for landing a bit short of the runway. The peri track to be precise.
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 7 Aug 2010 14:04 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> typed >J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> On 8/7/2010 12:16 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote: >> > J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: >> > >> >> Been a long time since I ran anything out of gas. On the other hand I >> >> did put 54 gallons in the 52.5 gallon tank on a Cessna once. >> > >> > Wow. That must have been preceded by some rather worrying moments :-0 >> >> Well, it cut out on me about five miles out from the airport. I got set >> up on a pasture and was yelling MOVE YOU EFFING SHEEP when it started up >> again. I figured that nose down it was getting some "non usable fuel" >> so I put the first notch of flaps down and aimed for the next pasture >> over. The third or fourth pasture got me in gliding range of the runway. > >(X-posted to ukrm, where there are a few pilots.) > >Does that count as a notifiable incident or anything? Either in the US >or UK? Or is it a case of "any landing you an walk away from...."? Not in the UK. No damage, no injuries, and I'm assuming no emergency was declared. If the CAA were to find out they'd be deeply unimpressed. They take a *very* dim view of anyone who runs out of fuel. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion
From: The Older Gentleman on 7 Aug 2010 14:09 Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older > Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> typed > >J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > > > >> On 8/7/2010 12:16 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote: > >> > J. Clarke<jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Been a long time since I ran anything out of gas. On the other hand I > >> >> did put 54 gallons in the 52.5 gallon tank on a Cessna once. > >> > > >> > Wow. That must have been preceded by some rather worrying moments :-0 > >> > >> Well, it cut out on me about five miles out from the airport. I got set > >> up on a pasture and was yelling MOVE YOU EFFING SHEEP when it started up > >> again. I figured that nose down it was getting some "non usable fuel" > >> so I put the first notch of flaps down and aimed for the next pasture > >> over. The third or fourth pasture got me in gliding range of the runway. > > > >(X-posted to ukrm, where there are a few pilots.) > > > >Does that count as a notifiable incident or anything? Either in the US > >or UK? Or is it a case of "any landing you an walk away from...."? > > Not in the UK. No damage, no injuries, and I'm assuming no emergency was > declared. > > If the CAA were to find out they'd be deeply unimpressed. They take a > *very* dim view of anyone who runs out of fuel. Which begs another question. Are there any small civil aircraft with have a 1200 Bandit-like small fuel range? And if so, which ones? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
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