Out of fuel in SK

Tubthumper · Post by **Tubthumper** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:42 pm

C150 'flame out':

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national ... 60321.html

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:03 pm

If that is the right picture for the event that looks like ZBA out of YXE from Mitchinson's.... some student probably forgot to dip the tanks or something like that.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:31 pm

Thats the one. It flew out safely the same day. Just put some gas in it and away it went. Notice how the pilot was kind enough to put the engine tent on. I was in Regina when it happened and wx was good, about -2 or -3 but a bitter wind. About a 30-45 degree crosswind @ 10-15 knots for landing.

Jeromeo · Post by **Jeromeo** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:52 am

Well before the bitching and whining starts about how much of an idiot this guy is I'd just like to say I bet ya he'll never have that problem again!

Blakey · Post by **Blakey** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:19 am

It looked like they did a pretty good job for a dead-stick into a field. I must say though that the part of the field you can see in the picture looks to be the ideal surface for a forced landing! I was wondering about the flaps though, why are they still down? A fuel-starvation engine failure shouldn't preclude raising them after landing. Maybe they were saving the battery to make sure they got it going later.

Pilatusable · Post by **Pilatusable** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:19 am

A dead-stick landing in a Cessna calls for the battery master to be switched off on short final. Guess he didn't want to turn it back on to bring the flaps up.

Hedley · Post by **Hedley** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:30 am

Running little, old trainers out of fuel on cross-countries is quite the tradition in aviation, for several reasons:

0) tanks not filled up all the way
1) fuel gauges are crap
2) no fuel totalizer
3) tach usually reads low
4) people don't lean
5) cruise speeds are so slow, virtually any noticeable headwind is a large % of the cruise speed and may require another fuel stop

With a fuel totalizer and a GPS, you've got the answer right in front of you - if you've got 1+30 to go, and 1+40 of fuel, time to change the plan (shrug).

apprentoid · Post by **apprentoid** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:43 pm

whats the registration on that plane ahaha it looks very familiar

wait...what did he say? · Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:15 am

whats the registration on that plane ahaha it looks very familiar

you're dumb...

ZBA out of YXE from Mitchinson's....

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:18 am

wait...what did he say? wrote:
whats the registration on that plane ahaha it looks very familiar
you're dumb...

ZBA out of YXE from Mitchinson's....

That made me giggle

MRO · Post by **MRO** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:15 pm

Blakey wrote: I was wondering about the flaps though, why are they still down? A fuel-starvation engine failure shouldn't preclude raising them after landing. Maybe they were saving the battery to make sure they got it going later.

If I just dead sticked a cessna into a field and walked away from it the last thing on my mind would be the position of the flaps.

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:23 pm

MRO wrote:
Blakey wrote: I was wondering about the flaps though, why are they still down? A fuel-starvation engine failure shouldn't preclude raising them after landing. Maybe they were saving the battery to make sure they got it going later.
If I just dead sticked a cessna into a field and walked away from it the last thing on my mind would be the position of the flaps.

Dead sticking a cessna is a non event in southern sask. The whole province is a big runway.

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:46 pm

Dust Devil wrote:Dead sticking a cessna is a non event in southern sask. The whole province is a big runway.

Since everyone seems to be quoting everyone I thought I would jump on the band wagon....

Try dead sticking into that "big runway" anywhere north of YVC and you'll have a fun time calling it a non-event.... We have some amazing scenery and spectacular hills in the northern part of this province, I'd invite you all to come take a look... Or at least try to fly over it, just don't get lost.

Anti

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:59 pm

AntiNakedMan wrote:
Dust Devil wrote:Dead sticking a cessna is a non event in southern sask. The whole province is a big runway.
Since everyone seems to be quoting everyone I thought I would jump on the band wagon....

Try dead sticking into that "big runway" anywhere north of YVC and you'll have a fun time calling it a non-event.... We have some amazing scenery and spectacular hills in the northern part of this province, I'd invite you all to come take a look... Or at least try to fly over it, just don't get lost.

Anti

Very true. I mispoke by refering to the whole province that way. Still dead sticking anything in southern sask is a non event. unless your 100 feet off the ground doing pipeline patrol. then it sucks. Dugouts can be a bitch

AntiNakedMan · Post by **AntiNakedMan** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:48 pm

Yeah, I also hate landing in a hole......... [insert offensive mom joke here]