> > > status, if you also notice a big plume of something that looks a lot > > > like smoke coming off one or both wings, land and check your fuel tank > > > covers. (And extinguish your cigarettes.) :-) > > > > Ye gods. That's why you pre-flight _after_ you've fueled up. Gas it, > > park it and then check it _all_. I'm amazed you made it back. It doesn't > > take long to suck those wing tanks dry. > > That was when I was young and stupid. The pilot fueled back up, > screwed on the fuel caps, and off we went again. I should have used > that opportunity to exit the plane, but was too excited about the rare > chance to go flying ... it was a wild ride though ... we flew up to > northern AZ and were buzzing some poor rancher's cattle, or would that > be "some rancher's poor cattle." Anyway we were occasionally pretty > close to 90 degree bank about 50' above the ground. > Heheh. Was he an ex-fighter or crop duster pilot? :)
> In retrospect, yes, lucky to have made it back from both flights that > day. That was the last time I went flying with that particular pilot. > Smart choice. :) > These days I give all my potential pilots a check ride in flightgear > first before I'll go flying with them. :-) > "What's this?" "It's a test. If you pass, chances are I won't die when you're driving." *laughs* g. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
