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Nope. The NTSB report did not support the fuel exhaution theory. He had gas. I agree that spatial disorientation is the most likely culprit. >From: "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] John John >Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 07:28:39 -0500 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >I always thought he may have run out of fuel at a bad time. He flew a >long way in the dark & haze and may have had the auto pilot on, and he >just about got to the airport. He flew a 182 most of his life, with the >fuel switch on both most of the time. My thought was he may have had the >fuel switch on the left outer aux at take off. Flew in the dark and >haze for about a hour and a half, forgot about switching the fuel, gets >just about to the airport, motor quits! This is why the plane went from >5000' to about 3000' real fast on radar, he turns off auto pilot because >the motor quit and the auto pilot was going nuts! He then switches the >fuel to a full tank, motor starts, he gives full power, plane climbs >alittle on radar, he's at about 3000' in the dark and haze, no horizon, >and loses control of the plane. When the FAA checks the plane the fuel >switch is on and the motor is at full power. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >>advice in this forum.]---- >> >> >>In a message dated 8/3/02 10:39:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>writes: >> >>>Thing is Visibility was 10 miles, and he had the airport in sight >>> >> >>I was flying in that area at that time. Visibility below 3000' was more >>like >>3 miles in haze. It was dark. He descended into the haze and lost all >>visual reference as he was over the sound. >> >>John >>================================================================== >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >> >> >> >>. >> > > >================================================================== >TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > Leslie Holbrook Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) Chester, CT 3B9 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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