Vinny
Pre-takeoff checklist
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2007
- Messages
- 175
- Location
- City of the Big Shoulders
- Display Name
Display name:
Cousin Vinny
Cherokee flying VFR from KNEW to Lakeway Airpark outside Austin; gets caught on top; Austin approach guides him into KAUS through the overcast. Lucky dude, and he made the right move calling for help, but sounds like some poor ADM to get him to this point.
Pilot checks in at 1738Z. Around 1748Z approach tells him the Austin airports are all around 500-700' overcast. Approach offers him VFR options around 1753Z but he doesn't have enough fuel to divert to a VFR airport. At 1801Z he estimates he has a range of 60 miles with his fuel. They vector him in starting around 1808Z and he lands at KAUS around 1855Z.
Story here:
http://www.khou.com/news/national/248114991.html
Flightaware track:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N141SW/history/20140302/1435Z/KBTR/3R9
LiveATC feeds:
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1730Z.mp3
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1800Z.mp3
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1830Z.mp3
Weather:
KATT 021606Z AUTO 02007G15KT 4SM -RA BKN007 OVC015 10/07 A3004 RMK AO2 P0000 T01000072
KATT 021651Z AUTO 36012G19KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 06/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 P0000 T00610039
KAUS 021653Z 02015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP173 P0000 T00720061
KAUS 021753Z 34015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0000 60000 T00440033 10222 20044 51027
KATT 021755Z AUTO 36007G15KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005 04/02 A3007 RMK AO2 P0000 T00440022
KATT 021851Z AUTO 33007G16KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 P0002 T00390017
KAUS 021753Z 34015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0000 60000 T00440033 10222 20044 51027
PS - if you want to call him, he gives out his mobile number at 1804Z.
Pilot checks in at 1738Z. Around 1748Z approach tells him the Austin airports are all around 500-700' overcast. Approach offers him VFR options around 1753Z but he doesn't have enough fuel to divert to a VFR airport. At 1801Z he estimates he has a range of 60 miles with his fuel. They vector him in starting around 1808Z and he lands at KAUS around 1855Z.
Story here:
http://www.khou.com/news/national/248114991.html
Flightaware track:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N141SW/history/20140302/1435Z/KBTR/3R9
LiveATC feeds:
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1730Z.mp3
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1800Z.mp3
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kaus/KAUS2-Mar-02-2014-1830Z.mp3
Weather:
KATT 021606Z AUTO 02007G15KT 4SM -RA BKN007 OVC015 10/07 A3004 RMK AO2 P0000 T01000072
KATT 021651Z AUTO 36012G19KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 06/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 P0000 T00610039
KAUS 021653Z 02015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP173 P0000 T00720061
KAUS 021753Z 34015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0000 60000 T00440033 10222 20044 51027
KATT 021755Z AUTO 36007G15KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005 04/02 A3007 RMK AO2 P0000 T00440022
KATT 021851Z AUTO 33007G16KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 P0002 T00390017
KAUS 021753Z 34015KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 04/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0000 60000 T00440033 10222 20044 51027
PS - if you want to call him, he gives out his mobile number at 1804Z.
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