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Final Approach
The local news had a story last night about a "hair raising incident" at Greenville Downtown Airport yesterday.
Get this...
A Twin Comanche reported some electrical problems, overflew the field twice to make sure their gear was down, and landed without a problem.
They also reported there were no injuries (WHEW!) and no word on the cause of the electrical problems. And of course, instead of speaking to any of the numerous pilots/CFIs that were present, they find John Q. Public who says something to the effect of "He just flew over twice, then came in like it was a normal landing". They also made sure to mention the numerous fire vehicles present, just in case you happened to think this wasn't necessarily a horribly serious event.
Just another story to show how dangerous these little planes are what with having to declare emergencies and all that.
Get this...
A Twin Comanche reported some electrical problems, overflew the field twice to make sure their gear was down, and landed without a problem.
They also reported there were no injuries (WHEW!) and no word on the cause of the electrical problems. And of course, instead of speaking to any of the numerous pilots/CFIs that were present, they find John Q. Public who says something to the effect of "He just flew over twice, then came in like it was a normal landing". They also made sure to mention the numerous fire vehicles present, just in case you happened to think this wasn't necessarily a horribly serious event.
Just another story to show how dangerous these little planes are what with having to declare emergencies and all that.