[simpits-tech] Simpits-tech B1-B on it's belly

[Justin Messenger]

The plane seems to have taken it rather well. I guess
that was the best location to have it happen! That is
a base that can fix it. 

Justin

> To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list"
> <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:29:37 -0500
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] B1-B on it's belly
> 
> Basically it went like this:
> 
> The pilots (who I've heard were not exactly the
> cream of the crop - in fact I heard the comment
> "something like this was bound to happen") had been
> in a holding pattern waiting to land for some time
> (a couple of hours, I believe). Due to weather and
> other conditions they were in a low and slow holding
> pattern, so the gear warning announciator was going
> off, so they silenced it. Then when they finally did
> go in for landing, they forgot to turn the
> announciator back on.
> 
> Of course it's pretty bad that you need the gear
> announciator in order to remember what to do... But
> that's the whole story (or at least the whole story
> as I have heard it from other B1 guys).
> 
> Brian


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