The Learning Never Stops!
Aviation is complicated business, and it can be deadly if not undertaken with the right mindset. Our goal here at Code 7700 is to prepare you to avoid the day you will need to Squawk 7700, but if that day ever comes, to prepare you to deal with it competently.
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These days, most airlines and flight departments preach the “no fault go around,” the idea that it is safer to go around when didn’t need to versus not going around when you should have. Way back in 1982, one of my Air Force squadrons used, “when in doubt, go around” as an instructor technique. There are countless accidents where a go around should have been called and wasn’t. What about times when a go around was called, but was ignored?
Go Around? Nah, it'll be fine!
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Did you hear the one about the two Gulfstream test pilots who were flying a Gulfstream G650 on its maiden flight and ended up landing with only 50 pounds of fuel in the tanks? The photo here has had the Photoshop treatment, but the incident really happened, the two pilots refusing to follow procedure. I’ve had a few fuel leaks over the years, but only once from an engine. If the checklist says shut the engine down and you’ve got another, it seems like a no brainer. You have a brain, use it. Perhaps a few examples are in order.
What Happened to the Fuel?
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If you remember seeing something on "Homeplate" in the last two years, you will find it here, in a list of recent lead stories. Lead Stories . . .
