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[Maxell]

Hmmm, what else can go wrong...

Ok, so I was flying IFR from a little field 230 mile west of LQSA home to LQSA. I got a standard IFR weather briefing, light clouds, visibility 15 miles, and no rain. OK, sound calm enough, let's fly. But the moment I reach cruise I notice that thare is severe fog below 5000 8O The fog is so thick that you couldn't see a tree in the woods. No problemo, I'm gonna brush up on my blind flying skills. Then ahen I start my decent form 22000 feet to about 5500 the rain starts. OMG, now I have rain and fog. I thought I can't get any worse (the boss was a pesimist, he thought the engine was gonna fail, but he thinks that every time, so that wasn't strange). I was doing a rather fast decent becasue of the fog ~2000 feet per minute (almost a nose dive). The engine was at idle during the whole decent. Soooo, the low voltage alarm goes off, and the oil temperature too. I freak out. A low voltage alarm means I have a few minutes of juice left. And in that fog that isn't good, no instruments, no visual reference (ground, river...). In a normal 206 that wouldn't happen, but in this one it did. The explanation, wipers were working, lights, gps, pressurisation pump and the airconditioning were also turned on. The air-cond was set to maximum, and used a lot of electricity. I was terrified, I thought what the hell am I gonna do now. I was this close *showing a small distance with left hand* to announcing an emergency after I was instructed to lower the decent rate to about 1200 feet per minute, and incresed the throttle to maintain speed. The light (batt. warning) went away. Jesus crist, that is all that it was. A stupid too quick decent made my life shorter a year or so.


I intended to put this in the "flight experiences...personal" topic, but I couldn't find it, so here it is. Suits here as well. Hope you like the story.

[Peterrr20]

Good story Maxell! If a little unbelievable. :roll: I wish there was some way of proving when people write real stories. Just a question... could you take a photo while flying next time? I'd really like to see some of the shots. Thanks!
I'm sure you're telling a real story.

[Maxell]

Take a few shots? Ok, provide me a camera, and I'll do it. All I have is an old zenith, a russian camera, that weighs around 700 grams (0.7 kilo) And that thing need a roll of film, and costs to develop the film, and have to wait for a while, fill the whole film, or at least half of it...and that is if the camera even works...haven used it for a very long while :roll:


The digital camera I had used a few weeks ago (the throttle quadrant pictures) isn't mine, it belongs to the local sky diving club, and they gave it to me for a couple of days only... :( pitty I liked it so much. The freedom to take photos of everything you want.

Ok, the next time I fly some tourists, I will ask them for help, don't worry.

One more thing: I don't get it...you think I'm not a pilot, is that it? :?: :!: I really don't understand

[Insured Disaster]

Cessnas are notorious for their low voltage lights turning on.

[Maxell]

Feeling a bit funny arent we. For your information they most certainly are! If you flip a taxi light and the strobes together in a brand new Cessna 172 with new battery it will turn on he low voltage light for a second a little flash. With the engine on at idle, the generator operating.

[Insured Disaster]

Um, yes, thats what I was saying. The light would come on all the time. Usually, a quick reset of the alt would fix the problem.

[Maxell]

Sorrr, I understood it as a sarcastic remark. That is one thing I still have to understang, sarcasm in english language 8)

[Peterrr20]

NO Maxell, I DO believe your'e a real pilot. It's just the story... I know you're telling the truth though. You fly a Cessna Stationair, right? That must be an amazing experience.

[Maxell]

Peterrr, please be honest, don't pretend. If you don't believe me, OK. I don't care. I get up in the morning, go to the airport, smell kerosene, feel the power of the turboprop, and my ears feel decompression, and that is good enough for me. That is all I need. (the story here has been simplified for the comparison purposes. Sometimes I don't fly in the morning, sometimen I don't fly at all...) So if you really don't believe me, just say so. I will not feel offended, as a matter of fact I will be glad becasue that might mean I an slowly getting rid of the "grumpy pilot" attitude. ANd I would like that! :)

[Peterrr20]

NO! Seriously, I DO believe you! Thats why I replied earlier to make sure you understood. I have no reason NOt to believe you. In fact, i'm a little jealous that you get to do that every morning.


And another thing....
Do you know how to turn on visual damage on Fs2002? All i get is a plane stuck into a ground which looks very tacky.

[Maxell]

This is off topic, so shhhhh.

There is a patch for the default planes to get smashen when hiting a building (tower becasue of the delay, and such) and the wing smashes, nice, but only for default planes. There are many programs out there, CrashFX is one of them. I am not too sure, as I haven't temepered with crashes lately :roll: for other question please post in the right board, thank you

About the jelous part, don't be jelous as it will not help you anytime. It will only drag you down. If you really love airplanes, and really wish to be a pilot. Why not try finding yourself a sponsor. To pay for the school, and then you work for the sponsor for some time. That is how I did it. Also I saw that the Guido menace has started with pilot's education (www.fsduonline.com/forum), at least he said so. I will not question wether he is telling the truth or not. I am just gonna say, it he can do it, so can you. 8) Just keep up the good work.

[Peterrr20]

Thanks for the advice, sounds like a good idea. Now, finding a sponsor, thats the tricky bit. How did you find yours? In my country, there are many magazines I could advertise in. Do you think tghats a good idea?

[Maxell]

It was a little airshow. I was squirreling around the airport. Trying to find a pilot to talk to him. He agreed to take me for a ride with him, he was supposed to drop flyers from the plane above the city. I was with him, and he told me there is a company who offers sponsorship for contract pilots. And I contacted the compny. Lucky for me, pilot's work isn't very popular in Bosnia, simply because there isn't much work there. So I got the sponsorship, and went to flight school.

It was something like "beeing at the right place, in the right time" 8O

[Peterrr20]

Thanks again. there's usually an airshow about twice a year in my town. Maybe i'll pop down next time and ask...