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Get those lads a drink!

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    mikel97
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭mikel97


    Psychlops wrote: »
    Well done, just shows how good they are & all the training that kicks in.


    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-air-corps-plane-suffers-engine-failure-but-manages-to-glide-back-to-base-1.4496279


    Good to see them doing their job, its not all rosy things can go wrong, mechanics can balls up too. I think the accident they're referring to was when they slapped one into a hill. Situational awareness is a crucial skill also.


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    Bill G
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭Bill G


    Luckily they were at 16,000 feet when it happened


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    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Psychlops


    Ive heard the term "dead stick" does that mean she is fly by wire? As in no control surfaces working once power is gone?


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    Skyknight
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭Skyknight


    No...Just means that there is no direct application of power/thrust (through a prop/jet). The Shuttle was/is a good example of a Dead stick landing. Its all about good energy management.


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    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Psychlops


    Skyknight wrote: »
    No...Just means that there is no direct application of power/thrust (through a prop/jet). The Shuttle was/is a good example of a Dead stick landing. Its all about good energy management.


    Thank you, I never knew that.


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    California Dreamer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    'Stock image of a PC-9M a military training aircraft. Photograph:iStock'

    You mean the the IT couldn't have been bothered to go to alllllllll the hassle and get an actual Air Corp picture? LAZY!


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    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,840 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    California Dreamer wrote: »
    'Stock image of a PC-9M a military training aircraft. Photograph:iStock'

    You mean the the IT couldn't have been bothered to go to alllllllll the hassle and get an actual Air Corp picture? LAZY!

    Probably easier to use one that they have access to than contacting an Irish photo journalist to get an IAC one.
    But yes, disappointing.


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