Cool T-6 video

[Otto77]

Wow thats just wierd to hear... I'd be 30 seconds from a ride in the silk.

haha yeah..we takeoff with 1100 pounds...real fuel efficiency! Typically land after a 1.5 sortie with around 500 or so lbs.

 

[TankerDriver]

haha yeah..we takeoff with 1100 pounds...real fuel efficiency! Typically land after a 1.5 sortie with around 500 or so lbs.

Ah, those were the days. I had 1 EP in the T-6 and wouldn't you know, it was on my 2nd solo. I had come back from some aero in the MOA to do some pattern work and after calling gas and approaching the perch, I had a gear indicator malfunction (showing all green, all red and the handle lit up at the same time - ever see that Otto?). I wound up going around the high pattern with the gear hanging for about another hour waiting for a chase ship to check me out. I think I landed with around 250lb of gas. It's not very comforting to see the fuel flow meter at 350lb/hr with less than 150lb in each wing.

 

[Otto77]

Ah, those were the days. I had 1 EP in the T-6 and wouldn't you know, it was on my 2nd solo. I had come back from some aero in the MOA to do some pattern work and after calling gas and approaching the perch, I had a gear indicator malfunction (showing all green, all red and the handle lit up at the same time - ever see that Otto?). I wound up going around the high pattern with the gear hanging for about another hour waiting for a chase ship to check me out. I think I landed with around 250lb of gas. It's not very comforting to see the fuel flow meter at 350lb/hr with less than 150lb in each wing.

Ouch...yeah never had that one yet personally! One of my buddies in my class had the same indications on a dual flight at the perch and the IP took it and did the same thing..up to the high pattern and was able to cycle it and worked like normal the second time around. We have however had 3 folks overspeed their gear on initial solo ha.


To be honest I'm more concerned about oil problems in this plane..too many have occurred in the t6...its ok though if you keep positive G's on it so I'm told.

 

[SIG600]

I wound up going around the high pattern with the gear hanging for about another hour waiting for a chase ship to check me out.

I took a freakin' hour to get someone up to check you out??? WTF over...

 

[TankerDriver]

I took a freakin' hour to get someone up to check you out??? WTF over...

Just about. They had a CT mission out in the MOA with two IP's and wound up meeting me in the pattern. It was probably more like 35-40 minutes, but by the time I had landed, it was 1+ hours from the time I told the RSU I had a problem. It was the end of the day and I believe I was one of the last sorties in the air.