N1KE Gear Problems

[simbo]

Is the nose gear door supposed to be up also? Looks like it is down in the pictures.

 

[bman]

Its FoxNews were you expecting more fair and balanced coverage?!

 

[satpak77]

FYI

another thread on this, 4 pages long now

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=67277

G4G5- how many low passes before fuel is an issue and they determine that no, the gear is not coming down, time to land?

(going back to other thread...)

 

[Jack Mehoff]

Bob Guilford eh, Who the "F" is this idiot? I would love to do a dawn pancake flying with him, "expert" mary schavio and John scott.

John scott, just recomended that they pump the fuel out of the right wing and into the left wing to prevent a fire when the wing scrapes. totaly Mcguyver this guy is undervalued

 

[mzaharis]

They're reporting that, in conjunction with Gulfstream support, they were able to get the gear down.

Guess the support contract didn't transfer until halfway through the flight, huh?

 

[G4G5]

FYI

another thread on this, 4 pages long now

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=67277

G4G5- how many low passes before fuel is an issue and they determine that no, the gear is not coming down, time to land?

(going back to other thread...)

They could go around forever the low fuel lights don't come on until around 800-900 lbs per side remain. If they had enough fuel to get to CYYZ then they will be going around for quite a while

 

[erj-145mech]

Aircraft registered 11/03/05 expires 12/03/05. That's what they get for trying to take a 30 day pink slip registration out of the country.

The pink slip registration is good for 90 days. A telegraphic is good for 30 days and is good for international. ExpressJet uses the telegraphic all the time for 121 flying international on the newly delivered airplanes.

 

[G4G5]

Is the nose gear door supposed to be up also? Looks like it is down in the pictures.

It sequences closed after the main doors have closed, sine the right main door has not closed it will remain open

 

[G4G5]

Can a GV dump fuel?

No, it can not dump fuel.

 

[G4G5]

The pink slip registration is good for 90 days. A telegraphic is good for 30 days and is good for international. ExpressJet uses the telegraphic all the time for 121 flying international on the newly delivered airplanes.

Thanks.

 

[Flyboy Sabre 65]

All down and good. Be interesting to see what comes of all this. I'm sure this is a lot of coverage that Nike and Gulfstream would have loved not to have.

 

[Propnose]

FoxNews just said that the King Air is a similar jet to the G-V. What a bunch of clowns!

 

[G4G5]

How did they know the gear would not come down if their destination was Toronto?

Looks like they had something that was keeping it from going up

 

[Gumby]

That was Mary Schiavo talking she's no expert.

That Mary Schiavo, is one hot piece of arse!!!uke:

 

[Propnose]

Quite the flight path! "What's your vector Victor?"
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N225GV

 

[rice]

That Mary Schiavo, is one hot piece of arse!!!uke:

As always, nothing but solid and pertinent commentary from our friendly green guy. C'mon you know you're secretly in love with "Scary Mary".

 

[Hand Commander]

I was up for a quick flight and talking to the same controller while this was all happening. The pilot calmly asked for a block so they could do some fairly aggressive maneuvering to try to get the gear down. I landed before it was over, but heard they made it into Hillsboro OK. I didn't know it was already on TV until now. Nice job by the crew, unfortunate for the media. No "captivating" images of a Fortune 500 jet cartwheeling down the runway in a fiery mess. I guess they figure if they broadcast enough inflight problems, they're bound to get the carnage they're always looking for. Glad it all worked out.

 

[G4G5]

I saw John O'Meara, (Gulfstream flt ops) on MSNBC. He did a great job of explaining to the commentator what was going on and what had been accomplished.

I did have one thought, someone at Gulfstream public relations is going to catch he11 for letting him on MSNBC. I can understand not letting him on FOX (Ruppert flies Globals) but MSNBC is owned by GE, which happens to be getting rid of their G4's for Global 5000's.

The correct choice would have been CNN, Time-Warner owns 2-G550's, 2-G5's and a G4.

 

[jetpig32]

Why doesnt FOX or CNN just interview someone from Gulfstream Academy. I'm sure those guys would know what was going on. For that sort of chedder they pay, they better know something.

 

[awacs941]

Looks like their going to CAK this afternoon...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N225GV