New runway in Reno?

[Leo]

Hmmm. not Air Racing but happened in Reno so...
Sure glad this turned out the way it did. Check out the pictures!

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100222/NEWS/100222063

[Frank C.]

Re: New runway in Reno?

He stuck that landing. Good for him and his passengers.

Frank C.

[shorebird]

Re: New runway in Reno?

Similar thing happened to me when I was in college in Southeastern Oklahoma. I worked at a drop zone (Aero Country Airport in McKinney Tx) on the weekends trading sky dives for flying the jump planes and towing gliders. One day I was ferrying at 300 ft to get gas following a load when the eng quit, I switched to a tank with fuel, so I thought, but the eng would not re-fire. So I chose a field and landed. I flew it out later that day and and upon inspection we found that during the previous day my buddy and classmate had installed a new fuel valve but had routed the lines incorrectly so I switched to what was basically an off position. I'm glad I had a field rather than a busy interstate to land on.
Dennis
Former biplane #25 driver

[tim]

Re: New runway in Reno?

Nice landing, however I don't recall ever having switched tanks in a 172. Correct me if I'm wrong (an early or late model perhaps) but isn't it SOP to leave the selector on both?

[RCoulter]

Re: New runway in Reno?

I heard the call go out to the NHP on my scanner, it was unusual to say the least. Nice job to the pilot getting her down safely.
My photo: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6779822&nseq=0

[Inverted]

Re: New runway in Reno?

Nice landing, however I don't recall ever having switched tanks in a 172. Correct me if I'm wrong (an early or late model perhaps) but isn't it SOP to leave the selector on both?

Some older Cessnas if I remember correctly have only L and R selectors like Pipers.

[Pete]

Re: New runway in Reno?

Some older Cessnas if I remember correctly have only L and R selectors like Pipers.

My '54 170B has a stock selector with Left/Right/Both/Off. I think ALL of the 172's have the same selector. I run mine on both tanks all the time.

(Only time I switch it out of both is if I am parked sideways on a slope so the higher tank doesn't drain thru the cross feed an out the other vent.)

Pete

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: New runway in Reno?

I heard the call go out to the NHP on my scanner, it was unusual to say the least. Nice job to the pilot getting her down safely.
My photo: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6779822&nseq=0

We gotta get you credentialed!

[T. Adams]

Re: New runway in Reno?

I heard the call go out to the NHP on my scanner, it was unusual to say the least. Nice job to the pilot getting her down safely.
My photo: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6779822&nseq=0

You have too much time on your hands.

[RCoulter]

Re: New runway in Reno?

We gotta get you credentialed!

I think we do

You have too much time on your hands.

I do sometimes

[RAD2LTR]

Re: New runway in Reno?

If my memory is correct, our '58 175 had the left,right,both, off selector as well. We always flew with both tanks on. I seem to remember it would pull out of the left tank more than the right for some odd reason (I might be wrong, the last time I saw the plane was '94)

It was a good job of the pilot to set it down on the freeway without hitting anyone or causing an accident.

Will

[Leo]

Re: New runway in Reno?

I'm surprised they slowed behind him and got out of the way in front.
Knowing how drivers usually seem to be (generalizing) i would think they would either honk and give him the finger or be too busy with the cell phone to notice...
What little time I have in powered planes (my time is in sailplanes) was in a 172 and it had L, R, Both. it was a check item by my instructor to have it on both.

[Bill@Interstell]

Re: New runway in Reno?

I have a 1955 C-170B which has Off, Left, Right and Both settings. The manual requires Both for takeoff and landing, but left and right can be used elsewhere. I have flown off of one tank or the other going cross country.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: New runway in Reno?

i would think they would either honk and give him the finger or be too busy with the cell phone to notice...

Kinda like here?

[Victor Archer]

Re: New runway in Reno?

We gotta get you credentialed!

We did....