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Old 09-25-2019, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by hrmham View Post
Have to ask--during your 5-year run chasing pipes how many emergency/forced/off-field landings?
None in the PT6 Caravan. "Dependable Engines" is their slogan and I totally back that up!! The biggest danger is being down low where everything is in your airspace. I hit some birds, and had close calls with crop dusters or helo's who don't run mode c. Kind of spooky to be surprised by a yellow plane flying under you when your at 400-500ft!

I did have one emergency landing while riding observer on a Bell Long Ranger powered by a Rolls. A "chip detect" light in a helo means find a spot to land quick! A bearing was coming apart.
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