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Feb 14^th, 2009 at 11:44am

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So...

Is that your experience in that article on page 72 of flying magazine march 2009 issue?

sounds awfully familiar Cheesy

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Reply #1 - Feb 14^th, 2009 at 1:10pm

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I think it is- heard this mentioned elsewhere.
I don't have a subscription, and it hasn't hit the stands yet, so i haven't seen it.
What's the name of the author?

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Reply #2 - Feb 14^th, 2009 at 7:10pm

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Bob O'Quinn is the name at the top of the page.

also the terrain was snow covered, he mentioned that the "student" wanted to take pictures of the snow covered terrain.

it mentions and the aircraft landed on runway 30... but no other mention of what airport it was etc.

said it was a Cessna 140

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Reply #3 - Feb 14^th, 2009 at 7:24pm

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I was out today and saw a copy for sale... must have just come out.

Yes, it's definitely "my" story, with the N-number changed for some reason. Illustrator Barry Ross sure knows how to draw a 140, but he made ol' 27V look a lot prettier than she really is. Wink

It reads pretty much as I remember it, although I could have sworn that I was reassuring him,not the other way around. Cheesy

It was a tense few minutes, for sure, and the most bizarre malfunction I have ever experienced in an airplane... probably the weirdest I'll ever experience.

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Reply #4 - Feb 15^th, 2009 at 11:40pm

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Cool, that's my favorite part of that magazine. Cool

Congratulations on getting in there Sean, and I can't wait to read it when I get my copy.

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Reply #5 - Feb 20^th, 2009 at 10:41pm

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I'll have to check that out!!

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Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 6:21am

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For those of us who haven't heard or read the story, do you mind recounting the tale Rotty?

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Reply #7 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 8:43am

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Wingo wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 6:21am:

For those of us who haven't heard or read the story, do you mind recounting the tale Rotty?

Look here:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1203817572/0

BTW, I understand 27V is back in action; there's a poster at the Int'l Cessna 120/140 board who's been flying it regularly.

This could be the only Cessna 140 still available for rental (solo) in the US.