Pilot skillfully lands his F16 after losing engine over the Med. The event takes place at Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, Italy in the late 80's. Apologies for the artifacts as this video went from 3/4 to VHS to Digital 8.
'As a retired maintenance super I'm listening to a whole bunch of unnecessary radio chatter, especially from Yankee Maintenance. The pilot of the IFE jet has enough on his plate flying the aircraft. Near the end of this is the way it should be. His wingmen are ensuring he is doing all the right things and not forgetting anything. Everyone else is just mucking up the radio.
@@patrickmcbrien9303 Landing gear maximum speed is 300knots and for flaps is 370knots,think about air refueling with the flaps down. So it is higher than you believe it.
@@patrickmcbrien9303 For flaps no (will blow up by them self) no button to use for rise position ,only landing gear lever rise them both flaps and landing gear .BUT gear speed is less and if you forget the landing gear door will detach from the aircraft from the hinges
Eng out, No Hyds, Had to blow gear down. Tail hook down. For some reason missed most of the cables by going all the way to the other end of the runway. Great job though!
Military airfields like this one will usually have two cables on a runway. One at each end. The pilot knows this and is really hoping he snags it. If you miss it and have too much speed you have to quickly decide... ride it out or eject.
i guess he use aim9 mode for catch thermal signatures around glide slope, or there was system error and no way to set landing mode, or in that situation he just gives a zero shit about hud modes, if in this mode he got everything he need. alt, speed, flight path mark
@wayneconrad9955: Agreed totaly; i’m former dutch avionics tech and debriefer… This is so hard to hear and assist helping get resolved…. The balls on this pilot must be testing his g-pants😂
@@vincentvoncarnap2473 which is equivalent to what system bro? The battery, a device that generates electricity for critical aircraft functions. Sorry I didn't get the name right 💀💀
@@patrickmcbrien9303 Came from me. I was a crew chief, not a pilot, but I knew all the voices you hear in the video (except for the Italian ATC guy of course). I was not shy about going in and asking for access. At this base I was able to launch my aircraft and then go over to the ACMI shop to watch our pilots as they engaged with other NATO pilots. Only the French pilots had a problem with that. I surmised that it's because they sucked and didn't want witnesses.
