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Into the Wild (B-52 rescues lost Cessna)
While the Minot-based, seven-man crew B-52H Stratofortress, HAIL13, and their Barksdale wingman, HAIL14, were flying over Alaska, they received a call for help from the Anchorage Air Traffic Control Center. The whereabouts of a small Cessna plane had become unknown after its pilot became disoriented after flying into bad weather. (www.minot.af.mil) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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The article states:
" One hundred miles into their detour, HAIL13 was able to locate and make contact with the pilot. He was flying low to the ground through a valley surrounded by rugged Alaska terrain.
"Because we were so high up, we were able to relay messages between him and ATC," explained Middendorf. "
If the Cessna was low and the B52 was high, how was it able to locate the Cessna in bad weather? Probably not visually, did they use radar or some other electronics?
" One hundred miles into their detour, HAIL13 was able to locate and make contact with the pilot. He was flying low to the ground through a valley surrounded by rugged Alaska terrain.
"Because we were so high up, we were able to relay messages between him and ATC," explained Middendorf. "
If the Cessna was low and the B52 was high, how was it able to locate the Cessna in bad weather? Probably not visually, did they use radar or some other electronics?
Good work the bombers. Around 19996 a Cessna 310 got lost between airports FBSK and FBMN. An SAR launched included a C130B, After searching intensively on probable areas in the swampy Makgadikgadi Pans without a trace, the Herc crew extended the search the next morning, crossing the road NATA-MAUN. They spotted the Cessna and called a Bell 412 rescue. No fatalities, but all four seriously injured. A month later the funeral parlour company through a party in honour of the rescue team. It looks like biggies make better searchers!
This is the second article I read today explaining that the airport was able to turn up the lights to assist a plane in landing. Can someone expound on this? Are airport lights generally run at half power and only turned up in case of emergency? Is this normal? I've not heard of such a thing before. Now two articles the same day.
Lights at most airports have different intensities. When turned up they are sometimes way too bright during good weather. These high settings are usually only used during bad weather to shine thru fog, rain, or snow but would otherwise be blinding to the pilot.
How cool is that?
It's nice to know that if needed the big guns will come to the rescue.
Thank you USAF and Thank you ATC.
It's nice to know that if needed the big guns will come to the rescue.
Thank you USAF and Thank you ATC.