Mr. Wright, I have very little to offer in the face of your stunning tale of airmanship and cool. Without a doubt, you deserve the highest of BZ's!!! I will add 3 stolid-gold Attaboys, because you, FLEW the PLANE as required (limits mean little if you come apart 1,500 ASL); and because you KEPT your COOL (as above, by neither establishing a 'normal' glide or diving so steep the wings became strakes, you avoided turning your aircraft into confetti or a lawn dart) you got the aircraft and your passenger to the water, used your time economically to harvest as much survival equipment as possible; and, finally, because YOU TOOK RESPONSIBILITY by keeping both yours and your passenger's minds focused and positive. In my 38 years of military and civilian aviation, I have seen a few wrecks and a few heroes. You, sir, by virtue of your actions before, during and after the emergency have proven yourself to be one of the latter as well! Congrats, Captain, well done!

(Written on 2013/07/19)(Permalink)

EFATO is what we called the drill we had to practice WAY back in Primary Flight Training... Sorry, I am afraid that acronyms have become SO much a part of my life, I tend not to realize when I am using them... EFATO stands for Engine Failure After Take-Off... BZ is a naval term for congratulations. The story goes that, Admiral 'Chester' Nimitz , when sending congratulations to a unit for actions above and beyond, wrote "We'll Done, B.Z.!!!" The B.Z. was Nimitz's real initials... Over time, BZ became an accepted form of congratulations in many services, not just the U.S. Navy, soooo... BZ to Dale for his stellar efforts.

(Written on 2013/05/25)(Permalink)

Dale, I was just about to post how happy I was that the usual moronic Peanut Gallery had stayed home for a change and then this clown pipes up... No accounting for brains (or lack thereof) in a public forum... My post on YouTube stands... Once again, congratulations on a flawlessly executed EFATO! BZ!!!

(Written on 2013/05/25)(Permalink)

http://www.warplane.com/

(Written on 2012/03/09)(Permalink)

For those in or able to visit Southern Ontario, the Canadian Warplane Heritage at Hamilton's John C Munroe International Airport has one of the world's two remaining flyable Lancasters. It is in phenomenal condition and truly represents the epitome of warplane restoration! Enjoy!

(Written on 2012/03/09)(Permalink)

Brilliant! Looking forward to giving the tool a run...

(Written on 2012/02/27)(Permalink)