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Of Green Gills And Gear

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • During a flight, the pilot encountered dual challenges: a passenger suffering severe motion sickness and a critical landing gear malfunction upon approach.
  • The landing gear failed to extend due to a popped circuit breaker, requiring the pilot to repeatedly troubleshoot and eventually resort to the demanding process of manually pumping the emergency gear extension.
  • The incident highlighted the importance of methodical emergency procedure execution, maintaining aircraft control while performing physical tasks, and preparedness for unexpected in-flight issues.
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It was a beautiful day for flying, if a bit breezy, which contributed some bumps. That would be important later. Meanwhile, I was out with a new-to-me rented Cessna 210 to bore some holes with a pilot-rated friend. After boring holes in the local airspace, we headed back to the airplane’s home base. The bumps continued.

I didn’t know it at the time, but my right-seater was getting a bit green around the gills. As he was an experienced pilot, certainly no stranger to an upset atmosphere; perhaps he’d had something unusual at his recent meal. Perhaps he thought his motion sickness would subside. It didn’t.

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