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I also suspected this possibility, so far the jury is out as the plane is still awaiting full repair. Agreed - had I been at my 5500' cruise with the pups on board, I would have given it more time - but at 2500' over the city of Philadelphia, I wasn't going to mess around.

I believe the intention is to isolate the failing magneto - in my case the engine wasn't running rough, but rather every 30 or 60 seconds it acted like it wanted to shut off completely, so I didn't spend much time focused on the mags. But yes, to your point, you want to isolate the failing mag...

It was the most bizarre thing - as if the ignition was being turned off and on; after the 4th or 5th time I was done and just wanted down.

It's possible had I stayed on one mag and ruled it out it would have been fine, but at that point I had a 2 beautiful wonderful runways right in front of me over a river and I wasn't going to take any chances. I'm not sure on the manufacturer of the mags - these are rental aircraft, and my post...

The symptoms appeared more fuel related to me at first - I did end up checking the mags but probably didn't stay on them long enough to rule it out. The behaviour of the engine was troubling to the point where I no longer cared about troubleshooting, and just wanted to get on the ground. The...

It wasn't fun. Luckily it happened after I had already dropped off my 15 rescue dogs. Initially tshoot of this failure was quite confusing as the engine continually sounded as if it wanted to shut down. Fortunately I was just two miles south of a class Delta when it occurred and they cleared...

i don't get angry so much anymore unless it's intentional, better safe, we all make mistakes

heard upon returning from a 10 pup rescue flight today, didn't see it posted, don't know much more than 2 fatalities. Reports indicate possible go around attempt and stall.

IDK, but most of the types I encounter around here (Philadelphia area) are only surface to 3,000 or so.

This almost happened to me yesterday - a 172 had just taken off, I called my downwind, base, and final; another 172 was sitting at the hold short line; he made his radio call just as I was on short final. I'm guessing he never heard us nor looked out the window - I immediately piped up that I...

I'm 43 so it even makes less sense, considering what I make now in the I.T. world with specific specializations; although I'm just over 300 hours now flying dogs, I'll be at the minimum in a few years just from animal rescue alone.

Very sad, he was a large part of why I watched that show.

That was also what I hope people would see; I'm also lucky my airport is expanding and not contracting.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/08/26/pilot-helps-animals/ Now, who has a 1960's Cessna 206 lying around they don't need anymore...I can offer the paltry sum of about $20,000 at the moment, and a tax write off for the rest :biggrin: and yes, my FBO does know I stuff their airplanes full...

I like how the UPS guy is in the photo :D

It depends on the mission and the animals; puppies are always crated. You can purchase specific restraints that can clip onto the dogs harness and into a seatbelt receptacle. On high density flights I usually crate to maximize transport (I've had up to 23 pups in an Archer). Smaller flights...

I just realized on my iPhone the video doesn't play right in the browser, try going to the YouTube link instead - you should be able to rotate 360 degrees and see everything

it's a rental Piper Arrow; I'm about $20k raised as the non profit towards our own dedicated aircraft; optimal plane would be an older Cessna 206.

Wait, what? you mean I can't just do what I want and blame the airline?

From my latest flight using a new 360 degree camera. If you pan around to the left side of the instrument panel, you can just see the stall warning go off as the mains set down.