There is little doubt in the value of using video as a debriefing tool.
After a touch and go at a turf runway, an instructor and student receive a radio transmission telling them their left landing gear/wheel was missing.
“Looks like we lost a wheel,” says the instructor. “Not so good, huh?” the student replies.
The pair ultimately make a successful emergency landing at the airport in Basel, Switzerland.
Cool heads ultimately prevailed.
Great Job, to Quote A great Pilot Chuck Yeager, “When you can walk away from any landings, it is a good one. ” great job keeping calm and going through the procedures for an emergency landing.
Dr Frank Lowell Rice.
I can appreciate how calm and collected this instructor and student were. When I first checked out in a complex airplane in 1979 I was flying a nearly New Piper arrow that had a finicky right main. I had to shake it down once but two other pilots were forced to land with that wheel up. They did finally determine the cause and repair it.
Kudos to both of them because I understand how composure is so important!
I have always believed that one of the signs of a good pilot/good instructor is the ability to maintain composure when things are going south. Staying cool helps passengers, and especially student pilots, stay cool too. Very impressive!
This sounded as if it was simply part of the curriculum: “Today, we will land without a wheel.”
Yes tgey kept calm and tgrough procedures excellent Job.
Fabulous job well done. Tribute to cool heads and great flying. It is why I love aviation so much.
CHECK SEAT BELTS AND STRAPS TIGHT.
Basically turned an emergency into a virtual non-event. Having that pylon under the wing helped…won’t take a huge amount of work…even saved the engine and prop.
This is a great example of how keeping cool in an emergency situation, thinking through the event, and generating an optimal plan can lead to an excellent outcome. My hat is off to these two excellent pilots. I’m so thankful they got through this without injury. Well done gentlemen!
Thank you very much. I was lucky to have such a competent and cool student pilot on my side. Regards Michael Weber