F-16 Pilot Attempts Deadstick Landing...And Makes The Runway

By Colin Cutler | 12/03/2015


At 13,000 feet, Captain Chris Rose felt - and heard - three loud bumps in his F-16. And then, the jet started vibrating. Severely.

At that point, Rose became a glider pilot in an aircraft with a very bad glide ratio. But Rose and his wingman quickly identified a nearby airport - Elizabeth City - that was only 7 miles away. He was able to fly the aircraft, with the help of ATC and his wingman, all the way to the pavement. And to top off the achievement, he had runway to spare. This is some impressive work by the Rose, his wingman, and ATC.


http://www.boldmethod.com/blog...nd-makes-the-runway/

F-16's in glide mode generally do not end well but an amazing series of coincidences is always helpful. An amazing job regardless.

Thank you Edmond!

Outstanding job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw

Not a dead stick but a really great video...

That's called falling with style.
Need to change your shorts after that.

Just for an encore. Lot more at stake here. Damn Metric conversions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

Grizz