Bingo Fuel
A friend of mine who also happens to be a pilot sent me the following email.
Read this:
This is an interesting scenario of an F-15 with a fire in the right engine bay. The pilot shuts down the engine, but the fire continues. He decides to try to save the airplane and land at Whiteman. You can see the airspeed and altitude tapes in the HUD and listen to his conversation. He touches down at high speed but can’t get it stopped and ejects about 1000 feet from the departure end of the runway. The pilot is very professional in handling this emergency, although I am not sure I would have stayed with it as long as he did. Check the rate of respiration and the fact that the camera and some cockpit information systems seem to be still working after the aircraft finishes crashing . He gets the message about “bingo” fuel after all the parts have stopped moving .
And now watch this.
I admire the way pilots can keep very calm under extremely trying circumstances. I get the biggest kick out of the way they are able to say “Please sir” and “Thank you sir” even when they have an engine on fire. I would love to be able to keep my composure the way pilots do.
I think I was breathing harder watching the video than the pilot was flying the plane!
The term “Bingo Fuel” makes me imagine some kind of special concoction of coffee and geritol you can get for $1.50 a hit down at the Bingo parlor. Sorry - I know it’s off topic. I just had to say it.