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1. 05:38 AM - In search of--------- (John Williams)
2. 07:36 AM - Boeing 727 missing from Angola (andrew.bridget@shaw.ca)
3. 10:30 PM - Bad indicator? (Nico van Niekerk)
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| Subject: | In search of--------- |
--> Commander-List message posted by: "John Williams" <keyscrusing@earthlink.net>
Morning Guys,
Does anyone have Milts new email address?
Thanks,
John Williams
keyscrusing@earthlink.net
Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
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| Subject: | Boeing 727 missing from Angola |
--> Commander-List message posted by: andrew.bridget@shaw.ca
In a follow-up to Nico's message a while ago, I picked this up from www.iol.co.za - an online newspaper from South Africa...
The mystery of the Boeing 727 jet missing since it left Angola with extra fuel
tanks on May 25 deepened this weekend when the family of an American pilot said
they feared he had taken the plane and crashed.
The jet took off from Luanda airport where it had been standing for 14 months.
It hasn't been seen or heard from since. Speculation about what has happened to
it ranges from terrorism to fuel smuggling and theft and fears have been expressed
that it could have been stolen to be used in a September 11-type terror
attack in Africa.
This week, the family of 51-year-old Miami pilot Ben Padilla expressed fears that
he had flown it from Luanda airport without permission and had since crashed.
US authorities have named Padilla and John Mikel Mutantu in connection with
the Boeing's disappearance.
Padilla's brother Joseph earlier said he feared that after 14 months without service,
the Boeing's hydraulics might have failed in the air. He rejected any suggestion
that his brother might have been involved in terrorism or crime and
called him an American patriot.
It is not clear who owned the plane but Padilla's sister, Benita Padilla-Kirkland,
told a Florida newspaper that Padilla had been hired by a Miami firm to repossess
the plane after Angola Air failed to make payments on it. The Miami company
listed on aviation websites as the plane's owner, Aerospace Sales & Leasing
Co Inc, could not be reached for comment.
Padilla-Kirkland said the family suspected Padilla was flying the Boeing that took
off from Angola on May 25 and may have crashed somewhere in Africa. Padilla
is an aircraft mechanic and pilot who has flown cargo planes around the world
for two decades.
Padilla responded last month to an e-mail from a relative informing him that his
mother was in hospital after a heart attack. More than a month later, his mother
is recovering in Pensacola, but the family still hasn't heard from him.
"I know (he) would have called my mother," Padilla-Kirkland said. "His last e-mail
said he would call her when he could, and the fact that he has not called
her is the first clear sign that he's unable to because he has either crashed
or is being held against his will." - Sapa-AP
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--> Commander-List message posted by: "Nico van Niekerk" <nico@cybersuperstore.com>
Folks,
I received this from Don. I guess it's out of my league.
Anybody care to take a wack at it?
Nico
Nico;
I have changed computer and lost most of my address including the TCFG
email address to ask a question. Maybe you can help me with this one. A
couple of days ago I went flying in my 560E when suddenly the left cylinder
head temp, pegged out, pulled the power back and babied it back home as the
oil temp and pressure as well as all other indications were normal. Once on
the ground the left eng. continued to be pegged out as the right eng.
originally at about 200 slowly cooled to 150 then down to 100. Well today
as soon as you put the Master switch on the left engine cyl. temp pegged
out, which confirmed my suspusion that it was an indicator problem. After
doing some electrical checking with a voltage/omnemeter comparing the good
cylinder temp. bulb to the inop one, we determined it was a faulty bulb.
The local avionic shop had one not quit identical but almost, could not find
a number. Long story, they new one will not get off of 0 C.
If you have an open, the guage pegs out, we have checked the cannon
plugs and put dielectric grease on the plug, my mechanic said it must be a
slightly different bulb and I should try and run down the original Lycoming
sending unit/bulb. Any ideas?
Thanks, Don
Lowell Girod
dongirod@earthlink.net
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