[BITList] Fwd: Mid-Air Repair....

[Michael Feltham]

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From: "Don Crellin" 
Date: 11 November 2010 19:44:12 GMT
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Subject: Fw: Fwd: Mid-Air Repair....

This is absolutely brilliant, this woman is one very brave lady.

 
 
Wow!  Some kind of woman
Subject: Mid-Air Repair....  

The world needs more female aircraft mechanics. 
 
   ....In today's world the FAA probably wouldn't let it land w/o an inspection and would question her mechanic certification.....
Fabulous footage although grainy as heck due to time and bad equipment in those days compared to today, what nerve this gal had.  
 
Gladys Ingles was a member of a barnstorming troupe called the 13 Black Cats in the 1920s. Ingles was a wing walker; in this film, she shows her fearlessness in a classic barnstorming fashion to save an airplane that has lost one of its main wheels. Ingles is shown with a replacement wheel being strapped to her back and then off she goes as "Up She Goes," a duet from the era, provides the soundtrack. In the video, Ingles transfers herself from the rescue plane to the one sans main gear tire. She then expertly works herself down to the undercarriage only a few feet from a spinning prop. It's certainly a feat many mechanics wouldn't even try on the ground with the engine running.
 
Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Video: Mid-Air Repair 


 

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