CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM [DELETED] RE PURPOSE OF FLT CHECKOUT OF ELECTRICAL SYSTE

Created: 2/28/1963

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ADE FLT NUMBERO PAYEB g3 FOR TWO HOURS AND TyO MINUTES. PILOT GILLILAND. PURPOSE Of FLT CHECKOUT OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMALFUNCTION PREVIOUS FLT, PLUS CHECK OF ADF. GROSS7 PERCENT- A3 CLIK3EET. ALTERNATORS TRIPPED OFF AMD ON, VARIED ENGINE RPK WIDELY, VARIED AIRSPEED. ALL ALTERNATOR OPERATION NORMAL. REMEDIAL ACTION TAKEN FOLLOWINGfrEVTQiliLfAT WAS NEW GENERATOR CONTROL AND BUS TIE CONTACTOR. HOWEVER -

EXACT CAUSE OF PREVIOUS PR03LEK STILL UNKNOWN. ADF WAS

CONFIGURED WITHNCH WHIP ANTENNA THIS FLT. HOMING AHD STATION PASSAGE INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. PILOT STAYED IN CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING PRACTICE. DRAG CHUTE WAS EQUIPPED WITHOOT ORAGUE. DEPLOYMENT AT TOUCHDOWN WAS EXCELLENT WITH RAPID BLOSSOMING OF MAIN CANOPY.

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