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AN AIR CORPS PILOT declared an emergency over County Kildare this afternoon as his aircraft suffered a fault in its oxygen supply.
The pilot was on board a PC-9 over Celbridge when he was alerted by an alarm in the cockpit that the aircraft was suffering a fault at 12.45pm.
He immediately declared a “pan-pan” which is a stepdown emergency from the more serious “mayday”.
The pilot descended down below 5,000 feet so as to prevent hypoxia and he was able to fly back Casement Aerodrome.
The aircraft was on a routine training mission when the incident happened.
A spokesperson for the Irish Defence Forces confirmed the incident.
“The pilot landed safely and technicians are now investigating the fault,” he said.
Well done and congratulations, the Irish will rise out of the ashes and we will be stronger than ever.
Brilliant. When I started a business last year, I used a similar approach but alot smaller and more informal, to what fbally offered. I probably learnt more, and bought more useful strategies in to play, over cups of coffee, with other start ups than I would have had in 12 months of working at home on my own.
Excellent! Life-affirming and inspiring!
George,
That’s great! I believe in you and in Ireland.
It’s a pity I’m not there with you, but one day I’ll come back… I mean it:)
Fair play, great to see ideas like this springing up!
Excellent concept. Best of luck!
Great article and very good news. Very best wishes with the official launch. Fantastic initiative, well done.
I’m a bit late coming to this article but wow, what a way to start the day. What an inspiration for any small business entrepreneur.
George is an absolute gem as a person, my former landlady and as an entrepreneur and wearer of very cool hats. My total respect. We all need to be more like here, when life gives you lemons grab salt n tequila
You’re an inspiration, not just for Fumbally but for the country. Eamon Gilmore could learn a lot from reading your story.
Well done George, my other half is an engineer, another profession decimated by the recession!
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