I Learned About Flying From That
I Learned About Flying From That
Flying Magazine
98. Fire and Ice
33 minutes Posted Feb 5, 2025 at 6:06 pm.
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There's a phrase used when talking about aircraft incidents that has become popular: “The holes in the Swiss cheese lined up.” And it happened to two pilots who encountered weather that almost brought them down … but not in a way one would expect. Snow-clogged engines, a cigarette lighter, differential pressures—the holes lined up. For the first time, Bob Rutherford shares the full story of what happened when his co-pilot caught fire.