Other Links...

One of the pilots I flew with, Tomoharu has some great pictures and facts about Haiti and our trip on his web-site.

http://www.nishino.us/Nishino.US/Mission_to_Haiti.html


On vacuum failure in instrument conditions... Note that I had a backup vacuum system, which taps into the intake manifold on GKNT (I refused to fly on instruments without a backup and had it installed right after I got my instrument rating)...  It did NOT work when I tried it after my vacuum pump failure.

The FAA did a study, they put instrument rated pilots in simulators and failed the vacuum pump.  Between 25-32% of the pilots did not "survive".  That is 1-in-3 to 1-in-4 that did not "make it".  It is a short report.  If you fly on instruments, I HIGHLY recommend that you read it.

http://rgl.faa.gov/regulatory_and_guidance_library%5Crgsaib.nsf/%28LookupSAIBs%29/CE-05-41