European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 4, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 no engine no problem for Pilot Power Ess f 76 after malfunction by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau air Force it. Col. Terry Jackson had engine prob Jems with his f-16 fighting Falcon last week. His Tim ing was off too. The aircraft engine quit on Jackson while he and his passenger British flight it. Jim Gosling were 14,000 feet above the German Countryside. Despite having fewer than 100 hours of flying time in an f-16. Jackson managed to guide the aircraft to a dead stick Landing at the Canadian forces base at Baden Solingen. They were somewhat surprised to see us but they responded and gave us All the support we could ask for said Jackson commander of the 81st fighter so at Span Dahlem a Germany. 1=1 Jackson and Gosling of Raf Coltishall England were among a group of British and american airmen participating in a we Klong Exchange program at Span Dahlem that ended july 28. Their flight was part of a training Mission that included a second f-16 with two seats. As Jackson mane Vered the aircraft onto the runway at Span Dahlem before Takeoff july 26, Gosling re members asking him How he liked the f-16 compared with the f-4g phantom ii which Jackson had piloted for most of his career. Jackson had complimentary things to say about both aircraft Gosling recalled but Jackson preferred the dual engine capacity of the f-4g. He obviously liked the Comfort of having two engines said Gosling who pilots Jaguar fighter aircraft. Once airborne the two f-16s headed about 100 Miles Southeast of Span Dahlem for a training Range where they practice a simulated attack. Jackson and capt. Deron Reynolds the Pilot of the second aircraft were preparing for another pass when a warning Light flashed across Jackson s cockpit con sole. The Light indicated problems with the Oil Lubrica s4s John Bomor it. Col. Terry Jackson left and capt Deron Reynolds discuss Jackson s emergency Landing. Lion system. When you have a problem like this you need to get it to an Airport and bring it Down before the engine fails Jackson said. With that possibility in mind Jackson increased his Elevation from less than 3,000 feet to about 20,000 feet to buy him time in Case of engine failure. The higher Altitude also increased his Range enabling him to Glide farther to reach an Airstrip. The Man Euver proved to be a Lifesaver when the engine quit at about 14,000 feet As Jackson was heading toward the runway at Bacri splicing in. We did hear a noise like a banging noise Jackson said of the engine. From that Point we realized the engine was not going to help us anymore Jackson said. Said Gosling i just thought about How to survive it and what the options  at this Point there were two primary options land the aircraft at Baden Solingen or punch out and say Good Bye to the $16 million plane. I remember looking Down at the ejection seat handles to Check where they were Gosling said. If the weather had been bad and we had t seen it Baden Solingen it would have been a different  but As this Story goes the weather was splendid. Jackson spotted the Airfield arid Reynolds flew Low to Survey it to make sure it was Clear for Landing Rey nolds also notified Canadian air controllers at nearby Canadian forces base Lahr who in turn called Baden Solingen officials. When Jackson s plane dropped to within 5,000 feet he jettisoned two empty external fuel tanks. The tanks landed in a nearby Forest causing no injuries or dam age Jackson said. Air Force pilots practice dead stick landings but Jackson said such exercises though useful Are Alto Gether different from the real thing. When it s actually happening the Pilot knows he has Only one shot at Landing an aircraft without a Pound of thrust. In training you would t shut the engine off Jack son said. But Jackson landed the aircraft in textbook fashion. The plane rolled to a Stop without so much As a screech or spark. I mentioned to Gosling Jackson said that nor Mally we Don t treat our guests this  i m not used to being a passenger Gosling said. I m used to being in control. I really had to put a lot of Faith in  an investigation into the engine s failure is under Way. No damage to the plane or property resulted. This Story would have had a different ending had col. Lloyd Campbell the base commander at Baden Solingen opted to Block off the runway to air traffic. While the base is closing this year Campbell decided in february to keep the runway open for emergencies such As Jackson a i m a Pilot myself Campbell said. As i said to my Guys you never know when a fighter Pilot will be Down on his Luck and will need this runway that s the Way it stood until col. Jackson dropped in to see  cafes can run stripes bookstores general says by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army and air Force Exchange service could pump Mil Lions of dollars into military morale Wel fare Anu recreation funds while marking Down much More merchandise if it took control of stars and stripes bookstores the cafes commander said tuesday. We could do it provide a savings to the customer and put a profit on the Bot Tom line air Force maj. Gen. Robert f. Swarts told the House armed services committee s mar panel. As part of the committee s version of the fiscal 1994 defense authorization Bill the mar panel has proposed transferring control of the bookstores to cafes and the Navy Exchange come which would return dividends to the stars and stripes out of the profits that would be Gener ated. The full House probably will not approve the committee s Bill until after the August congressional recess. The Senate armed services commit tee also has finished its version of the Bill which makes no mention of stars and stripes bookstores. The full Senate May approve it before the recess. Once both Chambers approve their Bills negotiators will meet in conference to reach agreement on any differences Between the two versions. The Senate conferees would have to agree to the House s or def i on stars and stripes bookstores before that provision could become part of the final Bill. The mar panel has expressed grave concerns about the failing financial health of the stars and stripes which has been battered by the draw Down and which by May had lost $4.6 million in this fiscal year alone according to an organization newsletter. Lawmakers believe the Exchange serv ices would be Able to Cut overhead costs and provide greater discounts on More books and magazines than stars and stripes bookstores Are Able to do now while offering enough of a dividend to re store the financial viability of the news paper. Swarts noted that the idea of the Exchange services taking Over the bookstores was studied in 1990. Based on data from that study together with 1991 cafes sales figures for its stateside Book and Magazine operations Exchange service officials determined that cafes could return More than $6 million to military mar accounts if it ran the overseas bookstores Swarts said. Such a move would not be without costs he said. It would require some new distribution techniques in that we would have to establish an overseas capability for handling dated  but cafes now handles overseas distribution of recorded music another commodity that is considered dated in terms of How Long new releases stay hot Swarts said setting up a similar system for dealing with dated periodicals should not be a problem. Although he acknowledged that stars and stripes bookstores do offer discounts on some books he said the cafes Dis count policy would be a bigger Boon to overseas troops. For the most part you pay full Price in the stars and stripes bookstores he said if cafes took Over troops would get the Standard markdowns we offer in our stateside stores which in some cases is As much As 25  the pricing question seemed to be a major consideration for some members of the mar panel. The stars and stripes is ripping off service members with its outrageous pric ing policies rep. H. Martin Lancaster d-n.c., who chaired the panel in the last Congress said in a Brief interview after the hearing. Although the Bookstore operation has Long been the financial Backbone of the stars and stripes operation newspaper sales do not cover production costs Lancaster said there is no logical reason for the stars and stripes to be in the boo Selling business. There s absolutely no connection be tween Selling books and providing the troops with a newspaper he said. Lancaster said he would support fur ther loosening current restrictions on advertising in. The stars and stripes and let Ting the newspaper use the increased and Revenue together with the mar dividend from the Exchange services to sup port the newspaper. Jordan Rizor director of the american forces information service which Over sees stars and stripes policy said an mar dividend from the Exchange serv ices will not be enough to exp the news paper healthy. He said an cafes takeover of the bookstores also would raise questions re Garding the perceived integrity of the paper because cafes is one of the larg est advertisers in the stars and stripes and the newspaper reports on the exchanges. He said the draw Down happened too fast for the newspaper to operate profitably in Europe. Because of actions beyond its control the stars and stripes was not Able to downsize quickly enough he said. The withdrawal from Europe occurred much More rapidly than the paper could Han  but he said the european edition is restructuring itself. The stars and stripes contributed millions of dollars Over the years to the military s mar funds he said. Given a reasonable period of time the stars and stripes can be made financially viable  members of the mar panel do not consider the integrity Issue a problem said rep. Herbert h. Bateman r-va., the panel s ranking minority member. There Are ways that we As members of Congress can make Damn sure that the stars and stripes does not get intimidated or pressured Bateman said