Originally Posted by
conquestdz
Somewhere around half a mile down the runway there was a voice in the back of that guys head that said "this looks bad, I should abort." Next to that voice was a louder one that said something like "no, an abort would be really embarrassing, I promised these guys a ride". After they struggled into the air, the first voice said "this is not working, let's land in that clearing to the right." The second voice still over ruled. How many chances does a guy need?
It's way too eerie how many time the guy settled in and out of ground effect.
He must of been puckered up pretty good, but not enough to overcome his pride.
Spot on post....This guy had more than a few chances to see that the plane wasn't going to fly.