Sooooo, did you forget to do your W&B
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Sooooo, did you forget to do your W&B
Cockpit View Of Idaho Plane Crash Video
He still did a better job then shuttle america crash in CLE, at least he asked if everyone was ok
He still did a better job then shuttle america crash in CLE, at least he asked if everyone was ok
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I don't think that was the pilot who said that - he looked a little beaten up.
Now I only watched once, but this is what I remember ...
It won't lift off, settles, finally gets off into ground effect but won't climb out of it.
Ham-handing out of ground effect doesn't work either. Hmmm.
Plenty of places to set down, but no, lets hold it here a little while and see if we can climb. (He tried ham-handing it a couple of times more, I think).
Hmmm, still no climb - and here is a stand of trees. I'll just start a turn back.
Oh, yeah, I'm really low with no reserve performance. BANG.
I just can't believe (actually, I can ) just how many safe landing areas (plus a really long runway) he overflew with a known performance problem.
Methinks he got away with this before. This day he was just a bit heavier and/or it was a bit hotter.
Had this been me, heaven forbid, I would have staggered back to the wreck, drained some fuel, lit it off, and tossed both of those cameras into the flames. Along with my license.
Now I only watched once, but this is what I remember ...
It won't lift off, settles, finally gets off into ground effect but won't climb out of it.
Ham-handing out of ground effect doesn't work either. Hmmm.
Plenty of places to set down, but no, lets hold it here a little while and see if we can climb. (He tried ham-handing it a couple of times more, I think).
Hmmm, still no climb - and here is a stand of trees. I'll just start a turn back.
Oh, yeah, I'm really low with no reserve performance. BANG.
I just can't believe (actually, I can ) just how many safe landing areas (plus a really long runway) he overflew with a known performance problem.
Methinks he got away with this before. This day he was just a bit heavier and/or it was a bit hotter.
Had this been me, heaven forbid, I would have staggered back to the wreck, drained some fuel, lit it off, and tossed both of those cameras into the flames. Along with my license.
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6400' field elevation, late June in a Stinson with 4 adults... hmm
here's another 108 that came close to the same fate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoiPpDeQ2mQ
here's another 108 that came close to the same fate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoiPpDeQ2mQ
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Idaho plane crash - Warning Graphic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDu0jYiz-v8&feature=plcp
Hope the pilot and pax have a speedy recovery. Not going to comment about the pilots decision to continue the flight but maybe he learned something from this.
Quote from their youtube video - "Due to warming temperatures there was an increase in density altitude and we had a hard time getting adequate lift. After taking off we hit an air pocket that made us rapidly loose altitude, pushing us down into the trees."
Hope the pilot and pax have a speedy recovery. Not going to comment about the pilots decision to continue the flight but maybe he learned something from this.
Quote from their youtube video - "Due to warming temperatures there was an increase in density altitude and we had a hard time getting adequate lift. After taking off we hit an air pocket that made us rapidly loose altitude, pushing us down into the trees."
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