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Old 04-29-2014 | 08:46 AM
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I would think, that after a mid-air collision over the water, you either have a damaged airplane that needs to be landed immediately or you have a safe flyable airplane that can help spot and follow the wreckage of the other plane and direct rescuers to it.

But I wasn't there...
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Old 04-29-2014 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by savall
Why the hell didn't he land immediately ?! He was on the radio within seconds ?! He still opted to go to his field. I sure hope someone was there ready to draw blood.
That's not necessarily a good plan... You might want to make sure the airplane isn't uncontrollable as soon as you put out flaps/gear, etc.
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Old 04-29-2014 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by brianb
Really? The only Pilots who who didn't realize that they had a mid-air collision are dead Pilot's. Capeesh?
IIRC the pilots of the legacy which collided with the 73 in Brazil didn't know for sure they had hit something.

Maybe not common, but certainly possible with the right geometry...ie high wing climbing into low wing.
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Old 04-29-2014 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ackattacker
or you have a safe flyable airplane that can help spot and follow the wreckage of the other plane and direct rescuers to it.

But I wasn't there...
+1 to this. If the pilot had survived the crash it would be a shame for him to pass away from rescue vehicles not being able to find them.
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Old 04-30-2014 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
That's not necessarily a good plan... You might want to make sure the airplane isn't uncontrollable as soon as you put out flaps/gear, etc.
Right. But he still went much further than needed and as previously mentioned didn't bother trying to assist in spotting.
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Old 05-07-2014 | 01:38 PM
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Plane Fuselage Found in San Francisco Bay | Cities Journal

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