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Old 12th March 2018 | 16:35
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Gordy
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
Originally Posted by rotornut
He didn't flare
There are two videos showing the impact---one shows what looks to me like he flared, but leveled off. Had he have hit at 60 kts I think the aircraft would have toppled forward....he had maybe 5-10 kts of forward motion on impact.

Scroll down for both videos HERE.
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