Hello!
Originally Posted by
Jhieminga
I haven't seen this one mentioned here yet.
Not here but about on every other aviation forum I'm aware of...
My view: He was startled (who would not be?), felt that his plane was more difficult to control than before (no wonder with a large piece of metal attached to the elevator), feared that more pieces might come off his plane and very quickly decided to to an emergency landing. So far so good and the outcome shows that he did a good job.
BUT: I find it absolutely unacceptable that this pilot devoted so much time to his GoPro camera during the emergency situation. Not only during the emergency itself, but also after touchdown. Turniung around and fiddling with the camera while the aircraft is still movin across hardly suitable terrain. What was he thinking?