Originally Posted by
BFSGrad
Thanks for the link. I didn't see any mention of flap and gear position as the accident aircraft closed on the camera ship. I would have expected the gear to have been retracted at that point but it appears it was extended when they crashed.
I don't know how 10 deg flap compares with clean for glide angle but extended gear isn't going to help.
I would have expected the Cardinal to have been fitted with at least one camera to document the photo shoot but I saw no mention of cameras being recovered from either aircraft.