Originally Posted by
Rat****
Described on the tele as an "expert piece of flying"!
Yeah, right!
1) Almost lands with wheels retracted
2) Reduces the prop diameter by >50% on the runway
3) Tries to take off again
4) Crashes into a tree
Expert piece of flying!!!!!
Given that the gear does not retract fully in the Yak 52, I suspect substantially less damage would have been done by leaving the throttle closed following the prop strike!
R
gotta agree here,the fact there were two pilots ,two indicaters in the wings to show if the gear is down,three greens,semi retracted wheels to minimise damage in such an event..............
seems to have been some procedure failure here
having flown with Cam in this Yak, its a sad end to a beautiful machine,however good to see the crash didn't hurt anyone physically,
financially probably all of us.