Sevenstrokerol
Sinking air yes that is something you have to be very aware of in mountain flying especially operating near terrain and slopes in low climb rate aircraft.
Twisters are something else and would be confined to a very small area.
While intense and able to break an aircraft the effect time wise would be small,
This was purely an aircraft attempting to take off too hot and too high and too heavy.
The thing didn't want to fly from word go and the pilot foolishly continued to struggle into the air.
After that he continued in the hope that he would climb!
Whether the actual descent into trees was caused by sinking air or rising terrain is not clear!
Blame lies squarely with the pilot and I find it hard to see how he could excuse this one as anything but diabolical pilot skills and decision making.
Btw I hate the misuse of the word HERO!
A Hero is someone who purposely and knowingly exposes themselves to risk to their own well being for the benefit of others not someone who is in a situation trying to save their own bacon with unwilling PAX at the mercy of his skills or in this case lack of skills and judgment.
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 11th Aug 2012 at 08:14.