My have saved his life, just before the power is added the A/C appears to slew to the left, its not possible to see from the video but if the the line of parked A/C went to the end of the airfield he was likely to hit one of he had stayed on the ground?
Simon
I hope you are not advocating attempting to go around with badly damaged props after a runway prop strike?
Far better to take his chance on a runway which is clear of obstacles than attempting to take to the air with a more than likely stall/spin or an under control crash into trees.
I saw a Cessna push pull aircraft with gear problems land on its belly at Gloucester. The pilot did a perfect job burning off fuel and then cutting both engines at 30 feet before making a smooth belly landing onto the runway.
to advocate going around in this situation is complete madness and extremely bad airmanship on his part he was very very lucky to get away with it
Pace