Flying wedding bouquet

[Wally Mk2]

...........Ch9 are reporting that a bunch of wedding flowers (bouquet) was thrown from a plane over a wedding crowd as planned in Italy but the flowers got caught up in the engine & caught fire bringing the plane down, all survived:-)
The funny thing was that the report was quoted as saying that the flowers where thrown from the window..........hmmmmmmm, open cockpit 2 seat U/L.......what window?:}
Just some humor 'cause all quiet here, for now:)

Wmk2

[Mr. Hat]

BBC NEWS | Europe | Bride's bouquet brings down plane (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8149910.stm)

[VH-XXX]

It was actually a gyro-copter and it tangled with the rear "rotor." :rolleyes:

[Wally Mk2]

Gyro?.........same thing:} That link says "one" of the engines? Also the pax whom was injured was taken to hossy by.....helicopter!!! .........he was heard saying ...please no not another whirly gig!:}

Wmk2

[Senior Pilot]

It was actually a gyro-copter and it tangled with the rear "rotor."

According to the report, it was a microlight plane. Can't see any mention of it being a gyrocopter :confused:

The traditional throwing of a bride's bouquet for luck ended in disaster at an Italian wedding when the flowers caused a plane to crash.
The bride and groom had hired a microlight plane to fly past and throw the bouquet to a line of women guests, Corriere della Sera reported.
However, the flowers were sucked into the plane's engine causing it to catch fire and explode.
The aircraft plunged into a hostel. One passenger on the plane was badly hurt.
But about 50 people who had been in the hostel escaped unscathed, as did the pilot.
Entangled
The incident happened at Montioni park in Suvereto, near Livorno, where the wedding reception was being held, Corriere della Sera said.
A passenger on the microlight, named as Isidoro Pensieri, 44, had the job of throwing the bouquet as pilot Luciano Nannelli flew past.
It is believed the bunch of flowers became entangled as it was thrown, and was sucked into the engine.
Mr Pensieri suffered multiple fractures and a head injury. He was taken to hospital in Grosseto by helicopter and then transferred to another in Pisa, Italian media reported.

[VH-XXX]

According to the report, it was a microlight plane. Can't see any mention of it being a gyrocopter http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/confused.gif


Pfffttt, there's always one! A thought a Rotorheads moderator would be on the ball with this one :rolleyes:

I saw the footage as clear as day on the TV this morning. It was a Gyrocopter! :D