View Full Version : PA-46 crashed into TV tower in Texas killing pilot
rotornut
5th Feb 2015, 22:34
One person dead after plane crashes into Texas TV tower - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/us/plane-crash-tv-station/index.html)
Loose rivets
5th Feb 2015, 23:40
Some of those Texas towers have to be seen to be believed in terms of height but also with respect to their distance, or lack of it, from runway extended centerlines - at least at regional fields.
AmericanFlyer
6th Feb 2015, 06:00
Duplicate post...
MarkerInbound
6th Feb 2015, 16:47
Some of those Texas towers have to be seen to be believed in terms of height
Remember VHF is line of sight. When you have 97,000 sq km of billiard table, you got to do something to get your signal out.
Amadis of Gaul
6th Feb 2015, 17:14
Everything's bigger in Texas.
Flash2001
10th Feb 2015, 01:59
Flew down to Senior Road antenna farm as pax in a chopper at 1500' agl. We had to remind the pilot that there was still considerable iron in the atmosphere at that height.
After an excellent landing etc...