Corsair Wheels Up: Hunter Valley Airshow, Maitland
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Please drop it. You don't need to know and it would make no difference to your life if you did. I can tell you that the pilot concerned is highly experienced and I would happily let him fly my aircraft any time, anywhere.
Please drop it. You don't need to know and it would make no difference to your life if you did. I can tell you that the pilot concerned is highly experienced and I would happily let him fly my aircraft any time, anywhere.
Absolutely right I don't need to know but all this defensiveness has piqued my curiosity. I do know that one of the pilots who flies the Corsair is also a senior pilot in a major Australian airline. If it was a mechanical failure then he had an unlucky day, if he forgot to put the wheels down then that is a fairly elementary mistake and there could be some sort of HF issue going on.
I'm not being defensive. I've no idea of his name. Or even her name if it's a woman.
But I don't think its right naming people on here who have had a prang whether their fault or otherwise.
But I don't think its right naming people on here who have had a prang whether their fault or otherwise.
I can think of no other reason for the way this thread is going other then it seems some of the small minded are jealous of those who fly interesting aircraft..
I don't fly Corsairs though I do appreciate that there are people prepared to put the time and effort into restoring and displaying said aircraft so all can enjoy watching the machine fly.
IF, the aircraft owner has allowed another pilot to fly the machine then I'd reckon it is his personal business what happens with the machine.
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I don't fly Corsairs though I do appreciate that there are people prepared to put the time and effort into restoring and displaying said aircraft so all can enjoy watching the machine fly.
IF, the aircraft owner has allowed another pilot to fly the machine then I'd reckon it is his personal business what happens with the machine.
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GH is a great bloke for aviation. No one died and I am sure regardless of cause, GH will get this machine back up again soon.
While I am sure I could get all the juicy details rather fast, I don't need to any involved are all grown men and all will feel the pain.
While I am sure I could get all the juicy details rather fast, I don't need to any involved are all grown men and all will feel the pain.
I just hope that when I one day F#$k up, you blokes all go easy on me....
I saw similar when a check captain, display pilot and all round skygod did something similar in another jurisdiction - threats were uttered by the faithful hangers on to those who had dared publish photos or comment online and a cone of silence dropped over the incident, when in fact the pilot freely admitted having cocked up and moved on with his life. To this day though, the (over)reaction by others on his behalf is what tends to be remembered about the man, a real pity because aside from being a superb pilot, he is also a very decent human being. And there endeth the lesson....
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Forgetting gear can happen to ANYONE!!. I was told that there are two types of pilots. Those who have done it, and those who haven't done it yet!.
A very respected Display pilot managed it in a Seafire in the U.K, a few years ago, and at Oshkosh, maybe eight years ago, the Chief of the American Warbird movement in the U.S. escaped the mistake in his Skyraider by the skin of his teeth!!. I know, I was there, and have it on video. Very close shave!!! A controller noticed it, yelled Skyraider gear, Skyraider gear!!! with about 20 feet to go. It went around. To err is human, those who think it can't happen to them are naive!!!
A very respected Display pilot managed it in a Seafire in the U.K, a few years ago, and at Oshkosh, maybe eight years ago, the Chief of the American Warbird movement in the U.S. escaped the mistake in his Skyraider by the skin of his teeth!!. I know, I was there, and have it on video. Very close shave!!! A controller noticed it, yelled Skyraider gear, Skyraider gear!!! with about 20 feet to go. It went around. To err is human, those who think it can't happen to them are naive!!!
Forgetting gear can happen to ANYONE!!. I was told that there are two types of pilots. Those who have done it, and those who haven't done it yet!.
Why do people remember the flaps, but not the gear?
Actually there are three types of pilots. Those who haven't done it yet, those who have done it, & those who have done it several times. I knew one pilot in the latter category!
DF.
DF.
It never happens if you do proper PUFF checks on your short finals.
Or, if you have a mate in the right hand seat who cross checks everything and may call: "PUFF checks when ready."
The person in that seat doesn't like to be embarrassed or inconvenienced either.
Or, if you have a mate in the right hand seat who cross checks everything and may call: "PUFF checks when ready."
The person in that seat doesn't like to be embarrassed or inconvenienced either.
Dale "snort" Snodgrass accidently landed an F-86 wheels up practicing for an airshow. 10,000 hours in fighters including 5000 in F-14's. One of the most experienced fighter pilots in the world.
It happens, life goes on.
It happens, life goes on.
Gerry, with respect, you can never say never
