Skydiving plane goes down...
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That particular model 182 is fitted with the strut quick-release and fold option. It’s great for forced landings through farm gates, although in this case it looks like they accidentally forgot to fold the right wing before going through the gate. Either that or the cycle was a bit slow.
Excellent work by the pilot whom is a very professional chap
Excellent work by the pilot whom is a very professional chap
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Towards the end of the video you see a huge empty paddock just to the left of where the plane stopped and which would have been the textbook example for a forced landing!
You don’t get many options for landing when confronted with a sudden stoppage at 400ft after takeoff.
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Last edited by TowerDog; 9th Jan 2019 at 07:48.
Just Sayin'......You know what may happen if / when you try to 'stretch' the glide...….
And, who knows? This may well be the result of 'stretching' it to make it as far as he did.
We are all speculating I reckon...…..
I'm with Tower dog.....they ALL walked away.
Cheeerrrsss…
And, who knows? This may well be the result of 'stretching' it to make it as far as he did.
We are all speculating I reckon...…..
I'm with Tower dog.....they ALL walked away.
Cheeerrrsss…
I’d be interested to hear the minimum launch altitude for such events. (Or at least for single jumpers versus tandems)
A relative told me they jumped from 1,500 and it was a bit off-putting when the engine started to splutter (quite a few years back in NSW).
A relative told me they jumped from 1,500 and it was a bit off-putting when the engine started to splutter (quite a few years back in NSW).
I did a single static-line jump (old style round chute) once many many years ago with two other mates out of a C182. I seem to remember the pilot saying that if anything major happened above 500ft (might have been 600) get out as fast as you can, but below that you had to stay in and ride it out. He would let us know when we passed the level. The way we were sat in, it would have been quite difficult to get out quickly whatever level it was, especially if it was low, and you were at the back.
An ex-U.S. pilot I once worked with said in the States he flew meat bombers, and one day after take off he had an engine failure at about 1500.
In the process of attempting a restart he turned around to tell everyone to bail out, only to see an empty cabin and the underside of a pair of boots disappearing out the door ....
In the process of attempting a restart he turned around to tell everyone to bail out, only to see an empty cabin and the underside of a pair of boots disappearing out the door ....
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On a slightly different tack, I am getting somewhat cynical in my old age with current media reporting, "Plane Crash, passengers survive" spread over all forms of media for 3 days? If a 4 wheel drive skids off a wet road and five people walk away, it would not get a mention at all.
It no longer surprises me when I offer to take friends for a scenic joy flight, the fearful throng back off like I had ask them to jump off a cliff with me, after 48 years of flying without an incident this is sensational journalism at its worst??
Full marks to the pilot.
It no longer surprises me when I offer to take friends for a scenic joy flight, the fearful throng back off like I had ask them to jump off a cliff with me, after 48 years of flying without an incident this is sensational journalism at its worst??
Full marks to the pilot.
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On that basis, shouldn't the engine be given some credit for the outcome, for having the presence of mind to fail at an "appropriate" ( or should that be :"suitable") time??
Tootle pip!!
