8 year old predicts crash
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8 year old predicts crash
According to the BBC, an 8 year old boy predicted that a Cessna 172 he was due to fly in at Popham would crash. It did and, fortunately, no-one was badly hurt.
How would you react if one of your passengers made a similar prediction?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5236036.stm
How would you react if one of your passengers made a similar prediction?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/5236036.stm
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According to the BBC, an 8 year old boy predicted that a Cessna 172 he was due to fly in at Popham would crash.
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We're gonna die...
My mates wife sits in the back with her hands over her face and enters some sort of trance until we tell her we've landed. You cant speak to her - nothing.
I can't resist saying to her afterwards 'Did you enjoy that?'
HP
I can't resist saying to her afterwards 'Did you enjoy that?'
HP
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Hah that kid, theres a pic of him in the national papers, hes very excited and pointing at the upturned wreck- hell it could have been tragic but thank god it wasnt. Heres a link for anyone who fancies a view:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006350429,00.html
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006350429,00.html
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I owned a share of G-ARCC in 2000. When I examined the weight and balance figures, I discovered that a previous change in the datum position had not been reflected in the latest graphs, which made it difficult to check the balance. By applying a correction to the datum position I was able to come up with a calculation. It was a well run group so I'm sure that they would have corrected this, and pointed it out to the other group members.
Looking at the tables, I was aware that it would be posible to exceed the aft Cof G limit but I checked the figures for two adults in the front seats for all fuel loads and only ever flew it in this configuration. The photo in the Sun shows the child in the front seat with presumably the two adults in the rear seats. I'm sure that the pilot checked the aft limit, but it must have been very close. If this was the case then the pilot did a good job in avoiding fatalities if his engine failed on take-off.
I was also concerned about the aircrafts performance on runway 21, which is why I asked the question on this thread. The aircraft is certified with a maximum gradient of two degrees. I was unable to find out the gradient of runway 21 (even asked on PPRuNe) so, with a 50 screen height the performance calculations would need careful consideration if this was the runway in use.
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Looking at the tables, I was aware that it would be posible to exceed the aft Cof G limit but I checked the figures for two adults in the front seats for all fuel loads and only ever flew it in this configuration. The photo in the Sun shows the child in the front seat with presumably the two adults in the rear seats. I'm sure that the pilot checked the aft limit, but it must have been very close. If this was the case then the pilot did a good job in avoiding fatalities if his engine failed on take-off.
I was also concerned about the aircrafts performance on runway 21, which is why I asked the question on this thread. The aircraft is certified with a maximum gradient of two degrees. I was unable to find out the gradient of runway 21 (even asked on PPRuNe) so, with a 50 screen height the performance calculations would need careful consideration if this was the runway in use.
Airclues