...and so to the pub (after writing off a Tiger)
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...and so to the pub (after writing off a Tiger)
Pilot's crashes plane in a field, takes photo of the wreckage... then goes to the pub | Mail Online
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P.S. Feel sure this must have been covered in another thread - but couldn't find it.
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P.S. Feel sure this must have been covered in another thread - but couldn't find it.
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Are we supposed to infer from the DM article that going to the pub was in some way the wrong thing to do? Its exactly what I'd have done in similar circumstances!
And in what way is it a "crime scene" as indicated by the tape in one photo?
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And in what way is it a "crime scene" as indicated by the tape in one photo?
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After both crashes I managed to survive*, a cool drink was most welcome. So yes, off to the bar it was on each occasion. Clever to crash on or near an airfield, if one really must. All airfields have a bar, round here.
On the first occasion I was only a pupil and it was clear from the beginning there would be no official investigation, so for (draught!) lager I went.
Second time I was the PIC, so stuck to water, even if damage was very limited.
*and none unsurvived, as yet
On the first occasion I was only a pupil and it was clear from the beginning there would be no official investigation, so for (draught!) lager I went.
Second time I was the PIC, so stuck to water, even if damage was very limited.
*and none unsurvived, as yet
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Will they be prosecuting him for leaving the scene of an accident? 
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Or the loo.....
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The left hand side appears to be OK
I had a friend who (after total engine failure) totalled a Cassutt Racer during a display (turned the aircraft into matchsticks).
He clambered out, took a few paces, sat on the grassy mound that he had impacted a few seconds before, and lit up a cigarette (think he smoked the whole pack before help arrived.
Injuries - None, the Cassut took all of the forces, leaving him unscathed
I had a friend who (after total engine failure) totalled a Cassutt Racer during a display (turned the aircraft into matchsticks).
He clambered out, took a few paces, sat on the grassy mound that he had impacted a few seconds before, and lit up a cigarette (think he smoked the whole pack before help arrived.
Injuries - None, the Cassut took all of the forces, leaving him unscathed
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After a mid-air the sensible action is to light a cigarette!
He clambered out, took a few paces, sat on the grassy mound that he had impacted a few seconds before, and lit up a cigarette (think he smoked the whole pack before help arrived.
I can understand the need to steady nerves and cope with all that adrenaline. But until you are in a safe area it isn't safe to light up.
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A school friend of mine did a Flying Scholarship at Marshalls Cambridge in the early 60s in Tiger Moths (some of which are still flying)
He was taught that if he had an engine failure , moments before hitting the hedge/brick wall or whatever on the ground, he should stand on the rudder to slew the a/c through 90 deg so the wing tip impacted first.
Progressive collapse would dissipate the energy of the impact and the a/c would stop before the brick wall reached him.
That photo looks like a pretty convincing demo of the progressive energy dissipation notion....
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He was taught that if he had an engine failure , moments before hitting the hedge/brick wall or whatever on the ground, he should stand on the rudder to slew the a/c through 90 deg so the wing tip impacted first.
Progressive collapse would dissipate the energy of the impact and the a/c would stop before the brick wall reached him.
That photo looks like a pretty convincing demo of the progressive energy dissipation notion....
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Sound like he met the dapper qoutient with the cream flying suit. Cool as a cat.
And how fast was he going to bury half the aircraft in the ground.
If it was me I'd still be in the pub.
And how fast was he going to bury half the aircraft in the ground.
If it was me I'd still be in the pub.
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I had a friend who (after total engine failure) totalled a Cassutt Racer during a display (turned the aircraft into matchsticks).
He clambered out, took a few paces, sat on the grassy mound that he had impacted a few seconds before, and lit up a cigarette (think he smoked the whole pack before help arrived.
He clambered out, took a few paces, sat on the grassy mound that he had impacted a few seconds before, and lit up a cigarette (think he smoked the whole pack before help arrived.
I know the guy, superb natural pilot, wonderful human being, albeit a bloody idiot.
As for the bad parking of a Tiger Moth, I don't know the full story but on the face of it, it's not very cool. That said, I see no reason not to have a drink or three if uninjured.
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I can't believe that anyone would have the temerity to suggest that the gentleman concerned doesn't have every right to make his way to the nearest pub and celebrate life.