Stabilised approach ... NOT
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Stabilised approach ... NOT
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=20a_1355531018
(Presumed) outside view of final turn and landing (commentary in German):
(Presumed) outside view of final turn and landing (commentary in German):
Last edited by Armchairflyer; 16th Dec 2012 at 18:02. Reason: Added outside view
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Very, very cool. 10,000 feet + to ground level in less than 4 mins.
I've seen the drop plane at Headcorn/Lashenden release jumpers and be back on the ground before all the canopies have landed. Impressive stuff.
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I've seen the drop plane at Headcorn/Lashenden release jumpers and be back on the ground before all the canopies have landed. Impressive stuff.
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Cool, yes, impressive control as well, I will grant that but I have to question his sanity - what was it they said? Human Factors? I'll-show-you-what-I-can-do-i-tis - I'd hate to be around when one of his motors goes tits up as he's turning onto final - before he knows what's happening, he'll be doing a pretty decent impression of a pavement pizza.....
Having said that, if one motor DID let go at a higher altitude than, say, 100 feet, this guy has his plane so well under control I'd no doubt he'd bring it down. In one piece. On the asphalt......
Having said that, if one motor DID let go at a higher altitude than, say, 100 feet, this guy has his plane so well under control I'd no doubt he'd bring it down. In one piece. On the asphalt......
Beautifully done by a pilot who really knows his aircraft and his airfield. I have done exactly that more times than I care to remember and then I would have go back to work and push buttons for 11 hours between London and Los Angeles.
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I'd hate to be around when one of his motors goes tits up as he's turning onto final - before he knows what's happening, he'll be doing a pretty decent impression of a pavement pizza.....
Is flying like this necessary? Maybe not, but then there is a lot of art around which is not necessary either - 'doesn't mean that we don't appreciate it for it's quality!
The jump club always expressed appreciation that i got the 185 or 206 down from 10500 feet in 0.2 hours ('cause they paid for the plane by the tenth), without abusing the engine to do it. My flying was not that artistic, but I did beat the jumpers down a few times....
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There goes a cocky pilot that doesn't bother to fasten his 4 point harness, let's hope that he doesn't have the accident that is waiting to happen. 
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I knew one pilot who would drop the skydivers and deliberately shut the engine down - allegedly to save fuel, but I think he was just enjoying himself. The chap was 70-something years old and had over 10000 hours on type (AN-2).
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Me and my mate were meat bombing some years ago. On one of his lifts the last jumper, as he went out the door, switched off the mags and took the keys with him! No big deal as they were overhead the field, but demonstrates how mad some of these jumpers are!
