plane lands on highway

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Aviation is proof, that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the
impossible."

- Captain Edward Rickenbacker

Three things a pilot can't use:
- runway behind him
- altitude above him
- preflight planning he didn't do

If I were taking off with a questionable engine, I would have taxied down
the highway several hundred yards, then turned around and tried taking off,
giving lots of room for the engine to fail again but allow me to land
safely. You can only get lucky a couple of times.




"adelsonsl" wrote in message
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--
Aviation is proof, that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve
the impossible."

- Captain Edward Rickenbacker

Ed Kettler wrote:
Three things a pilot can't use:
- runway behind him
- altitude above him
- preflight planning he didn't do

If I were taking off with a questionable engine, I would have taxied down
the highway several hundred yards, then turned around and tried taking off,
giving lots of room for the engine to fail again but allow me to land
safely. You can only get lucky a couple of times.



Add one mo Fuel He could have put on

First he was taking off in the direction of traffic flow. Traffic moving
probably 60-70. Take off speed probably 55-60. If he turned around he would
be taking off into traffic,Ouch. Since the owner changed the defective
cylinder I am sure he is a qualified mechanic and knew enough to test the
engine thoroughly before taking off.


"Jim Breckenridge" wrote in message
news:rwi6k.15760$Jx.12931@pd7urf1no...
Ed Kettler wrote:
Three things a pilot can't use:
- runway behind him
- altitude above him
- preflight planning he didn't do

If I were taking off with a questionable engine, I would have taxied down
the highway several hundred yards, then turned around and tried taking
off, giving lots of room for the engine to fail again but allow me to
land safely. You can only get lucky a couple of times.



Add one mo Fuel He could have put on

That single car at the top of the picture is in all likehood a police car
blocking traffic. Taxi down to the cop, turn around, take off. My
interpretation only.

I learned to fly in LA where you don't have a lot of places to land "off
airport" safely.


"Woody" wrote in message
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First he was taking off in the direction of traffic flow. Traffic moving
probably 60-70. Take off speed probably 55-60. If he turned around he
would be taking off into traffic,Ouch. Since the owner changed the
defective cylinder I am sure he is a qualified mechanic and knew enough to
test the engine thoroughly before taking off.


"Jim Breckenridge" wrote in message
news:rwi6k.15760$Jx.12931@pd7urf1no...
Ed Kettler wrote:
Three things a pilot can't use:
- runway behind him
- altitude above him
- preflight planning he didn't do

If I were taking off with a questionable engine, I would have taxied
down the highway several hundred yards, then turned around and tried
taking off, giving lots of room for the engine to fail again but allow
me to land safely. You can only get lucky a couple of times.



Add one mo Fuel He could have put on

wow
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