Close one...

Sean, kuddos for saving the guy's life!
I hope he bought you a beer at least...

Ramy

On Saturday, August 18, 2012 8:39:02 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
Sean, kuddos for saving the guy's life!

I hope he bought you a beer at least...



Ramy

A beer or two or three. That would have been really ugly

On Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:48:04 AM UTC-4, Sean F (F2) wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuTBQ...e_gdata_player



This was yesterday am...

Great job F2. No doubt a "perfect storm"...poor piloting, poor crewmanship, and poor line crew safety.

Another strong point is cover design. Perhaps manufacture should consider a color change or addition of tell-tales. Agreed absolutely absurd, but if this can happen at a WGC, it is even more likely to happen somewhere else.

"I do note that some very young kids are assiting with the launch instructions to the towpilots."

No such thing. I was a launch volunteer member AND tow pilot at Uvalde. All the kids did was hook up and check the rope connection. Nothing more. Nothing said. In the end--regardless of where you are and who's launching you, the final fate rests with "Duties of the pilot-in-command: to assure safe condition of the aircraft prior to takeoff".

No excuse for this, but Uvalde presented extreme
challenges as crews were desperately trying to
keep as much dust off the planes as possible;
hence covers off at the last instant. Check
out some of the blowing dust in the videos.

Less likely to happen at more "normal" venues !

On Aug 19, 4:29*pm, Dave Nadler wrote:
No excuse for this, but Uvalde presented extreme
challenges as crews were desperately trying to
keep as much dust off the planes as possible;
hence covers off at the last instant. Check
out some of the blowing dust in the videos.

Less likely to happen at more "normal" venues !

Amazing this could happen with so many pilots standing around.
Nice one Dave! What happened to the pilots last minute "Controls Free"
check?
Would the cover allow enough movement to allow this to feel normal?

Ooops, meant to say "Nice job, Sean!"