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In a previous article, "gatt" said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2PvcG4Vmyw Yikes. -- Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/ Once we've got the bugs ironed out, we'll be running on flat bugs |
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gatt wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2PvcG4Vmyw Two observations he 1. He did better than that F-16 pilot that splatted his jet on the ground 2. Whaddya think would happen if is insurance agent saw that clip? |
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"gatt" wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2PvcG4Vmyw Reminds me of a framed photo on the wall of the Lebanon, TN airport. During an airshow, a fellow doing aerobatics in a black Mig-17 bottomed out a loop and drug the tailpipe on the ground. The photo shows the Mig at a very high alpha, with the tailpipe dragging. Apparently, he was at the very bottom of the loop, because the airplane flew away from the ground contact, dropped the gear, and landed. I'm sure the pilot needed a garment change afterwards. KB |
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Wow, if that had been me, I'm not sure I would have been able to unstick
myself from the seat cushion at the end of that flight! The pucker factor needle must have been on the peg. "gatt" wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2PvcG4Vmyw |
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Kingfish wrote: gatt wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2PvcG4Vmyw Two observations he 1. He did better than that F-16 pilot that splatted his jet on the ground The difference wasn't pilot skill, it was how fast he was coming down. Probably a math error, probably didn't correctly add field elevation to his top altitude. 2. Whaddya think would happen if is insurance agent saw that clip? Probably couldn't get insurance. |
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Kingfish wrote: 2. Whaddya think would happen if is insurance agent saw that clip? Nothing. There wasn't a loss. |
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"Leonard Ellis" wrote in message . net... Wow, if that had been me, I'm not sure I would have been able to unstick myself from the seat cushion at the end of that flight! The pucker factor needle must have been on the peg. Yeah. Well, there are links to a Spitfire video and a P-38 clip as well there in which the outcome wasn't so good. Seemed a little morbid to post them here, but they're pretty shocking. -c |
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Newps wrote: Kingfish wrote: 2. Whaddya think would happen if is insurance agent saw that clip? Nothing. There wasn't a loss. He was awful close to a prop strike - at the very least. Perhaps it was intentional - note that he did a roll right after the near miss. I don't think that anyone who had just had an unintentional near miss could regain his composure so quickly. |
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Dave wrote: Newps wrote: Kingfish wrote: 2. Whaddya think would happen if is insurance agent saw that clip? Nothing. There wasn't a loss. He was awful close to a prop strike - at the very least. Perhaps it was intentional - note that he did a roll right after the near miss. I don't think that anyone who had just had an unintentional near miss could regain his composure so quickly. |
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