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Again, the prop seemed to be turning slow in the video, but I'm not a video expert and not familiar with all the effects of the sample rate of the camera. I wonder if the audio track would give the engine RPM once averaged for approaching and departing the camera location? |
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message ... On 2006-03-30, Mike Granby wrote: Someone elsewhere suggested that the gust lock might have been in place, as you don't see the ailerons moving. Unlikely. The standard Cessna gust lock locks the elevators in an almost full nose-down position - it's improbable he'd have been able to raise the nose at all. It just looks like a classic insufficient airspeed/mush/stall accident. -- Dylan Smith, Port St Mary, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net The factory control lock puts the elevator down about 10° from horizontal, just enough to keep the wind from flipping the tail up. But you are right, with it in place there is no way to rotate. I think he just panicked and pulled back on the yoke. |
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I thought you were talking about a crash of a Lancair Columbia. This took
place in Col-o-mbia and it looks like it was either overloaded, or he just didn't have enough runway to get enough airspeed and get it out of there. The flaps also appeared to be extended further than normal for a short field takeoff. "Kobra" wrote in message ... Check this clip out. What does everyone think happened here? http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWC2XJYgcJU It looks like a 182, so it had *some* muscle. I think it must have been hot, maybe a high elevation, loaded with fuel, people and equipment. But one passenger was a small boy so he couldn't have been very heavy. It also looks like a soft-field technique that was poorly executed and he lost directional control and didn't lower the nose to build airspeed first. Very sad, Kobra *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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