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Experienced a Little Glimpse of Mortality Today...
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RossKean
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majicmaker
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I'll buy you two beers to hear those stories. :yes:
Arf, really sorry for you, but as said by the other you have one in your misfortune ... a sacred luck... Now, wait for the return of FAA ...
Reading your mishap reminded me of her a "wooden horse" makes with a jodel D112 few years ago ... I was taking flying lessons in this period ...
Note, I do not know if the expression is the same in English, the wooden horse; is when we taxi, and that the aircraft falling forward and the propeller just touch the ground. It was happened at the end of the landing.
Reading your mishap reminded me of her a "wooden horse" makes with a jodel D112 few years ago ... I was taking flying lessons in this period ...
Note, I do not know if the expression is the same in English, the wooden horse; is when we taxi, and that the aircraft falling forward and the propeller just touch the ground. It was happened at the end of the landing.
chivvalry
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bergmen
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That was my flying ATGATT but you needed at least 500 feet or you would become one with the earth.
Dan
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Brodie
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Ejector Seat ?
No, wait, that's a farkle.
Brodie
No, wait, that's a farkle.
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I flew Wednesday for the first time since my overly-rapid descent last week. My CFI is grounded through what is a standard investigation and he concurred I should go fly as soon as practical. So, I chose the oldest flyer with the most hours, senior instructor status, and probably the most anal guy there. We talked for about an hour and then went flying for another hour....just flying and talking...he was exactly what I needed.
I'll keep flying with him at least until my regular instructor is cleared.
I've since gotten a copy of the plane from several more angles (I'm not including here until the investigation is done) and we both agreed we landed about the best way possible to minimize injury. I'd said it took the gear, nose wheel, and left wing out, but the pictures showed the fuselage actually was wrinkled in spots....indicating it was such a big hit that inertia on the tail section bent things even though it never touched the ground.
I'll keep flying with him at least until my regular instructor is cleared.
I've since gotten a copy of the plane from several more angles (I'm not including here until the investigation is done) and we both agreed we landed about the best way possible to minimize injury. I'd said it took the gear, nose wheel, and left wing out, but the pictures showed the fuselage actually was wrinkled in spots....indicating it was such a big hit that inertia on the tail section bent things even though it never touched the ground.
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Sounds like the airframe did the job of absorbing the impact so that the occupants didn't have to.I flew Wednesday for the first time since my overly-rapid descent last week. My CFI is grounded through what is a standard investigation and he concurred I should go fly as soon as practical. So, I chose the oldest flyer with the most hours, senior instructor status, and probably the most anal guy there. We talked for about an hour and then went flying for another hour....just flying and talking...he was exactly what I needed.
I'll keep flying with him at least until my regular instructor is cleared.
I've since gotten a copy of the plane from several more angles (I'm not including here until the investigation is done) and we both agreed we landed about the best way possible to minimize injury. I'd said it took the gear, nose wheel, and left wing out, but the pictures showed the fuselage actually was wrinkled in spots....indicating it was such a big hit that inertia on the tail section bent things even though it never touched the ground.
majicmaker
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Yep, sounds like that airframe is toast. It did it's job and got you guys on the ground where both of you got out and walked away. It can be replaced.
