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plthijinx 07-18-2009 05:04 PM
Plane crash
 
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at my home field this morning:

oops

we've watched this guy over the last few days put WAY too much pitch in on climb out. like beyond 50 degrees. it's hot here too which increases the density altitude. hotter air=less performance.

zippyt 07-18-2009 05:08 PM
Daym !!

xoxoxoBruce 07-18-2009 08:19 PM
Was that a rental or his own plane?

lumberjim 07-18-2009 09:07 PM
did he walk away from that?

Shawnee123 07-18-2009 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 582348)
Was that a rental or his own plane?
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Originally Posted by plth's link
The pilot — who has not been identified by police or the FAA — was alone in the experimental aircraft, which are assembled from kits and not built by traditional manufacturers, Lunsford said.

According to FAA records, the fixed-wing aircraft was registered in 2006 to Marvin Faulk of Baytown. He is also listed as the manufacturer.

A man by the same name was listed in serious condition at Memorial Hermann — Texas Medical Center on Saturday afternoon
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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 582361)
did he walk away from that?
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Originally Posted by plth's link
According to police, the pilot appeared to be suffering head trauma and said his right leg hurt.

lumberjim 07-18-2009 09:23 PM
that's a tiny little link. i totally didn't even see it.

Shawnee123 07-18-2009 09:25 PM
Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links.

Crimson Ghost 07-19-2009 01:51 AM
Sounds like a personal problem...

Little blue pill might help... :D

ZenGum 07-19-2009 02:48 AM
It looks like it was made of cardboard and got left in the rain and went all soggy and crumpled up.

Nah, just some fool pushing the envelope in a kit-built aircraft. Paging Darwin awards, paging Darwin awards, please stand by...

Griff 07-19-2009 04:51 AM
oopsie! I hope he enjoyed that fun park moment.

plthijinx 07-19-2009 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 582373)
Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links.
they can fix that with surgery now can't they? :blush:

SteveDallas 07-19-2009 12:30 PM
In what sense was this plane "experimental"?

plthijinx 07-19-2009 01:04 PM
An aircraft which does not have a type design or does not meet other certification standards. The "experimental" designation is one of several "Special Airworthiness Certificates" which allows the aircraft to operate in U.S. airspace. None may be used for commercial purposes. Experimental aircraft are divided into three groups: 1) amateur built: an aircraft, built by one or more persons who undertake the effort for the purpose of recreation and education; 2) exhibition: a unique (one-of-a-kind) aircraft, a replica, a foreign or U.S. military surplus aircraft which may be used for exhibition purposes-movie and television productions, or sanctioned, organized events where the unique or unusual characteristics of the aircraft can be displayed; 3) other: includes experimental aircraft that are not amateur or exhibition. This includes aircraft involved in research and development, crew training, market surveys, air racing, those used to show compliance with regulations and the like.

plthijinx 07-19-2009 01:06 PM
that being said, he built the plane from a kit and put a rotax engine in it. experimentals have a lot of leeway and choices for the kits...

spudcon 07-19-2009 04:05 PM
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Back in the 60s, while in the Air Force I was standing next to a C-124 when a plane crashed right in front of me.

xoxoxoBruce 07-19-2009 11:54 PM
John Denver killed himself in an experimental aircraft.

busterb 07-20-2009 09:39 PM
10-4

BrianR 07-22-2009 09:22 PM
I've been reading NTSB reports recently....
I can see it now:

Single engine plane crash
injuries: 1 / aircraft destroyed

A private pilot was flying his single-engine aircraft when he experienced a loss of power upon takeoff. Plane crashed in a residential neighborhood.

Pilot experience, loss of engine power and proximity to ground were contributing factors.


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