Plane crash

plthijinx · 07-18-2009, 05:04 PM

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

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

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...

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

Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links.

they can fix that with surgery now can't they?

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

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.

07-18-2009, 05:04 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	Plane crash 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. Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

07-18-2009, 05:08 PM	#2
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07-18-2009, 08:19 PM	#3
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07-18-2009, 09:07 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	did he walk away from that? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-18-2009, 09:23 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that's a tiny little link. i totally didn't even see it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-18-2009, 09:25 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-19-2009, 01:51 AM	#8
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07-19-2009, 02:48 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	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... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-19-2009, 04:51 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	oopsie! I hope he enjoyed that fun park moment. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-19-2009, 12:30 PM	#12
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	In what sense was this plane "experimental"?

07-19-2009, 01:04 PM	#13
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	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. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

07-19-2009, 01:06 PM	#14
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	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... __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

07-19-2009, 04:05 PM	#15
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	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. Attached Images __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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