Remember to detach your wings before your next emergency landing...
12-19-2007, 03:51 PM
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Remember to detach your wings before your next emergency landing...
The video is even more pathetic than the article:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22918747-2,00.html
I'd comment, but I don't even know where to start... and I though American reporters had troubles getting their facts straight!
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22918747-2,00.html
I'd comment, but I don't even know where to start... and I though American reporters had troubles getting their facts straight!
12-19-2007, 04:20 PM
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Well they probably could have worded it better, but if you make a forced landing into the trees, there's a good chance that the wings will rip off, carrying the fuel with them. I'm not sure how this would work out in real life, but it seems like it could be plausible.
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12-19-2007, 05:32 PM
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Emergency Checklist (let's see if I can remember that far back)
1. Mixture rich
2. Carb heat COLD
3. Mags on both
4. Switch fuel tanks
5. Detach wings
That's right I think....
Did anyone notice that Batman was the senior constable...?
(Am I dating myself?)
1. Mixture rich
2. Carb heat COLD
3. Mags on both
4. Switch fuel tanks
5. Detach wings
That's right I think....
Did anyone notice that Batman was the senior constable...?
(Am I dating myself?)
12-19-2007, 05:53 PM
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Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed – significantly reducing the risk of fire because the wings carry the plane's fuel.
12-19-2007, 07:00 PM
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They could at least try to get the video and the article together:
Video: "Single engine Cessna, with 4 on board..."
Article: "Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed..."
Video: "Single engine Cessna, with 4 on board..."
Article: "Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed..."
12-19-2007, 09:47 PM
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I recall an AD on the Piper Warrior to check the torque on the wing attach bolts every 100 hours. Maybe they didn't comply with the AD and the wings just happened to detach from the airplane at the exact same moment that the engine failed....?!
Or maybe the reporter needs to learn how to communicate. I used to date a girl in media, we broke up b/c we couldn't communicate. I guess I made a good choice.
Or maybe the reporter needs to learn how to communicate. I used to date a girl in media, we broke up b/c we couldn't communicate. I guess I made a good choice.
12-20-2007, 05:29 AM
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They could at least try to get the video and the article together:
Video: "Single engine Cessna, with 4 on board..."
Article: "Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed..."
Video: "Single engine Cessna, with 4 on board..."
Article: "Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed..."
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