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Offline Fud

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Gear down, Check?
« on: September 02, 2012, 08:42:38 AM »
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=887_1346577445

I guess he wanted to land his kills pretty quick?
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Offline Tracerfi

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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2012, 08:49:34 AM »
Idiot  what language were they speaking Wow they were clueless
 

EDIT: just look at location
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2012, 10:10:46 AM »
Wow how stupid.
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 10:20:14 AM »
Dope smokers from the 60s  :old:
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 10:21:02 AM »
Not the pilot's fault. The gear surrendered and refused to come out to face the ground.........
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 10:26:35 AM »
I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I cant remember what happened afterwards.  :headscratch:
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 10:36:57 AM »
Quote from: Seanaldinho on September 02, 2012, 10:26:35 AM
I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I cant remember what happened afterwards.  :headscratch:

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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2012, 10:46:06 AM »
Occurred at Altiport de Megève in the French Alps.....
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2012, 10:47:39 AM »
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2012, 10:49:47 AM »
guess that's one way to make a short landing.

 that said, having never flown an rg aircraft.....the alert when he turned final.....was that a gear alert?
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2012, 01:08:48 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on September 02, 2012, 10:49:47 AM
guess that's one way to make a short landing.

 that said, having never flown an rg aircraft.....the alert when he turned final.....was that a gear alert?

I turned the sound down cuz that damn beeping noise from the cock pit lol
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2012, 04:07:23 PM »
That'll buff right out  :aok
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2012, 04:16:20 PM »
So even the french landing gears surrender? Shocking.
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2012, 04:20:40 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on September 02, 2012, 10:49:47 AM
guess that's one way to make a short landing.

 that said, having never flown an rg aircraft.....the alert when he turned final.....was that a gear alert?

Yes, gear warning horn.  Usually alarm if gear not down and power reduced below certain point or gear not down and airspeed below a specific value.
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Re: Gear down, Check?
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2012, 04:25:55 PM »
Quote from: colmbo on September 02, 2012, 04:20:40 PM
Yes, gear warning horn.  Usually alarm if gear not down and power reduced below certain point or gear not down and airspeed below a specific value.

You think the alarm would transmit into the headset so they could hear it?
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