General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: FLS on September 16, 2017, 11:42:50 AM
Title: Plane vs Tree
Post by: FLS on September 16, 2017, 11:42:50 AM
The pilot, 80 years old, is OK. I often ride by Robertson Airport.
I think we've all done this in game. :D
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: nrshida on September 16, 2017, 12:16:40 PM
That's actually neater than a lot of the parking I see where I live.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: Devil 505 on September 16, 2017, 03:24:16 PM
Plane looked doomed before touching the tree. Looks like the tree absorbed a ton of energy and set the plane down much more safely than if it had just stalled and crashed.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: FLS on September 16, 2017, 03:35:19 PM
Also the wing collapsing probably helped the pilot but that spin was nasty.
Looks like he veered off when he saw the car that appears.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: icepac on September 17, 2017, 03:40:51 PM
Yes, I think you're right............I think he was intending to split the trees at an angle and land exactly where the car appeared.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: colmbo on September 17, 2017, 07:27:15 PM
I think he was barely in control at the start of the video, the roll/yaw to left was spin entry....luckily the tree was there to cushion the impact. He was nothing more than a passenger.....
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: FLS on September 17, 2017, 09:22:52 PM
Colmbo called it.
Update on the crash, the pilot said he bounced down the runway landing and pulled up for a go around. Flying for 18 years, too low and slow for the turn.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: JunkyII on September 18, 2017, 09:54:07 AM
Probably should have started his go around a lot sooner...
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: Delirium on September 18, 2017, 10:04:17 AM
I think he was barely in control at the start of the video, the roll/yaw to left was spin entry....luckily the tree was there to cushion the impact. He was nothing more than a passenger.....
....and missed his parking spot.
Title: Re: Plane vs Tree
Post by: Kingpin on September 19, 2017, 02:50:54 PM