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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2008, 07:00:29 PM »
Hopefully this is an isolated incident.

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2008, 07:09:09 PM »
Hopefully this is an isolated incident.

Or perhaps insulated?
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2008, 07:13:19 PM »
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2008, 07:17:52 PM »
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2008, 07:18:49 PM »
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2008, 11:56:16 PM »
That looks like an LSA airplane. if so, it's most likely a composite construction.

Looks like a bird called a "Sting", which would make it, IIRC, largely fiberglass

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2008, 02:24:04 AM »
That's one way to avoid paying the landing and parking fees...
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2008, 06:26:06 AM »
That is in fact a Europa, the trigear version, luckily for the occupants. The other version has a monowheel undercarriage. It's a hombuilt and composite. I remember seeing a picture of a Cessna 150 in the US hanging from powerlines in similar way. Most of the time, hitting powelines doesn't end so happily. You can literally lose your head!

That is also my recurring nightmare, hitting high tension lines. They were very, very lucky. There are powerlines to the east of the runway at the skydive field I operate out of. On approach I like to pass over them at about 500 feet. But they are surprisingly hard to see. But on taking off from the easterly runway on a hot calm day with a full load. They often seem far too close. :O The term 'bending the throttle lever' comes to mind (and the prop lever!)

I just shudder at the thought of them.

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2008, 06:43:06 AM »
might need 20/20 vision requirements for pilots liscence now  :uhoh
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2008, 07:42:45 AM »
That is in fact a Europa, the trigear version, luckily for the occupants. The other version has a monowheel undercarriage. It's a hombuilt and composite. I remember seeing a picture of a Cessna 150 in the US hanging from powerlines in similar way. Most of the time, hitting powelines doesn't end so happily. You can literally lose your head!

That is also my recurring nightmare, hitting high tension lines. They were very, very lucky. There are powerlines to the east of the runway at the skydive field I operate out of. On approach I like to pass over them at about 500 feet. But they are surprisingly hard to see. But on taking off from the easterly runway on a hot calm day with a full load. They often seem far too close. :O The term 'bending the throttle lever' comes to mind (and the prop lever!)

I just shudder at the thought of them.

the high tension lines are hard to see. the towers are very easily seen.

i use em as a landmark at the fling w if i'm landing on 19. as i approach them, i start m base turn...this takes me ever so slightly past them.....i palallel them, then turn final.

 a few years ago when we were on a SAR mission for a crashed helicopter, we were concentrating around some of them about 20 miles south of the "W". we had seen pcs of the heli(homebuilt), and it was equipped with wirecutters. this lead us to believe they were running very low, and "playing".
 they weren't near the wires, but were staying low.....which cost them, as they ran out of fuel, and went in. they fell short of a highway by about 1,000 feet.
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2008, 09:17:56 AM »
Yes CAP1, the towers are easier to see but for some reason these particular ones seem to merge with the scenery. I tend to do the same as you, parallel them before I turn final. It's all psychological really as I should never be that low on final that far out. 

BTW, obviously you are a CAP pilot. Does your unit happen to fly the GA8 Airvan? That's what I currently fly. I know the CAP have a few in service. It's commonly used as a skydive plane.

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2008, 01:02:29 PM »
Can you imagine what that poor guy had to listen to for three hours?

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2008, 01:21:43 PM »
Yes CAP1, the towers are easier to see but for some reason these particular ones seem to merge with the scenery. I tend to do the same as you, parallel them before I turn final. It's all psychological really as I should never be that low on final that far out. 

BTW, obviously you are a CAP pilot. Does your unit happen to fly the GA8 Airvan? That's what I currently fly. I know the CAP have a few in service. It's commonly used as a skydive plane.

we have one in nj, and one in pa., i know we have more, but don't know wherre they're at. the one in pa has one of our archer systems in it. i've flown in them, but i haven't flown them yet
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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2008, 02:00:29 PM »
The New York wing has one too. I used the excellent website to get familiar with the aircraft before I got my hands on the aircraft or the manual. It's a good rugged bushplane but not great for tall pilots the way the seats are positioned. No vices to speak of, easy to fly, easy to land. The trim needs too much movement and the manual flap means it's an old fashioned real man's aircraft  :aok Not very fast though 120 kts. It's a lot more comfortable to drop skydivers out of than the old 182 we had before.

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Re: Plane hanging in overhad power line
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2008, 02:41:20 PM »
Can you imagine what that poor guy had to listen to for three hours?

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