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R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:18 pmby ozzy72
Well two people are dead and two seriously injured after the German World Champion R/C pilot lost control of his aircraft over a crowd of people here in Hungary.
What I'd like to know is why he was flying over the crowd in the first place? The two dead were hit square in the head by this oversized toy...
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
Posted:
Sun May 14, 2006 12:20 pmby Theis
Sad news..
But i think that are taking safety abit lighter in the former eastern block, than here in western europe. :-/
But thats just my opinion...
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:23 pmby Ecko
Sad..
I'm sorry for asking this, I just need to know - Was it a prop?
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:26 pmby Theis
Most likely..
I just hope they died instantly..
To live in even few minutes with missing bits of your head is just... horrible.. :-/
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:35 pmby ozzy72
I think judging from the footage I've seen it was meant to be a Pitts. So yup biplane prop.
Hungary has a very good record on safety Theis... I live here and I should know
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:51 pmby Theis
Yea Mark, you knows it better than I do
But could I be wrong about the eastern block safety?
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 12:56 pmby ozzy72
I think a lot of people remember the Ukraine Mig-29 into crowd episode and think "Yup that is the Eastern Bloc"... a pity everyone gets tarnished with the same brush
I have to say I've been highly impressed with the safety attitudes both here and in Croatia at airshows. I understand Czech Rep. also has an exceptional attitude towards safety as well.
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 1:02 pmby Theis
Thanks to you Mark, my view on eastern block airshow safety has changed
And maybe the therm "Eastern block" wasn't the right word, it should've been "Eastern Europe"
Sorry Mark :-[
Cheers Theos
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 1:05 pmby Tweek
I think a lot of people remember the Ukraine Mig-29 into crowd episode...
SU-27
Can't be a nice way to die though... must have been a pretty hefty model to kill them.
Any links to this story, though?
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 1:07 pmby Ecko
A spinning prop right to the face, must've been horrible to watch too.. :-/
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:07 pmby beefhole
Ugh, that's terrible. Would be absolutely awful to be the German pilot too.
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 4:16 pmby lilley91
jeez, how awful would you feel if you were the "pilot" of the pitts though :-/. A horrific and fortunately rare event :-/, my thoughts to the friends and family of those who were killed.
james
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 5:22 pmby Airshow_lover
Verry sad way to die...
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 7:23 pmby Papa9571
It seems there are 2 dead, a married couple that went to the show with their grown childern.
Here is the story so far
http://english.mti.hu/default.asp?menu=1&theme=2&cat=25&newsid=219892
Re: R/C Airshow deaths
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Sun May 14, 2006 11:57 pmby SkyNoz
That sad, I fly RC aircraft as well..... But why is this in Real Aviation? If you look at the selection under "Photos" and RC flying (this sucks) topic you can see my airplane. Very sad incident this is.
