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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/03/25/fa ... de-planes/

And more stupidity from the FAA.

Yea some homebuilt aircraft have a high stall speed, so does a P-51. It doesn't make them more dangerous.

Welcome to the world of US news entertainment.

It's not a Fox article, it's an AP article.

My mistake on the Fox reference then.

I'm not sure what they're getting at here. After losing his propeller at altitude the pilot had no choice but to make a forced landing. From the PHOTO I've seen of the incident the aircraft made a perfect "dead stick" landing on the beach & the occupants were uninjured. Unfortunately a jogger was in the way. It was a tragic accident & no fault of the aircraft design.

[quote]My mistake on the Fox reference then.

[quote][quote]My mistake on the Fox reference then.

Why is this news?  I've flown a Lancair, and yes it has a high stall speed.  The FAA issues A/D's, advisory circulars, and statements all the time and they never get into the news.    The AP may have first reported it, but somehow I sense the big 3 networks are itching to sensationalize it.  Shame on them for that.

The FAA made put out a publication that ties directly to a recent fatal accident.

I personally don't see anything wrong with that.

Slow flying 'fast' aircraft are likely to stall? This is news?

I don't see how this relates to the beach incident... That was an oil leak, not someone flying deliberately with low speed.


If you don't know that an aeroplane will stall below a certain speed, you shouldn't have your license. All planes are affected, not just homebuilt ones.

Slow flying 'fast' aircraft are likely to stall? This is news?

I don't see how this relates to the beach incident... That was an oil leak, not someone flying deliberately with low speed.

I think the point here is that there is no sign that the aircraft stalled. It made what would have been a classic forced landing. See the photo from the link I posted earlier. If that poor jogger hadn't been in the way they would be praising the pilot for his superb airmanship.

The general public & media reporters very often confuse an engine stalling with an aerodynamic stall. After reading an unrelated FAA report on the Lancair I suspect a reporter added two & two together & made five.

I'll tell you why this is news.  Some reporter, in an effort to find a greater meaning to the crash last week, and create a better "behind the scenes" article, googled or searched for "Lancair".  This report is what came up.

[quote]I'll tell you why this is news.

Found this:


Though it was posted Thursday, the bulletin was dated March 9 -- a week before the emergency landing of a Lancair IV-P on a beach near Palmetto Dunes, a regional FAA spokeswoman confirmed Thursday

Read more: http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/03/25/ ... z0jJbjGPIc

So the bulletin came out before the incedent. Something the AP missed.

It was probably a slow news day.

I think you are over reacting though.

The FAA posted something, the news reported it. I guess I fail to see why your getting hyped up about it.

Its the news media. If there is no news to report, they will make it.

[quote][quote]I'll tell you why this is news.