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Accidental flyby

Postby expat » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:38 am

[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211925/Hero-pilot-averted-air-disaster-pilot-hit-throttle-giant-bomber-mistake.html]Woops[/url] Image

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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Rich H » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:19 am

Well... good job done by the pilot!
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby C » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:47 am

Mmm. ::)

Sadly reading the comments in that article have left me even more mystified. :-X Seems to have forgotten his supervisory duties from the left hand seat.

Apparently they were scouting round for a new co-pilot (or as it seems from reading this, an actual co-pilot used to operating aircraft on the ground at relatively high speed, as they don't seem to have bothered before) a month or two back.

Blimey, and chap on a horse, with a stetson and two revolvers has just walked past...
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Souichiro » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:21 pm

So that makes 2 victor flights in a relatively short time.......Victor to the sky anyone?
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby C » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:25 pm

So that makes 2 victor flights in a relatively short time.......Victor to the sky anyone?


Same event. It just take 4 months to get to the mainstream press. :)
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Souichiro » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:36 pm

So that makes 2 victor flights in a relatively short time.......Victor to the sky anyone?


Same event. It just take 4 months to get to the mainstream press. :)


Ah! thought it was weird :P
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby beaky » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:09 pm

:o  :o  :o
Kudos to the PIC; that was well-done (and the right decision!).
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Craig. » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:13 pm

Nothing about that was well done. And as far as i'm concerned they've fed a load of horse poop to cover their own backs.
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby C » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:48 pm

[quote] :o
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby expat » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:23 am

[quote][quote] :o
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Hagar » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:40 am

I find it very hard to believe that the CAA have no interest in this.

I would have to agree with that. The CAA is not usually so sympathetic & if they are not responsible who is? For example; the current situation with the RNHF & TFC. I'm also surprised the Health & Safety people haven't got involved in this.
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby expat » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:44 am

[font=Comic Sans MS]Maybe we will see a new category of CAA approval.
One Victor aircraft cir 1960 -sh approved for runway dashes and bunny hops. Bunny hops only to be performed away from crown direction or parallel to the crowd line and no more than on bunny hop per runway dash
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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Hagar » Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:48 am

[quote][font=Comic Sans MS]Maybe we will see a new category of CAA approval.
One Victor aircraft cir 1960 -sh approved for runway dashes and bunny hops. Bunny hops only to be performed away from crown direction or parallel to the crowd line and no more than on bunny hop per runway dash
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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby expat » Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:01 am

[quote][quote][font=Comic Sans MS]Maybe we will see a new category of CAA approval.
One Victor aircraft cir 1960 -sh approved for runway dashes and bunny hops. Bunny hops only to be performed away from crown direction or parallel to the crowd line and no more than on bunny hop per runway dash
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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Re: Accidental flyby

Postby Hagar » Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:09 am

Maybe in the interest of "old time aviation" we should not ask too many questions. 

I would have to agree with that. Unfortunately it might be too late now the gutter press is involved.

As for RC weight limits, if memory serves, it is 20 to 25 Kg/Lbs (can't remember which though).

I believe it's 20 Kg. I've never flown a model anywhere near that size. http://www.largemodelassociation.com/over20kgInspectors.htm
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