More ignorant 'reporters'

[specter177]

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.

[SeanTK]

Welcome to the world of US news entertainment.

[specter177]

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

[SeanTK]

My mistake on the Fox reference then.

[Hagar]

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.

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote]My mistake on the Fox reference then.

[Al_Fallujah]

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

[The Ruptured Duck]

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.

[Al_Fallujah]

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

I personally don't see anything wrong with that.

[machineman9]

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.

[Hagar]

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.

[DaveSims]

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.

[Hagar]

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

[Al_Fallujah]

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.

[ApplePie]

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