Any landing you can limp away from is a good one,
if you can use the airplane again, it was a really good one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB5CXlEA ... _embedded#!

Stayed with her tell he got the hot foot.

Tim

Sure would be nice to have that ejection option!

Be glad you don't have them. My doors open from the sides so my ejection seat never worked right. It keeps throwing me into the wing strut.

Wonder what the issue was that caused the crash. I thought I heard the engine cycle up, as if to break the descent, then it cycled back down. Not much flair on a Harrier apparently. He went straight in.

Skystrider wrote:Wonder what the issue was that caused the crash. I thought I heard the engine cycle up, as if to break the descent, then it cycled back down. Not much flair on a Harrier apparently. He went straight in.

That is my thought too. Hope it wasn't pilot error.

My brother flew Harriers - he had a couple close calls, the closest being really mind boggling that he walked away from. He was lead on some low level tactics, doing uncalled turns (no comm, just visual or mic clicks). Guy turning in got it wrong, they were heading at each other at about 700kts closure. It was a matter of seconds. He decided (and saved his life) to push, not pull - the other guy pulled. They hit wing tips. Both flew home without incident. My brother is not very talkative about his emotions. He called me out of the blue that day. Small talk, it was weird. Then mid sentance, said "I almost died today". It shook him. Would have crapped my pants.

Thank god he is still here - flying!

Be careful out there!!