Deadstick biplane in NH: happy ending
Near misses, close calls, and lessons learned the hard way. Share with others so that they might avoid the same mistakes.
What is this thing, anyway? Waco?
Good to see more successful outcomes making the news as well.
You have to suffer the Ford commercial that plays before the feature piece:
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Good thing it didn't happen in Main, they would have charged him use tax. And probably a fine for not paying road tax. Parade permit even?
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Yep, its a Waco...cross bracing on the landing gear, wing root cuts forward, wing braces slanted inward, turtle deck from tail to headrest...
I had to dead stick a Stearman about a month ago on a ferry flight...let me tell you, these big boys don't glide any better than a Steinway. We made it to a strip so we had a little different outcome, but a lesson learned nonetheless.
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"To most people, the sky is the limit. To a pilot, the sky is home."
Wow... no crowing about whether they filed a flight plan...
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"Oh, look... a dead bird"
-looks up- "Where?"
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