Crazy landing, anyone know what type?

Great video. I know I would have enjoyed the ride in the RH seat!!:D

I was thinking more of the B52. Yes, the video from ground of the plane landing certainly showed the clearance he had, but no flaps, hot landing, had some skill to effect it, that is true. Notably the camera on board was very wide angle giving a false illusion of the closeness to the ground.

At 5000ft you would have the grace of some air under you…

Surplus height. Surplus speed. Same thing.;) Watch the video again.

At 5000ft you would have the grace of some air under you…

Xtangomike beat me to it. I would think that many of us remember that infamous B52 display.

Unlike Mark 12’s photoshot, the B52 appeared – in a rate four turn, very near the ground – to simply run out of lift.

I do remember a similar fatal accident ar Duxford involving, I think, a P.38 Lightning. I do not know the finding of the inquiry.

Ok you non pilots! Harden up!! As a pilot of 56 years and approx 19,000 hours , I can say the lad knew what he was doing and there was no danger to himself or the environment. We used to run a Cherokee 6 and a DH Drover as our jump ships and they were flown a little more exuberantly than the above Dornier. I will try to dig out some NZ topdressing film and if you want low level contour flying will try to get some of the DC3’s we used here. (5 1/2 ton of superphosphate per load)

There are old pilots and bold pilots……………….

I remember a B 52 ‘last flight’ by a middle age pilot with many hours and no danger to the environment untill……………………………….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFIB1L3BPU

Now I’m not a pilot so feel free to ignore my thoughts, but I would have thought that the even if he lost an engine, coming in at that speed he would still have enough kinetic energy to reach the runway? Isn’t that what Bob Hoover used to do?

Which makes me think…….hang on while I do a quick search………yes this is the video I was thinking about, not Bob Hoovers, but….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6q2VKsvQEQ&list=UUnaFAdBbKl8QVjBRPiKCUUw&index=298

Chains.

That’s the trouble with pushbikes.:) Safer and healthier to walk, but not as much fun..:diablo:

It’s al fun and games until it ends up in a crash.. remember an accident is just one broken link in a chain away….

Mark 12

Mark,

Thanks for that. I got the back of an envelope, did a few quick calcs, and came to the conclusion that he must have wound so much power on that he was probably close to supersonic in that turn. Either that or the a/c weighed just six ounces.

Snoopy 7422

It’s funny you should mention bikes. Some people think I’m obsessive. Everytime I’m out for a brisk pedal without helmet (they’re a weird shape) or hi viz jacket (van drivers target you) I wonder how long it will be before some busybody, pipsqueak politician gets up in the House clutching a Private Members Bill to compel us all to bow to ‘elf.

There are old pilots and bold pilots……………….

….and there’s ‘elf & safety’. Let’s face it, it it was invented today, the bicycle would be banned…:rolleyes:

Stan,

Look forward to that ! And anything else of an ‘exuberant’ nature.

Here is a shot I took three years ago in Poland. 🙂

Mark

There are old pilots and bold pilots……………….

Stan,

Look forward to that ! And anything else of an ‘exuberant’ nature.

Ok you non pilots! Harden up!! As a pilot of 56 years and approx 19,000 hours , I can say the lad knew what he was doing and there was no danger to himself or the environment. We used to run a Cherokee 6 and a DH Drover as our jump ships and they were flown a little more exuberantly than the above Dornier. I will try to dig out some NZ topdressing film and if you want low level contour flying will try to get some of the DC3’s we used here. (5 1/2 ton of superphosphate per load)

My 701 could do that – not sure about the pilot.

Nice Lean Fat Free Landing.

No margins at low level. Living on borrowed time, methinks.

That all depends on the pilot. Period…..:rolleyes:

This is a video of the final seen from ground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1NEOwDwapk
Crazy Dude

I know that they have all said it, BUT, welcome back Mark!:D

The instructor. 😉