July 15, 201510 yr Plane in emergency landing on US highway http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33533821
July 15, 201510 yr Judging the speed that they are over flying motorway teaffic, I'd ssay purely luck! Phil
July 15, 201510 yr I think both! Every landing you walk away from is a good landing :-) Klaus Schmitzer i7-14700KF 5.6GHz Water Cooled /// ZOTAC RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB /// 32GB RAM DDR5 /// Win11 /// SSDs only DCS - XP12 - MSFS2020
July 16, 201510 yr Author Little of both. Did well to avoid most obstacles. Yes...and thankfully there seemed to be few if any posts and power lines etc in the middle of that road, although judging by this photo he seemed to have hit something... http://tinyurl.com/nkvzdox
July 16, 201510 yr Commercial Member That's a limited access highway which means it's speed limit is probably 55 mph which would be around 48kts. With engine out you want to maintain 68kts which would be around 78mph. My opinion: it was skill. Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
July 16, 201510 yr Moderator ...although judging by this photo he seemed to have hit something... http://tinyurl.com/nkvzdox Several somethings at least! Ah well, a ball peen hammer and a bit of duct tape will fix her up just fine... ...not! :Shame On You: Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 17, 201510 yr Author Ah well, a ball peen hammer and a bit of duct tape will fix her up just fine..... You could be onto something there...... http://www.askthepilot.com/duct-tape/
July 17, 201510 yr Moderator Ah, good find. I deliberately used the term "duct tape" assuming that few would know what "speed tape" is. B) Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 17, 201510 yr Oddly enough, the company I work for uses duct tape rather often and you know what for? Ducts. Engage, research, inform and make your posts count! -Jim Morvay Origin EON-17SLX - Under the hood: Intel Core i7 7700K at 4.2GHz (Base) 4.6GHz (overclock), nVidia GeForce GTX-1080 Pascal w/8gb vram, 32gb (2x16) Crucial 2400mhz RAM, 3840 x 2160 17.3" IPS w/G-SYNC, Samsung 950 EVO 256GB PCIe m.2 SSD (Primary), Samsung 850 EVO 500gb M.2 (Sim Drive), MS Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
July 17, 201510 yr Moderator Oh my how odd! Imagine, using a product for its intended purpose... :Just Kidding: I've always had a roll or two of duct tape in my toolboxes for any emergency repairs that might be needed. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 17, 201510 yr Author the company I work for uses duct tape rather often So it seems do these mad folk....... http://humourspot.com/behold-the-power-of-duct-tape/
July 19, 201510 yr That's a limited access highway which means it's speed limit is probably 55 mph which would be around 48kts. With engine out you want to maintain 68kts which would be around 78mph. My opinion: it was skill. After listening to an interview with the pilot and skydivers on board I completely agree. Apparently cockpit communications were calm and succinct. The Jumpers made a decision not to emergency jump from 4k feet but remain with the plane and pilot and he mentioned having to come in under a power line and then move towards the median to avoid traffic. His situational awareness was beyond exceptional. Of course, luck involved but the decision and outcome were due to skill. Only two tools you need: Duct tape if it moves and shouldn't WD-40 if it doesn't move and should Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
July 19, 201510 yr Author ...Of course, luck involved but the decision and outcome were due to skill. He may have helped to hone those skills by practising on something like this... But hopefully sober! ;-) https://youtu.be/16XuQFreA6Y https://youtu.be/nf8N3xEqkKY?t=307
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