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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Randy Ryan on February 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM

Title: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Randy Ryan on February 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-177139/Teenager-killed-hit-model-plane.html

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Motorman on February 24, 2015, 11:33:27 AM

That plane should of had 2 steel cable tethers on it.

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Andrew Hathaway on February 24, 2015, 01:13:22 PM

Hmm... Not CL, and very said... Why did I click this?  :-\

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Jim Dincau on February 24, 2015, 02:32:10 PM

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on February 24, 2015, 11:45:00 AM

Just curious as to how old this article is. It mentions the girl was enjoying "Easter Vacation" and that is in April.  ??? Of course it does not take away the fact the RC model got out of control. Notice the owner was not flying it, but a friend of his. Tragic regardless. D>K

I used Google on it , 2003

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: John Kelly on February 24, 2015, 02:57:35 PM

   ...When EddyR posted it on June 14, 2004 it was pointed out by Jim Roselle that it was originaly from 2003. Still tragic.  John

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Chris McMillin on February 24, 2015, 07:47:45 PM

Quote from: Randy Ryan on February 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-177139/Teenager-killed-hit-model-plane.html

What's up Randy, slow day at the office?
I remember some dumbshit in Orlando had a bad run on his stunter and yelled to his girlfriend to run out and catch it. He did a wingover right into her eye socket! It was sad, and a long time ago, since it was Larry Barrickman that told me the hideous tale.

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: RknRusty on February 24, 2015, 07:52:28 PM

Quote from: Randy Ryan on February 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-177139/Teenager-killed-hit-model-plane.html

This was posted June 14, 2014, posted by EddieR. I guess it must have happened around last Easter.

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Randy Ryan on February 25, 2015, 07:11:02 AM

Quote from: Jim Dincau on February 24, 2015, 02:32:10 PM

I used Google on it , 2003

Wow really, the article was dated 24 FEB as reported, guess you can't go by those either.

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: Randy Ryan on February 25, 2015, 07:15:36 AM

Quote from: Chris McMillin on February 24, 2015, 07:47:45 PM

What's up Randy, slow day at the office?
I remember some dumbshit in Orlando had a bad run on his stunter and yelled to his girlfriend to run out and catch it. He did a wingover right into her eye socket! It was sad, and a long time ago, since it was Larry Barrickman that told me the hideous tale.

Yeah, slow for sure, this looked like a new story to me but I've been proven wrong. My only purpose was to bring it to everyone's attention. it doesn't make any difference what the discipline, the general public sees it as toy airplanes, period, and things like this make them inherantly dangerous to the public. It's just like the misconception about guns. We need to be able to counter this sort of thing credibly because like it or not, if something like this happens here with an RC model, we'll still be guilty.

Title: Re: Not CL, but very sad.
Post by: RknRusty on February 25, 2015, 10:26:44 AM

Sad for sure. Maybe the good news is that some anti model aircraft activist had to dig so far back to find a sad story to whip up model airplane resentment.
Rusty