Not CL But A Close Call With A Full Scale Plane

[mike londke]

http://www.grindtv.com/random/caribbean-tourist-hit-by-small-airplane-landing-at-dangerous-airport-video/#o6wMPbfiqIkiMmCz.97

[WR Crane aka MrClean]

"Follow the ball" I've heard photographers say when they get so caught in the lense that the rest of the world could be on fire and them with it.  He's lucky he's not dead.

Of course, when FiFi was in town and they told us all to get off the downtown KC levi because it wouldn't be clearing it by that much, I stayed pretty close to the top.  Could feel the heat of the muffler blossoms I swear but it was a good 40 feet over the top of the levi.  He came back around with the wheels up, got lower to the ground then on takeoff roll (at least thats what it looked like) and this time when he pulled up to go over he was way high and went over every skyscraper in down town.

You just don't get to see that very much.  But loose your life to a Spam Can photo?

[john e. holliday]

Where's his stupid sign?

[Carl Cisneros]

Doc

no Shnitt.................... 

What a dumb you know what................

[pmackenzie]

Looks fake to me.

[Mike Scholtes]

Nope, it's real. There is a traffic circle at the top of the hill on the approach to runway 10, where this footage was taken. There is a wind sock on top of the hill. This particular pilot was cutting it pretty close and was too low. Twin turbines come into this airport on power-on approaches and don't slice up spectators. The other end is bad too, as the runway end threshold is literally on the beach. No question it is a "challenging" approach (never done it myself alas).

[Chris McMillin]

It amazes me how close the videographer was too. Nice, clean 152, though.
Chris...

[Mike Scholtes]

If he was six inches lower that 152 wouldn't be so clean. I once hit a pheasant with the prop during the takeoff run. Luckily still had enough runway to abort and taxi back. No real damage but it took a lot of scrubbing and water to get the mess off the bottom of the plane, all the way back to the tailwheel.

[mike londke]

If he was six inches lower that 152 wouldn't be so clean. I once hit a pheasant with the prop during the takeoff run. Luckily still had enough runway to abort and taxi back. No real damage but it took a lot of scrubbing and water to get the mess off the bottom of the plane, all the way back to the tailwheel.

I saw a skydiver walk through a prop on a running Twin Otter. Not pretty.........

[Robert Zambelli]

If he was six inches lower that 152 wouldn't be so clean. I once hit a pheasant with the prop during the takeoff run. Luckily still had enough runway to abort and taxi back. No real damage but it took a lot of scrubbing and water to get the mess off the bottom of the plane, all the way back to the tailwheel.

Tailwheel on a 152 ? 

[Robert Zambelli]

[quote author  But loose your life to a Spam Can photo?
[/quote]

Spam can? What does that mean?

  Bob Z.

[Mike Scholtes]

The plane I was flying in the unpleasant-pheasant episode was a Bellanca Super Decathalon, thus tail wheel. There are however C-152 tailwheel conversions, so it is at least possible.

"Spam can" is a derogatory term used by some people who fly fabric covered airplanes for non-fabric-covered airplanes, referring to the stressed-skin metal structure, as opposed to fabric over tubes and ribs like God intended. I personally don't use the term, being quite fond of metal airplanes after having to care for a string of fabric ones. There is a lot to be said for 200 mph retractables.

Say, how is that Swift matter progressing?

[Perry Rose]

It's fake. The perspective isn't right. The plane is in focus and shouldn't be for a 60mph object that close. The person is too small to be on this side of the nose wheel.

[Robert Dible]

Van's Aircraft RV owners also refer to all metal airplanes from Cessna, Beech, Piper as spam cans as well.  On the other hand, the later RV models have been growing in size, for more comfort and baggage.  The early 3, 4, and 6 models were airplanes you wore.  The 7, 8, 9, and 12 are larger and well refined, while the 10 and 14 are big enough for Bubba and Crisco.

[dave siegler]

It's fake. The perspective isn't right. The plane is in focus and shouldn't be for a 60mph object that close. The person is too small to be on this side of the nose wheel.

nope it's real sse warbirds in the same spot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcmE7QI1WZY