Plane loses engine Successful landing on a road.

bmwturbopower · 04-21-2009, 04:42 PM

All I can say is WOW!

MCMLXXXIX · 04-21-2009, 05:43 PM

wow that mustve been fun

Blake · 04-21-2009, 06:03 PM

awesome, even though pilot's train for that same situation until it becomes habit

TiAg335i · 04-21-2009, 06:11 PM

lmao they seemed pretty cool about it...

solefald · 04-21-2009, 06:13 PM

i like how calm they all are. lol

watched a discovery channel special about helicopters last night. i am really fascinated by those things! So they showed a dude going up in the air, shutting off the engine at 1500 ft and landing it safely right on the "X"! And another dude with crazy mustache modified his helicopter to do BACKFLIPS!!! that shit was crazy!

Blake · 04-21-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

lmao they seemed pretty cool about it...

especially in that situation, there's no time to freak out. but the pilot seemed experienced enough, he did everything he needed to do. you'll see in the video how he instantly positioned the plane towards a suitable landing area THEN he attempted to restart the engine. textbook emergency landing. when in training, they always teach us to "pick a field" or the most suitable landing area, GUMP check (gas on, undercarriage down, mixture full, power set appropriately), radio/transponder emergency, then try to crank it over again (if altitude and time permits). if it doesn't crank or there isn't enough time, you just handle the situation and glide for hopefully a safe landing like that. having that camera on board probably made the NTSB investigation process much easier

EpicE92 · 04-21-2009, 09:50 PM

Dam i was on a plane to NY not that long ago. I nearly had a panic attack becuase i was so nervous. This video actually helped me a little bit knowing some pilots out there are good enough to handle a maneuver like this

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TiAg335i · 04-21-2009, 09:58 PM

i love how he just rolls into a parking lot like he's pulling up to McDonalds or something..

Androo000 · 04-21-2009, 10:56 PM

i was in a southwest plane in Hawaii, about to take off on the run way, and we hear the engine stops whines down and all the lights turn off. The whole plane became quiet. and every1 starts murmuring. Kinda scary but funny when i think about it.

amgthis · 04-21-2009, 11:25 PM

Watch the wing...Fuck the wing lol

montreal red · 04-21-2009, 11:59 PM

damn!! that guy's good!

darkphantom · 04-22-2009, 01:30 AM

wow, amazing!

Inspired · 04-22-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

i love how he just rolls into a parking lot like he's pulling up to McDonalds or something..

+1

That is some crazy shit....

Jammin Jason · 04-22-2009, 05:12 AM

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c0nstant · 04-22-2009, 05:18 AM

holy shit!

Seminole · 04-22-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Androo000

i was in a southwest plane in Hawaii, about to take off on the run way, and we hear the engine stops whines down and all the lights turn off. The whole plane became quiet. and every1 starts murmuring. Kinda scary but funny when i think about it.

I think it was the pilots or the plane doing it on purpose. I've been on a ton of flights where that has happened. Too many for it to be mere coincidence. I don't know the reason, maybe someone with flight experience can chime in, but I don't think it was an accident.

Blake · 04-22-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

I think it was the pilots or the plane doing it on purpose. I've been on a ton of flights where that has happened. Too many for it to be mere coincidence. I don't know the reason, maybe someone with flight experience can chime in, but I don't think it was an accident.

that was an accident. i have plenty of flight experience.

edit: you don't ever want to be low and slow with no engine power, even for fun. the only time you actually kill an engine in flight on purpose is when training in multi-engine aircraft. the plane in the video is an experimental home-built ultralight with, what amounts to, an engine with the displacement of a small riding lawn mower.

ragingclue · 04-22-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by solefald

i like how calm they all are. lol

watched a discovery channel special about helicopters last night. i am really fascinated by those things! So they showed a dude going up in the air, shutting off the engine at 1500 ft and landing it safely right on the "X"! And another dude with crazy mustache modified his helicopter to do BACKFLIPS!!! that shit was crazy!

Yeah autorotation is scary stuff for sure. But it works as long as you've got enough altitude. If not, you're simply F'd in the A.

txusa03 · 04-22-2009, 03:06 PM

I ould have crapped al over myself

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