"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/13/2014 at 11:46 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/13/2014 at 11:46 • Filed to: Planelopnik | 1
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Found this on reddit: during a spin maneuver the prop separates from the airplane, and the pilot performs a recovery and lands successfully. Pretty impressive
Agrajag
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 11:49 |
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Holy shit!
Dusty Ventures
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 11:52 |
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Jesus! That's some incredible flying
desertdog5051
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 11:58 |
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I thought all fasteners had to be safety wired.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Agrajag
03/13/2014 at 12:01 |
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I've seen this happen with RC planes a ton of times. Hell, I've had it happen with an RC plane on the ground. But a full scale? It's insane.
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Jayhawk Jake
> desertdog5051
03/13/2014 at 12:02 |
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I believe the prop shaft snapped.
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desertdog5051
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 12:09 |
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That would make more sense.
Autolegend86
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 12:28 |
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Every plane has a glide ratio. Without a prop in the way, it improves.
Pitch down to sacrifice altitude for airspeed, once you have enough airspeed, establish speed for best glide and maneuver for best landing location.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Autolegend86
03/13/2014 at 12:48 |
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What makes this impressive to me is he was in a stall maneuver at low altitude. Very little room for error in that recovery
NaturallyAspirated
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 12:53 |
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It's apparently a know issue on certain Lycoming engines, as in, the FAA has issued Airworthiness Directives (ADs) of additional required maintenance for them. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=m…
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Autolegend86
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 13:02 |
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Quick correct thinking followed by quick correct actions. Very impressive.
MichaelW
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 15:17 |
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Odds are decent that a pilot with this level of skill and experience has been at the controls of a glider at some point.
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Jayhawk Jake
> MichaelW
03/13/2014 at 15:30 |
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There's a big difference in gliding and recovering from a stall maneuver at low altitude.
This is a very skilled pilot, clearly. Could any other aerobatic pilot have accomplished the same thing? Sure, but that doesn't make it any less impressive.
flyboy77w
> Jayhawk Jake
03/13/2014 at 22:05 |
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Here's what it looks like from the cockpit.