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BRS saves the day

Postby Cali » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:09 am

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Postby velocity » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:31 pm

Just ? but why did he need to use the BRS - I'm sure the near miss was not fun but he didn't hit anything that I could see :shock:
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Postby Weg » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:37 pm

I too couldn't see what the problem was - until I opened "more" at the side of the picture - Rans S6 hit the towline of another aircraft - must have been banner or glider towing. Ouch
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Postby loansharkblv » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:52 pm

You can hear the cable ripping through the structure as well Graham....

Also have a look at the position of the port wing later on in the video... :shock:

The pilot can be lucky the cable did not enter the cockpit, that may have got messy.............
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Postby velocity » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:01 am

:oops: :oops: - thanks Weg & loanshark & well done to the pilot for a safe landing

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Postby Mike Cordeiro » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:35 pm

I saw the video and I think the pilot did the right thing by deploying the chutte. You don`t know what sort of damage your A/C has sustained or
if it is safe to continue flight.

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