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I've only watched it about a hundred times now. Let's see...ballpark
estimates would put the prop diameter at around 7', and he appears to have been some fraction of that off the ground, GEAR UP... Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. It really IS insane, isn't it? That's what makes it so incredible. Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy Spitfire driver's pass? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. It really IS insane, isn't it? That's what makes it so incredible. Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy Spitfire driver's pass? Whew. For awhile there, reading the thread, I thought I must have posted to comp.video.geeks and not rec.aviation... : Anybody know about that flyby? Did he take off and retract his gear or did he actually get down that low with his gear up? -c |
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![]() "gatt" wrote in message ... Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. It really IS insane, isn't it? That's what makes it so incredible. Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy Spitfire driver's pass? Whew. For awhile there, reading the thread, I thought I must have posted to comp.video.geeks and not rec.aviation... : Anybody know about that flyby? Did he take off and retract his gear or did he actually get down that low with his gear up? -c Someone that seemed to know said that he took off and circled back around, and that he is very practiced at low passes. -- Jim in NC |
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![]() Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. It really IS insane, isn't it? That's what makes it so incredible. Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy Spitfire driver's pass? Whew. For awhile there, reading the thread, I thought I must have posted to comp.video.geeks and not rec.aviation... : Anybody know about that flyby? Did he take off and retract his gear or did he actually get down that low with his gear up? -c Someone that seemed to know said that he took off and circled back around, and that he is very practiced at low passes. -- He would have had to get permission from the CAA to fly like that as he is clearly breaking the 500 foot rule. Generally permission is give to only a select number (a handful) of pilots most of whom also fly the planes for the movies. These planes are too valuable to let any cowboy fly them. The pilots would have to be CPLs at the least with a class 1 medical. There is no way a PPL could do this legally. Insurance would also be extremely expensive. Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail and agreed with the authorities. Sort of spoils the fun. |
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Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail
and agreed with the authorities. Sort of spoils the fun. True, except the fun comes from the unexpected reaction of the host! :-) I don't think any advance prep work could prepare a guy for a close encounter with death like *that*... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:y26pb.83950$HS4.686079@attbi_s01... Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail and agreed with the authorities. Sort of spoils the fun. True, except the fun comes from the unexpected reaction of the host! :-) I don't think any advance prep work could prepare a guy for a close encounter with death like *that*... -- Perception of death more than the reality. If it had been that close the cameraman and sound crew would also have been out of sight rather than keeping the cameras and sound rolling in such a controlled manner. I suspect that the presenter was under prepared for what was going to happen. The crew would have set up their marks in the absence of the presenter and had a couple of run throughs with the pilot. This would have enabled the pilot to identify his marks so that he could fly an accurate line too both for height and direction. Without that there would have been a big chance of the Spitfire going out of shot. As the Spitfire stayed in shot with very little adjustment of the camera crew it shows that the stunt had been meticulously planned and executed. The only problem it seems would have been the unpreparedness of the presenter. Sorry to be such a kill joy but the near death nature was a perception not a reality. Otherwise there would have been a pilot prosecuted and there was not. An official from the CAA would have likely been there to observe that the stunts were being done in line with the dispensation. Dave |
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![]() Dave wrote: If it had been that close the cameraman and sound crew would also have been out of sight rather than keeping the cameras and sound rolling in such a controlled manner. Perhaps it was the sight of the cameraman diving for cover that prompted the narrator to turn around? George Patterson You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud. |
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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, Jay Honeck wrote:
Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail and agreed with the authorities. Sort of spoils the fun. True, except the fun comes from the unexpected reaction of the host! :-) I can just imagine that, after the pilot & camera guys had worked out the stunt, the host arrived to do his bit and was told, "Stand here, and the plane will be doing a low pass from behind your left shoulder toward the camera." Mr. Host figures that means ten feet alt. or so, and thus his reaction to the lawnmower pass! I don't think any advance prep work could prepare a guy for a close encounter with death like *that*... I'd say he knew the plane would be doing the pass from behind him toward the camera, but not how insanely low the Spit was going to be! Cool clip, regardless! Brian. |
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Could someone send me the URL, I missed the original post.
TIA Geoff "Jay Honeck" wrote: Make no mistake, this stunt would have to have set up in meticulous detail and agreed with the authorities. Sort of spoils the fun. True, except the fun comes from the unexpected reaction of the host! :-) I don't think any advance prep work could prepare a guy for a close encounter with death like *that*... |
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Geoff Semler wrote:
Could someone send me the URL, I missed the original post. TIA Geoff http://alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm WW |
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