Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo

Owen wrote:

Emily wrote:

Owen wrote:
Aug 5, 2006. Banner plane loses power off Hyannnis, Cape Cod,
Massachusetts and ditches in the water. Although beachgoers and
witnesses were stunned, the pilot swam away unscathed. The Champion was
later recovered from the water.

Picture as the plane hit the water: (wow!)
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/G...50848_7715.jpg

Story:
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/planecrashes6.htm
http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...ns_beachgoers/

How like the public to be more concerned about themselves than the pilot.

Well if a car goes careening out of control while you're walking down the street and it looks like it could hit
you, would you at that particular instant be more concerned with yourself or the driver?

This wasn't a car careening out of control, it was a plane crashing.
And yes, if I saw a plane crashing, I would be more concerned about
those on board than it falling on me.

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:31 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.piloting
Conversation: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo
Subject: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo

Owen wrote:

Emily wrote:

Owen wrote:
Aug 5, 2006. Banner plane loses power off Hyannnis, Cape Cod,
Massachusetts and ditches in the water. Although beachgoers and
witnesses were stunned, the pilot swam away unscathed. The
Champion
was
later recovered from the water.

Picture as the plane hit the water: (wow!)
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-
fba/Globe_Photo/2006/08/06/1154850848_7715.jpg

Story:
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/planecrashes6.htm


http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...06/08/06/plane
_c
rash_off_hyannis_stuns_beachgoers/

How like the public to be more concerned about themselves than the
pilot.

Well if a car goes careening out of control while you're walking
down
the street and it looks like it could hit
you, would you at that particular instant be more concerned with
yourself or the driver?

This wasn't a car careening out of control, it was a plane crashing.
And yes, if I saw a plane crashing, I would be more concerned about
those on board than it falling on me.

I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

Jim Carter wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Emily ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:31 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.piloting
Conversation: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo
Subject: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo

Owen wrote:

Emily wrote:

Owen wrote:
Aug 5, 2006. Banner plane loses power off Hyannnis, Cape Cod,
Massachusetts and ditches in the water. Although beachgoers and
witnesses were stunned, the pilot swam away unscathed. The
Champion
was
later recovered from the water.

Picture as the plane hit the water: (wow!)
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-
fba/Globe_Photo/2006/08/06/1154850848_7715.jpg

Story:
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/planecrashes6.htm


http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...06/08/06/plane
_c
rash_off_hyannis_stuns_beachgoers/

How like the public to be more concerned about themselves than the
pilot.

Well if a car goes careening out of control while you're walking
down
the street and it looks like it could hit
you, would you at that particular instant be more concerned with
yourself or the driver?

This wasn't a car careening out of control, it was a plane crashing.
And yes, if I saw a plane crashing, I would be more concerned about
those on board than it falling on me.

I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

More misinformation that people pick up from Hollywood. Although they
kind of know that real automobiles do not explode when they crash,
people are less familiar with airplanes. They learn from the movies
that airplanes explode when they crash, even when they are out of fuel.
Think about that when someone blows off yet more Hollywood idiocy with
"It's only a movie."

By the way, nearly everything that people here in the Philippines know
about America they learn from watching American sit-coms.... And
Americans wonder why people from other countries look at them funny.

cjcampbell wrote:

Jim Carter wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Emily ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:31 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.piloting
Conversation: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo
Subject: Banner Plane Impacts Water w/ photo

Owen wrote:

Emily wrote:

Owen wrote:
Aug 5, 2006. Banner plane loses power off Hyannnis, Cape Cod,
Massachusetts and ditches in the water. Although beachgoers and
witnesses were stunned, the pilot swam away unscathed. The
Champion
was
later recovered from the water.

Picture as the plane hit the water: (wow!)
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-
fba/Globe_Photo/2006/08/06/1154850848_7715.jpg

Story:
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/planecrashes6.htm


http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...06/08/06/plane
_c
rash_off_hyannis_stuns_beachgoers/

How like the public to be more concerned about themselves than the
pilot.

Well if a car goes careening out of control while you're walking
down
the street and it looks like it could hit
you, would you at that particular instant be more concerned with
yourself or the driver?

This wasn't a car careening out of control, it was a plane crashing.
And yes, if I saw a plane crashing, I would be more concerned about
those on board than it falling on me.

I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

More misinformation that people pick up from Hollywood. Although they
kind of know that real automobiles do not explode when they crash,
people are less familiar with airplanes. They learn from the movies
that airplanes explode when they crash, even when they are out of fuel.
Think about that when someone blows off yet more Hollywood idiocy with
"It's only a movie."

Who said anything about being out of fuel? People need to learn from
Hollywood to know that planes can and do explode and burn after crashing? I
guess the NTSB investigators have watched a lot of Hollywood films this year
alone to make up these Hollywood plots:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...02X00496&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...13X00294&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...13X00194&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...10X00039&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...30X01903&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...10X01829&key=1

Sshhhh!! Don't let the damn investigators tell anyone know that airplanes
have exploded when they crash this year!! Shhh!



By the way, nearly everything that people here in the Philippines know
about America they learn from watching American sit-coms.... And
Americans wonder why people from other countries look at them funny.

Let's hope they don't read NTSB reports! Imagine how silly they would think
"Americans" are then! And if "Americans" are so dumb, who is judging an
entire country's population on a few TV sitcoms! It's only a movie, indeed.

"cjcampbell" writes:
By the way, nearly everything that people here in the Philippines know
about America they learn from watching American sit-coms.... And
Americans wonder why people from other countries look at them funny.

I've encountered the same amazing phenomenon with many college
visiting/exchange students from Europe (France in particular).
(This is not political - I'm reaching back 15 years here.)

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news:001101c6b9db$d2633050$4001a8c0@omnibook6100.. .
I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

I know municipal laws can create inflammatory situations, but I didn't
realize that an airplane carrying ordinances would cause an explosion.
Guess we'd better make sure Hyannis City Council knows to keep the paperwork
to a minimum.

Peter Duniho wrote:
"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news:001101c6b9db$d2633050$4001a8c0@omnibook6100.. .
I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

I know municipal laws can create inflammatory situations, but I didn't
realize that an airplane carrying ordinances would cause an explosion.
Guess we'd better make sure Hyannis City Council knows to keep the paperwork
to a minimum.


I think he meant "ordnance".

"Stubby" wrote in message
. ..
I think he meant "ordnance".

I know what he meant. Sorry you missed the smiley in my post. I'd make it
bigger, but that would mean posting in HTML. Guess you'll just have to look
more carefully next time.

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:42:02 +0000, Jim Carter wrote:

I liked that part in the Cape Cod newspaper article where the witnesses
"thought it was going to hit the jetty and explode". I wonder just how
much ordinance this guy was carrying.

It was an explosive jetty, part of the border defense against windmills
near Cape Cod.

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:

It was an explosive jetty, part of the border defense against windmills
near Cape Cod.


I have a VW jetty - mine doesn't explode though... it's a diesel. In
another vein, does this border defense protect against wind*bags* too?
Like certain senior senators from MA known to frequent the Cape Cod
area?