gutsy

On Oct 29, 11:53*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCbkBfdBrQ

For crying out loud! That's fake as hell.

Not saying it's impossible. But that video is a weak fabrication.

On Oct 29, 9:27*pm, wrote:
On Oct 29, 11:53*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCbkBfdBrQ

For crying out loud! *That's fake as hell.

Not saying it's impossible. *But that video is a weak fabrication.

Apparently it's a production of a sports apparel company. Probably
have the opposite effect they've intended.

Frank Whiteley

Here's another pilot's account of a real wing fold.

http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm


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"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message
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Here's another pilot's account of a real wing fold.

http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm


I distinctly remember a wild story of a lucky fellow who survived after a
1-26 lost some important parts in a thunderstorm, but a Google search turns up
fruitless. Does anyone remember?

Vaughn

On Oct 30, 10:56*am, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote:
"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message

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Here's another pilot's account of a real wing fold.

http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm

* *I distinctly remember a wild story of a lucky fellow who survived after a
1-26 lost some important parts in a thunderstorm, but a Google search turns up
fruitless. *Does anyone remember?

Vaughn

http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?e...08X08467&key=1

The events preceding the wing separation as reported to the NTSB are
ahem not exactly the way the story was retold in the local
community.

-T8

As I recall, it was published in Soaring. The pilot flew into cloud and
pulled a wing off. The aircraft spiralled down into trees at a golf
course. The trees and bushes broke the fall and the pilot survived.

Brian

At 14:56 30 October 2008, Vaughn Simon wrote:

"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message
...

Here's another pilot's account of a real wing fold.

http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm


I distinctly remember a wild story of a lucky fellow who survived
after
a
1-26 lost some important parts in a thunderstorm, but a Google search
turns up
fruitless. Does anyone remember?

Vaughn