Plane Watching

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

Pictures he
http://www.rdu.com/AboutRDU/obpark.htm

In the GA parking area directly in front of the observation deck, the
airplane directly in front of you in the middle row with the canvas cover
is my Mooney.

Dave


YOu mean the one that the gas truck dinged this morning?

One of my partners drives the gas truck... :-)

Does anyone know of a good airport in the northeast where there is a good
chance of witnessing a crash? They have alot at Leominster, Mass, but
most have gone down short of the runway.

Skylune wrote:
Does anyone know of a good airport in the northeast where there is a good
chance of witnessing a crash? They have alot at Leominster, Mass, but
most have gone down short of the runway.

I recommend that you go back to flight school, get signed off to
solo, then make your own. Crashes are much, much cooler when
witnesses from inside of the plane. Trust me!

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

You seem to have experience in this!

Skylune wrote:
Does anyone know of a good airport in the northeast where there is a good
chance of witnessing a crash?

There are no airports where there is a good chance of witnessing a crash.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Here's a good site to watch.

http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-732.htm

Skylune wrote:
You seem to have experience in this!

I do. Follow the voice of experience! Also, drop back by the
newsgroup and let us know what airport you're flying from. We'll have
someone video your adventure so you can enjoy it for years to come (or
not, depending on how well you do).

Good Luck!

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Yeah, I know. Sigh. They seem to be landing more on houses and highways.
That airport at Leominster Mass seems like the best bet.



Small plane crashes in Leominster
By Boston.com Staff And Associated Press | October 26, 2004

At least one person was killed when an ultralight plane crashed into a
machine shop in Leominster Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

The plane crashed into the R&S Machine Shop on Monarch Street, which is
adjacent to the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. The person killed is believed
to be the pilot, said Sgt. Scott Range of the state police.

A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said the experimental
aircraft was registered to Andrew San Clemente, of Shrewsbury.

There was no immediate answer at the R&S Machine Shop, which caught fire
briefly, according to Jim Peters of the FAA.

Monarch Street resident Roland Rivard, 39, said the fire was extinguished
by about 4:20 p.m. He said most of the five employees of the machine shop
had left for the day before the crash.

"The people working in the shop had just gone home," Rivard said, noting
that the workers typically leave at about 3:30 p.m.

Rivard, who did not witness the crash, said one of his neighbors tried to
help the pilot before fire engulfed the plane.

It was the seventh plane crash to occur in or near the airport in the last
seven years. The series of crashes have claimed a total of 12 lives.

On June 2 of this year a Fitchburg father and his 25-year-old daughter
were killed when their plane crashed into woods about three miles
southeast of the airport.

In 2003 a plane occupied by a New York developer and philanthropist
crashed into an industrial building near the airport killing six occupants
of the eight-seated, twin-engine Beechcraftt. A 13-year-old girl aboard the
plane of M. Anthony Fisher survived the crash.

On Oct. 31, 1997 a flight instructor and his student were killed when
their twin-engine Piper Apache crashed in a yard on Longedge Avenue which
is in a residential area near the airport.

There were also air crashes in Leominster on Feb. 11, 1999 and Dec. 22,
1999 that resulted in deaths. The October mishap that year was a mid-air
collision in which a Worcester inventor was killed.

In July of 2000 a plane went off the runway at Fitchburg airport but the
pilot was not injured.

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Yeah, I know. Sigh. They seem to be landing more on houses and highways.

There are no houses or highways where there is a good chance of witnessing
an airplane crash.

"Skylune" wrote in
lkaboutaviation.com:

Does anyone know of a good airport in the northeast where there is a good
chance of witnessing a crash? They have alot at Leominster, Mass, but
most have gone down short of the runway.

Oh! You're a Mass-Hole, that explains everything!

I bet if you stand long enought in the center of any active runway, you
will eventually get the opportunity to witness at least one accident.

The short ones are fun - they hardly even take up any bandwidth!