Low flight and wildlife

"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
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Morgans wrote:

"Maxwell" wrote

I'm think'en just hang the Long Tom out the side window of a cub.

But all jokes aside, I bet ya a nickle it's been done before.


Remember the story of the drunk flyer, that shot his own plane, while
hunting from the air?

Shot himself right out of the sky, as I remember.

'Course, that could just be another urban legend. g
Not an urban legend. There was a write up of it some aviation book and
the NTSB apparently said something like, if that one guy hadn't lived a
few days and told us what happened we would have NEVER imagined this!


I can certainly imagine it. I bet there have been a lot of Cyotes shot from
a cub, or at least shot at.

Margy Natalie wrote:
Morgans wrote:

"Maxwell" wrote

I'm think'en just hang the Long Tom out the side window of a cub.

But all jokes aside, I bet ya a nickle it's been done before.


Remember the story of the drunk flyer, that shot his own plane, while
hunting from the air?

Shot himself right out of the sky, as I remember.

'Course, that could just be another urban legend. g
Not an urban legend. There was a write up of it some aviation book and
the NTSB apparently said something like, if that one guy hadn't lived a
few days and told us what happened we would have NEVER imagined this!

Margy

I think this may be the NTSB report for the incident in question:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...28X00418&key=1

Or maybe it was this one:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X04558&key=1

Other hunts gone bad:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X00803&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...08X06815&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...08X06971&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...11X09702&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X18740&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X20690&key=1

Jim Logajan wrote:
Margy Natalie wrote:

Morgans wrote:

"Maxwell" wrote


I'm think'en just hang the Long Tom out the side window of a cub.

But all jokes aside, I bet ya a nickle it's been done before.


Remember the story of the drunk flyer, that shot his own plane, while
hunting from the air?

Shot himself right out of the sky, as I remember.

'Course, that could just be another urban legend. g

Not an urban legend. There was a write up of it some aviation book and
the NTSB apparently said something like, if that one guy hadn't lived a
few days and told us what happened we would have NEVER imagined this!

Margy


I think this may be the NTSB report for the incident in question:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...28X00418&key=1

Or maybe it was this one:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X04558&key=1

Other hunts gone bad:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X00803&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...08X06815&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...08X06971&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...11X09702&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X18740&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X20690&key=1

As I recall these idiots were trying to shoot an eagle. IMHO they
deserved to go down. They also had picked up the aircraft at one
airport, flown to another airport to pick up their buddies and the beer,
then went flying...

Maxwell wrote:

I can certainly imagine it. I bet there have been a lot of Cyotes
shot from a cub, or at least shot at.

Lots of them up in Nebraska in the 50's when I was a kid. If nothing else
they'd direct all the rednecks in the pickups which way to go.....

Jim Logajan wrote:

Other hunts gone bad:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X00803&key=1

This guy hit his own wake in a 360 and crashed.

The circle is complete.

"ManhattanMan" wrote in message
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Maxwell wrote:

I can certainly imagine it. I bet there have been a lot of Cyotes
shot from a cub, or at least shot at.

Lots of them up in Nebraska in the 50's when I was a kid. If nothing else
they'd direct all the rednecks in the pickups which way to go.....


I have seen a few hunts here in Oklahoma too. I have never participate in
hunt, but I have chased them in an ultralight. Probably right up there with
the most fun I have ever had flying.

"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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Jim Logajan wrote:

Other hunts gone bad:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...17X00803&key=1

This guy hit his own wake in a 360 and crashed.

The circle is complete.

Indeed!!!!

Margy Natalie wrote:

Remember the story of the drunk flyer, that shot his own plane, while
hunting from the air?

Shot himself right out of the sky, as I remember.

'Course, that could just be another urban legend. g

Not an urban legend. There was a write up of it some aviation book and
the NTSB apparently said something like, if that one guy hadn't lived a
few days and told us what happened we would have NEVER imagined this!




Happened here in Montana. They weren't drunk and they both lived.
Backseat passenger was the shooter. Problem was he was using a semi
automatic shotgun. He started to drop the gun and started reaching for
it. Before he knows it 3-4 shots ring out. He about blew the wing off
the plane. The damage caused the plane to be uncontrollable. They
started spinng down. Luckily they were only a couple hundred feet in
the air. Big crash. Both guys hurt but survive. Entire operation
perfectly legal. That's how we hunt coyotes here in the West. The USDA
also hunts coyotes with Cubs and helicopters as well as private parties.

Margy Natalie wrote:




As I recall these idiots were trying to shoot an eagle. IMHO they
deserved to go down. They also had picked up the aircraft at one
airport, flown to another airport to pick up their buddies and the beer,
then went flying...


You haven't recalled one thing right so far. There was no alcohol, no
other people involved. And hunting eagles from a plane? That doesn't
even make sense. Hunting coyotes from aircraft is an everyday event out
here.

"Newps" wrote in message
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Margy Natalie wrote:
As I recall these idiots were trying to shoot an eagle. IMHO they
deserved to go down. They also had picked up the aircraft at one
airport, flown to another airport to pick up their buddies and the beer,
then went flying...

You haven't recalled one thing right so far. There was no alcohol, no
other people involved. And hunting eagles from a plane? That doesn't
even make sense. Hunting coyotes from aircraft is an everyday event out
here.

Sounds wild, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised. There are a lot of crazy
people out there, and some just happen to be pilots.