Plane & Car Collide

wrote

If it is the one I remember. he ran out of fuel and made a successful
emergency landing, pulled it into a shopping center parking lot, got
some fuel. By this time the TV crews had shown up and positioned their
cameras. The local cops then allowed him to try to take off. He
probably would have made it if not for the truck parked along the
road.

Sorry, I guess I was unclear.

I'm talking about the plane that got hit 3 feet off the ground, in the
subject line.

Reports are in conflict with the important issue; was he landing or taking
off?
--
Jim in NC

On Aug 15, 3:24*pm, "Morgans" wrote:
wrote

If it is the one I remember. he ran out of fuel and made a successful
emergency landing, pulled it into a shopping center parking lot, got
some fuel. By this time the TV crews had shown up and positioned their
cameras. The local cops then allowed him to try to take off. He
probably would have made it if not for the *truck parked along the
road.

Sorry, I guess I was unclear.

I'm talking about the plane that got hit 3 feet off the ground, in the
subject line.

Reports are in conflict with the important issue; was he landing or taking
off?
--

The engine was not running -as the prop was intact.

Cheers

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:50:50 -0700 (PDT), More_Flaps
wrote:

On Aug 15, 3:24=A0pm, "Morgans" wrote:
wrote

If it is the one I remember. he ran out of fuel and made a successful
emergency landing, pulled it into a shopping center parking lot, got
some fuel. By this time the TV crews had shown up and positioned their
cameras. The local cops then allowed him to try to take off. He
probably would have made it if not for the =A0truck parked along the
road.

Sorry, I guess I was unclear.

I'm talking about the plane that got hit 3 feet off the ground, in the
subject line.

Reports are in conflict with the important issue; was he landing or takin=
g
off?
--

The engine was not running -as the prop was intact.

Cheers


Maybe he was doing a glider takeoff?
Daveb

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:42:30 -0500, Ross wrote:

DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

The string of biggest pot holes down the East coast? That's it!
This was on I40.


Roger (K8RI) ARRL Life Member
N833R (World's oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:05:04 GMT, wrote:

Ross wrote:
DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

It is if you hold a US map upside down.

I-95 runs nearly the full lenght of the East coast.
The news broadcast put the crash on I-40. I'm not sure where the I-95
came from.

Roger (K8RI) ARRL Life Member
N833R (World's oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

DaveB wrote:

NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

When will automobile drivers learn to stay above 700' AGL when driving on the
active freeway?