Comments on: A Mighty Crash http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/ Fresh stories and photos of radio-control flying in Northern California. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1394 Dave Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:10:35 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1394 Oops! My boo boo. Went out to try to find the crater, but all I saw was something that looked like a Sharps .60 had misfired into the ground. Don't think that was it. The lawn mower had already removed most of the crash debris. Lots of "whumps" on Friday (none serious, I don't think, but at times it was almost like a percussion section) and it wasn't until I got home that I realized it was the 13th. Dave Oops! My boo boo.

Went out to try to find the crater, but all I saw was something that looked like a Sharps .60 had misfired into the ground. Don’t think that was it. The lawn mower had already removed most of the crash debris.

Lots of “whumps” on Friday (none serious, I don’t think, but at times it was almost like a percussion section) and it wasn’t until I got home that I realized it was the 13th.

Dave

]]> By: Tom http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1392 Tom Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:44:27 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1392 All I can say is "Man that thing was fast!!" All I can say is “Man that thing was fast!!”

]]> By: Latin Flyer http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1390 Latin Flyer Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:50:29 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1390 Oh my god, I so sorry to hear this is the second time with the same aircraft :) Well let's see it positive, he did not hit anybody nor create a distress on anybody :) The negative side is I hate to see a good airplane come down that way. At least it was glorious the way it died :( like every soldier says I rather died fighting than been home. I want the scoop on this, I will come to the field tomorrow. Oh my god, I so sorry to hear this is the second time with the same aircraft :) Well let’s see it positive, he did not hit anybody nor create a distress on anybody :) The negative side is I hate to see a good airplane come down that way. At least it was glorious the way it died :( like every soldier says I rather died fighting than been home. I want the scoop on this, I will come to the field tomorrow.

]]> By: petej http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1387 petej Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:15:55 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1387 I’d love to claim awesome predictive abilities, but I was actually looking at a different plane when I foresaw disaster, and the other plane did <strong>not</strong> crash. That sort of forecast is easy to make on a windy day. :-( I’d love to claim awesome predictive abilities, but I was actually looking at a different plane when I foresaw disaster, and the other plane did not crash. That sort of forecast is easy to make on a windy day. :-(

]]> By: Dave http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1386 Dave Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:56:36 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1386 How about that? Not long before I left (and certainly not long before this happened) Pete commented that plane looked like it was getting ready to crash. But I didn't stick around long enough to see it. Good thing the field was empty. How about that? Not long before I left (and certainly not long before this happened) Pete commented that plane looked like it was getting ready to crash. But I didn’t stick around long enough to see it.

Good thing the field was empty.

]]> By: Gary http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/#comment-1385 Gary Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:13:54 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/?p=386#comment-1385 Great pics Pete, Except for the pudgy guy in the green shirt... I thought I heard a very short burst of high speed flutter before the pop too. What a spectacular crash! Tom's a good egg. Gary Great pics Pete,

Except for the pudgy guy in the green shirt…

I thought I heard a very short burst of high speed flutter before the pop too.

What a spectacular crash! Tom’s a good egg.

Gary

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