dzjunky77 0 #1 April 9, 2013 Interesting video! Just thought I would share. http://youtu.be/mk33A-yXa34 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #2 April 9, 2013 QuoteInteresting video! Just thought I would share. http://youtu.be/mk33A-yXa34 Elvisio "It's just two extra clicks, people" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #3 April 9, 2013 Not exactly Bob Hoover, but it'll do.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 April 9, 2013 Nice job of making it stop. I know of one Caravan that got totalled in an engine out situation because the pilot glided too far down the runway and went off the end. Not as much drag when the prop feathers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinBrother 0 #5 April 9, 2013 Looks like a Westside Skydive Caravan. Who was the pilot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #6 April 10, 2013 Is that why he flew that funky pattern? Big S turn to flare it out and slow it down? It did look like he had very little air speed when it touched down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #7 April 10, 2013 He didn't bend it, so great save Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #8 April 10, 2013 Interesting approach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjmpplt 0 #9 April 10, 2013 QuoteInteresting approach. Looked like he flew thru final then made a turning midfield approach. Wouldn't be my first choice.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 14 #10 April 10, 2013 That worked out nicely. Now, why the deadstick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #11 April 10, 2013 QuoteThat worked out nicely. Now, why the deadstick? Engine go kablooie. Said so in the comment section. Meh. It happens. The stress on a jumpship engine kind of makes it an eventuality all jump pilots who fly them are subject to. I know one guy it happened to twice in one week.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #12 April 10, 2013 Saw that recently. Is it "our own" Diver Driver flying, or someone else with the same handle? Impressive flying & maneuvering to get it on the runway, and the Bob Hoover "roll it to the ramp" for the stop. As to why the approach setup was so bad in the first place, I can't comment without knowing the situation and airport layout. He still got it down without running off the end of the runway, or crashing short, which isn't uncommon when deadsticking a plane in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,382 #13 April 10, 2013 Quote Quote That worked out nicely. Now, why the deadstick? Engine go kablooie. Said so in the comment section. Meh. It happens. The stress on a jumpship engine kind of makes it an eventuality all jump pilots who fly them are subject to. I know one guy it happened to twice in one week. At a little dirt-strip DZ where I made my first 50 or so jumps, the pilot's SOP was to turn off the key when the last jumper left the door. It was amusing to be packing and suddenly have the peace and quiet interrupted by: "SHHHHHHH!!! SHHHHHHHH!!!" and look up to see him slipping it, to adjust his glide path on final."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #14 April 10, 2013 Quote and look up to see him slipping it, to adjust his glide path on final. Nice to see a pilot who's good at it.We were at 500' in a C182 one day when the engine seized up. My buddy put it down on a dirt road, smooth as silk. Gotta love flying with pilots like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HiYa 0 #15 April 11, 2013 What drop zone was this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
