JohnRich 4 #26 January 13, 2009 QuoteThe article claims it's a pa-36 "brave" which is a single seater....Looking at that plane it looks like it'd be pretty easy to get out of. Just a glass canopy around the pilot. The original CNN story in message #1 says it is a "six-seat Piper PA-46". So if you've read differently, now we have conflicting stories about exactly what type of plane it was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #27 January 13, 2009 Quote Not sure if it is the meaningless reference or just the visual of the guy bounding into the woods In my visual, he's also wearing his goggles.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #28 January 13, 2009 Goggles like Frenchy68? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=Frenchy68; Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jseabury 0 #29 January 13, 2009 I found the track log from ATC that shows his speed, alititude and position. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N428DC/history/20090112/0152Z/KSCD/KDTS/tracklog The plane's alititude and speed stabilized at 3800ft and about 120 to 130 kts respectively (until it crashed) which is what I would guess he jumped at. I can't imagine anyone doing this without some previous jump experience though. Did anyone find out if he was a USPA member? One more thing that I noticed is that he landed Sylacauga Municipal and was on the ground for less than 11 minutes which is not enough time to stop and start a turbine so that means he would not have fueled. Maybe he dropped off a passenger that would have picked him up after he jumped? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dninness 4 #30 January 13, 2009 Its plenty of time to have stopped and started a turbine when you don't care about prolonging the life of the engine. (the "20 minute rule" is more of a guideline for avoiding things like coking the seals in the hot end, etc, which leads to maintenance issues) If you're not expecting for that PT-6 to be used ever again, shutting her down and then spooling her back up again in a short period of time is probably the last thing you're worried about. Then again, 11 minutes is barely enough time to shut down and restart a piston plane, too, so maybe he kept things running. Don't forget: Flight Aware is often a little goofy as far as when planes really arrive and depart places. Maybe he never really stopped there, but Flight Aware thinks he did.NIN D-19617, AFF-I '19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #31 January 13, 2009 Quote OK, so who knows this clown? Update: here's a pic of him bailin'. So who knows this clown? http://www.adventureimagery.com/images/ai0123005-1.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #32 January 13, 2009 He should have landed on flora-bama beach right Billy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSBIRD 1 #33 January 13, 2009 QuoteAny way we can find out if this guy had a USPA license? Currently, no information exists in the USPA database for anyone with that name. 359"Now I've settled down, in a quiet little town, and forgot about everything" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose9878 0 #34 January 13, 2009 He was an aerobatics pilot, most likely using a bailout rig which he would have been familiar with but missing the DZ by 7 miles...give him the 2009 Helen Keller spotting award! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,635 #35 January 13, 2009 registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=428DC&cmndfind.x=11&cmndfind.y=8 Also from the FAA: ******************************************************************************** ** Report created 1/13/2009 Record 1 ** ******************************************************************************** IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 428DC Make/Model: PA46 Description: PA-46 Malibu, Malibu Mirage Date: 01/12/2009 Time: 1420 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Destroyed LOCATION City: MILTON State: FL Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT REPORTED INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND CRASHED INTO A SWAMPY AREA, WREAKAGE LOCATED 1 MILE FROM MILTON, FL, REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT VIA PARACHUTE AND IS MISSING INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: 0300Z 36011G18KT 10SM 120BKN 07/03 OTHER DATA Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: BIRMINGHAM, AL (SO09) Entry date: 01/12/2009 ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #36 January 13, 2009 New information. This guy had this whole thing planned out better than I thought. Sure, the plane didn't crashed where he'd hoped, but he had a reason for getting out where he did: Quote Stashed red Yamaha Later, another clue surfaced: Schrenker had parked a red Yamaha motorcycle with packed saddlebags in a storage unit about 7 miles away from Childersburg. By Monday, the motorcycle was gone and Schrenker's still-damp jeans, wet gray socks, hiking boots and a T-shirt were in a trash bin nearby. Schrenker rented the unit on Saturday under the name Jay, paying cash, and told the manager that he would be back for his belongings, said Wanda Brooks, whose family owns the storage business. "He said, 'I'll definitely be back on Monday. I'm going to Florida. He said he was from Indiana," Brooks said. from this story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623108?GT1=43001 If he's smart, he'll be riding that cycle at night and hiding in the daytime. Hell, he may have stashed another vehicle somewhere else for all we know."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzy13 0 #37 January 13, 2009 Can anyone say Mexico Never give the gates up and always trust your rears! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I3uller 0 #38 January 13, 2009 I was watching the whole story on CNN or something for a while and surprisingly they didn't harp on the skydiving part so much as the crazy scheme he set up. After he hopped out I guess he grabbed up a motorcycle that he had in storage and was waiting for him to "escape". Then his buddy gets on and says he totally believes that what he told ATC was what happened. Riiiiiight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #39 January 14, 2009 There's also a discussion of this going on in the pilot's related to the story, bbs, HERE FWIW.coitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #40 January 14, 2009 Maybe because the guy who owns the strip in Anderson In used to be a DZO and know what a rig looks like and would know the guy if he kept a plane there.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorDad 0 #41 January 14, 2009 Can't fix Stupid..... Dumbass! Major Dad CSPA D-579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,412 #42 January 14, 2009 >Maybe because the guy who owns the strip in Anderson In used to be >a DZO and know what a rig looks like and would know the guy if he kept >a plane there. Nonsense! Only DZ.com posters are qualified to identify parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,346 #43 January 14, 2009 QuoteThere's also a discussion of this going on in the pilot's related to the story, bbs, HERE FWIW. Yep, and if you follow a couple links in that forum, he was an accomplished stunt pilot. That would explain how he had a rig. Emergency bailout rig probably, but it would still work for this."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #44 January 14, 2009 What a dipshit. As you said, he should have gone for the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a video of him flying under two bridges..... Dipshit's Video Ciao MoFos, Mad Max Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #45 January 14, 2009 Wow...everyone knows about DB Cooper! This is a Reverse DB! Steal the money first! Maybe he hijacked himself? The movie possibilities are endless! Ciao MoFo's Mad Max Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawdog1 0 #46 January 14, 2009 Quote Ghost flying the whip. Sweet description! I think you invented a new phrase Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 6 #47 January 14, 2009 You don't know squat!!!!!!!!!1Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sletzer 3 #48 January 14, 2009 NABBED!!!!!!!! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623108?GT1=43001I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #49 January 14, 2009 QuoteNABBED!!!!!!!! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623108?GT1=43001 Caught in Quincy, Florida? WTH... I would have expected him to go west, then south. Dumb ass."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #50 January 14, 2009 Quote I would have expected him to go west, then south. Dumb ass. like everybody else scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
