Crash#2

[wonwinglo]

http://www.texnology.net/Movies/DH4planecrash.wmv

This Caribou rolls forward,lifts off and then continues to climb then plunges straight into the ground,the aircraft had been stored for some months.

Try and figure out what happened ? answer soon.

[Guest]

Crash #1 :Shame , after getting away with a tricky landing. Here is another interesting clip. www.w2knews.com/B3NG5/051107FA-Rafalelow Watch the acceleration in the slow motion repeat. Crash #2; Not so nice. I presume no survivors ? Bad taste IMHO.

[wonwinglo]

Crash #1 :Shame ' date=' after getting away with a tricky landing. Here is another interesting clip. www.w2knews.com/B3NG5/051107FA-Rafalelow Watch the acceleration in the slow motion repeat. Crash #2; Not so nice. I presume no survivors ? Bad taste IMHO.

***He really pushed his luck with that one,sank like a brick and very lucky,explanation on the Caribou next post.

[wonwinglo]

Never ceases to amaze me how simple pre-flight full and free checks are constantly overlooked,anything can happen when an aircraft is on the ground after parking up,some examples are vehicles ran into control surfaces that jammed controls and went un-reported,birds nests not noticed,tools left in opened up panels that migrate rearwards ( common on Yak aircraft ) aircraft come out of the paint shop whereby bolts are removed to access parts and not replaced ( wings folded on high wing monoplane ) and the most common sin of all as happened with this Caribou,the control locks were still in place on take off.

I will defend inclusion of picture#2 in that if it saves a further life then something positive will evolve from this terrible crash,you just cannot believe that anyone would take to the air not having checked such an elementary function as checking out the flying controls,even modellers do it as a matter of habit,or at least should do,a few models have taken to the air without even the radio switched on which would have showed up with a simple check exactly the same as our big brothers.

But human nature as it is breeds complacency,a few valuable seconds checking things can save lives.

One well known experienced glider and microlight pilot states in her book that when she assembles her machines she will not speak to anyone else,her mind she says must be on the singular operation of that assembly and not distracted at this crucial stage,you know she really does have a good point.