MauleSkinner
Touchdown! Greaser!
Is either one equally-pontificatable?The Greek gods may have been mythical, but Mount Olympus is a real place. In fact, there are at least two of them: one in Greece, and one in Washington state.
Is either one equally-pontificatable?The Greek gods may have been mythical, but Mount Olympus is a real place. In fact, there are at least two of them: one in Greece, and one in Washington state.
I have learned many useful things from this forum, some of which are safety-related. Like any other communications medium, one has to learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff....I am not a "fan" of any amateur video maker. But if you wanted to advance safety through yours or others actually experiences...this forum is plain and simple "empty calories".
The abject hatred on this forum of "the guy" is palpable. Don't like CNN or Fox news? Don't watch!
It would probably be easier to find an audience on the one in San Francisco, although at 553 feet, that's really more of a hill.Is either one equally-pontificatable?
or hunting with Dick Cheney?...or filming a western with Alec Baldwin.
OK I'll bite, not being from the Northwest. Even though the screen pic is small is the grey circle the "O" in Olympic?If you're from the Northwest, you know what the grey circle on the right side of this sectional means...
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Yes.OK I'll bite, not being from the Northwest. Even though the screen pic is small is the grey circle the "O" in Olympic?
Instructor did same exact thing to me once, about 20 years ago or so. Must be a "thing" in the teaching community...Reminds me of the time when a DPE asked me what a straight gray line on the San Francisco Sectional was. Turns out it was the "I" in "Sierra."
Yup. Usual practice during a BFR is for the CFI to point at the circle (obscuring the rest of the name) and ask what it represents.OK I'll bite, not being from the Northwest. Even though the screen pic is small is the grey circle the "O" in Olympic?
Mine was about 33 years ago.Instructor did same exact thing to me once, about 20 years ago or so. Must be a "thing" in the teaching community...
That post is almost as creepy as Dan himself.That's amazing how good Dan he looks after the injuries he received. I don't look that good after waking up in the morning.
Oh - let me be clear - I don’t watch his content and am not about to start. I’m just not going to miss the opportunity to learn from it because of what I may think of him.The funny thing is your choices were pretty limited in school. Now, they’re much greater, especially in the category of free entertainment/infotainment.
As an adult, I get to use my critical thinking skills and personal freedom to choose how to spend my time and who to listen to.
What I don’t get is why people feel I have to change my opinion of somebody when that opinion has been informed by 15 years of publicly available records from multiple agencies in multiple jurisdictions that indicate this is a person I would not freely associate with in real life.
3 people died to 3 people almost died…that’s progress, guess.This has to be one of the most ironic photo descriptions ever. Twenty-four years' progress equals DG in a hospital bed.
Looks like he tried to steer with the yoke when it started to go, too…right aileron went up, pulling adverse yaw into the ground loop.Doesn't look like it was locked to me:
Oh - let me be clear - I don’t watch his content and am not about to start. I’m just not going to miss the opportunity to learn from it because of what I may think of him.
Hey Larry, welcome to the internet! We have plenty of good resources here, just might not find it in select threads.I think you folks pretty much have yourselves totally convinced. I do wonder, however, if this Snark Fest Circle Jerk ever will come to an end, and I am not really talking about this particular thread. I could care less about DG. After 50+ years of aviating, I do seek out information I can use. Not going to get any from this crowd.
Considering that the plane only outweighs a 2023 Chevy Tahoe by about 100 pounds despite having two engines, I think the modern auto has a bit more room in the weight category to enhance safety and collisions features.Looks like the engines and props were untouched....maybe?
What seems odd is that a collision with a tree at that same speed in a modern auto would likely result in little or no injury, other than to the wallet.
I’d bet it gets fully restored.OMG. How did they survive that?! I don't think that one's going to fly again sadly.
Dude, the entire nose cone was a crumple zone or they'd all be dead.This is certainly true - BUT - not all safety features add weight. Crumple zones and structural design with an eye towards impact response does not always require additional material.
Collapsible columns, crumple zones, crush structures, etc., can all be applied in ways that add little if any weight, but can improve survivability in this sort of collision. Yes, things like intrusion bars and airbags are costly in both weight and $$$, but they are only part of the story. Modern race cars utilize these design techniques very successfully, and they are much closer to the weight of a LSA than a Tahoe.
None of that is going to help with a plane of the age of the Lockheed, but I would surmise that newer designs could be improved without adding much in the way of cost or weight.
Welcome to POA Dan!I watched Dan's video on the accident. Amazing everything he went through I have a new respect for him and am glad they survived that horrendous crash. I definitely learned a few things.
That's what 24 years of progress looks like.
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