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From another vantage point the P63 was supposed to be in trail with at least two other fighters and it went wide. So in addition to situational awareness loss, a real possibility that his eyeballs were directed to find the other fighters during the wide turn. Simply forgot where the slower B17...

Given the plume in the video (I agree it looks suspiciously like a contrail) a snap sound and wreckage pattern, you wonder about a G loading wing snap or something like that, if and only if, the witness is correct. Could have compromised the cabin. YouTube calls it a in flight fire but the smoke...

Very sad for the maintenance folks in Kenmore. And horrific for the pilot and passengers. The photo shows the two halves of the controls free and nothing connected to the control surface. Nightmarish.

For planes without a vacuum pump, turning it backwards helps the odds in your favor when cleaning bugs.

Reminds one of the wisdom that water is just as hard as concrete. They still have to find some of the victims which after this time is going to be difficult. One possible victim could have been found two weeks later, miles away on the outflow to the ocean from Puget Sound. So hard on the...

The floats are ripped in pieces, fuselage is twisted and in half on the barge. Very violent impact. From the Seattle Times, may they RIP: The bodies of multiple victims of the deadly Labor Day weekend plane crash in Mutiny Bay have been recovered, along with most of the wreckage. Island...

A flight to keep the dollars coming in and to check pitch stability with that small tail. I can’t do one traffic pattern in 8 minutes. And they announced that the plane for certification isn’t this one. $$$$$

Jim Weir published a Kitplanes article with a J-atnenna years ago, 1/2" copper pipe, a few connectors and a BNC that works very well too. Surprised no one has mentioned that idea.

The relative steady descent into the ground would be consistent with a well trimmed airplane without pilot input.

Unfortunately the Galloping Ghost sorta put a different spin on new things being tried.

Back in 1929 and 1930 they were the testing ground for new aerodynamic ideas and after Lindbergh the public couldn’t get enough of aviation. Fast forward to 1949 and surplus WW2 fighters and such. That became the roots of our present day Reno. Some notable sport pilots got involved in the...

Departure stalls could also include the return to runway decisions I’m assuming, plus STOL stuff. As far as ADS-B / gadget distractions with fatal mid-airs, unless they had a GoPro in the cockpit we will never know.

Comment about base to final stalls: data is that most dangerous is takeoff departure stalls. Not to dismiss paying attention on baseleg to final. Or that mid-airs aren’t in the top ten causes of accidents. g

More likely a high wing - low wing conflict, but the C172 looks like a direct hit. Keep eyes out and all the equipment and radios aren’t a replacement for scanning and situational awareness.

It gets interesting. NTSB announced Friday the plane was just three days off of the 100 hour inspection. Missing or loose bolt/nut not safetied? Trim tab not fully installed? Witness reports lean toward that sort of speculation.

The Cessna Seat Shimmy is a requirement

Agree, A quick punch in the nose would move anyone to throw their hands to the face in response. But vertical at 100 feet, well… there are times when it’s just not possible to get out of a situation.

Wooden break away stick? Let me be the first in line to say that the survivors of the person who rents the plane next would see you in court for good cause. Better to be on your toes, brief and practice “I’ve got it.” And don’t let 15 year olds do a landing in a lightly controlled LSA without...

Guys can you quit the junior high insults? Most readers are polite enough not to engage you.

Dan makes a case for a place to look at first. Hopefully the wreckage will be intact enough. We already have locals in Seattle saying old airplanes belong in museums after this. I would assume a 100 hour inspection would uncover corrosion and fatigue issues.