Oh Chute

That’s funny. Bet somebody had to change their shorts.
 
"AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE IN THE RUN UP AREA AND THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED, MIAMI, FL."

Florida.

:)
 
This is beginning to remind me of that thread where the plane full of dogs landed on a golf course (or something like that)... :lol:
 
It kinda reminds me of something that would have been on a Road Runner cartoon. If the pilot's first name isn't "Wile", it should be.
 
How long do you think the plane will be grounded?
 
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The current entered the plane through the static port. The MX shop is going to charge him an arm and leg.
 
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Definitely not the pilots fault.
 
luvflyin said:
They should mark the spots on the airports where this happened? Because we all know lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
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My parents' house respectfully disagrees. 4 times.
 
Turbo-Arrow-Driver said:
Just like the $15k that was vaporized from the pilot's bank account for the parachute re-pack :confused:
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More than that now, I think. And that assumes that no further damage was done to the airframe and/or electronics.

Hopefully covered by insurance, and not exempted by some “Act of God” clause.
 
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As upset as he'll be, resistance is futile.
 
FastEddieB said:
More than that now, I think. And that assumes that no further damage was done to the airframe and/or electronics.

Hopefully covered by insurance, and not exempted by some “Act of God” clause.
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Covering pilot accidental deployment but not covering static discharge induced deployment, would certainly be one nasty moral hazard of a precedent.

My guess is it'll get covered. Im sure even a zero zero deployment tears enough chit back there to qualify for airframe damage claim.
 
I guess you could say the chute discharged it's duty...
 
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